AlexaPy

v1.29.22 suspicious
5.0
Medium Risk

Python API to control Amazon Echo Devices Programmatically.

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package exhibits a high level of obfuscation risk due to the use of pickle.loads, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes such as code injection. Further investigation is needed to confirm if this is part of legitimate functionality or indicative of a supply-chain attack.

  • High obfuscation risk
  • Potential misuse of pickle.loads
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: Network calls are common in packages that need to interact with web services or APIs, but should be reviewed for their purpose and destination.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns were detected, indicating no immediate risk from this aspect.
  • Obfuscation: The use of pickle.loads to decode data from a file is suspicious and may indicate an attempt to hide code or data.
  • Credentials: No clear evidence of credential harvesting, but the presence of sensitive operations like decoding file contents warrants further investigation.
  • Metadata: The maintainer has only one package, indicating they may be new or less active, but no other red flags are present.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls score 3.0

Found 2 network call pattern(s)

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Code Obfuscation score 2.0

Found 1 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • cookies = pickle.loads(await myfile.read()) if self._debug:
Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: gmail.com

Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

Git Repository History

No GitHub repository linked

  • No GitHub repository link found
Maintainer History score 2.0

1 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author "Keaton Taylor" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with AlexaPy
Create a home automation assistant app using Python and the AlexaPy package. This application will allow users to control various smart home devices through voice commands on their Amazon Echo device. The core functionalities of your app should include the ability to turn lights on/off, adjust thermostat settings, and lock/unlock doors. Additionally, implement features such as setting reminders, playing music, and checking weather updates. Utilize the AlexaPy package to send and receive commands from the Amazon Echo device. Ensure your application is user-friendly, providing clear feedback for each action performed. Document each step of development, including setup instructions for AlexaPy and any other dependencies, and include sample voice commands for testing.