AI Analysis
Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS
The package shows some signs of potential risk, particularly concerning obfuscation practices that deviate from standard coding norms. While there's no concrete evidence of malicious intent, further scrutiny is warranted.
- Unusual obfuscation patterns
- Author has only one package listed
Per-check LLM notes
- Network: The use of session management indicates network communication which is common for packages interacting with external services like APIs.
- Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, which is expected and safe.
- Obfuscation: The observed obfuscation pattern is unusual and may indicate an attempt to hide code logic, but it could also be part of a legitimate, albeit unconventional, coding practice.
- Credentials: No direct evidence of credential harvesting was found; however, further investigation into how the package handles sensitive information is recommended.
- Metadata: The author has only one package, which might indicate a new or less active account, but no other suspicious elements were found.
Heuristic Checks
Outbound Network Calls
score 4.5
Found 3 network call pattern(s)
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Code Obfuscation
score 2.0
Found 1 obfuscation pattern(s)
config or __import__( "PowerPlatform.Dataverse.core.config", fromlist=["DataverseConfig"] ).DataverseConfig.from_env() ) self._logical_
Shell / Subprocess Execution
No shell execution patterns detected
Credential Harvesting
No credential harvesting patterns detected
Typosquatting
No typosquatting candidates detected
Registered Email Domain
No author email provided
Suspicious Page Links
All external links appear legitimate
Git Repository History
Repository microsoft/PowerPlatform-DataverseClient-Python appears legitimate
Maintainer History
score 2.0
1 maintainer concern(s) found
Author "Microsoft Corporation License-Expression: MIT" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
Known CVE Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.
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