FATtools

v1.1.23 suspicious
5.0
Medium Risk

Pure python tools for accessing FAT filesystem images and disks

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package has a moderate risk score due to its obfuscation risk and incomplete maintainer metadata. While there are no immediate signs of malicious intent, the obfuscated byte sequences warrant further investigation.

  • High obfuscation risk
  • Incomplete maintainer metadata
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal if the package does not require external communication.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating no immediate risk of command injection or system compromise.
  • Obfuscation: The presence of encoded and obfuscated byte sequences suggests potential risk as they could be used for executing arbitrary code.
  • Credentials: No suspicious patterns related to credential harvesting were detected.
  • Metadata: The maintainer's author information is incomplete, which could indicate a lack of transparency or a new/marginal maintainer.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

✓ Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

⚠ Code Obfuscation score 8.0

Found 4 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • T import * nodos_asm_5Ah = b'\xB8\xC0\x07\x8E\xD8\xBE\x73\x00\xAC\x08\xC0\x74\x09\xB4\x0E\xBB\x07\x00\xCD\x10\xEB\xF2\xF4\xEB\xFD\x4E\x4F\x20\x44\x4F\x53\x00' """ fat_mkfs allowed params={}: query_info if set, no f
  • else: clus_0_2 = b'\xF8\xFF\xFF\x0F\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xF8\xFF\xFF\x0F' for i in range(boot.uchFATCopies): stream.seek
  • join(tab) nodos_asm_78h = b'\xB8\xC0\x07\x8E\xD8\xBE\x93\x00\xAC\x08\xC0\x74\x0A\xB4\x0E\xBB\x07\x00\xCD\x10\xE9\xF1\xFF\xF4\xE9\xFC\xFF\x4E\x4F\x20\x44\x4F\x53\x00' def calc_cluster(size): "Returns a cluster adequate
  • boot code boot_code = b'\x31\xC9\xFA\x8E\xD1\xBC\x00\x7C\x8E\xD9\x8E\xC1\xFB\x89\xE3\x89\xDE\xBF\x00\x06\xB9\x00\x01\xFC\xF3\xA5\xEA\x1F\x06\x00\x00\xBE\xBE\x07\x80\x3C\x80\x74\x1C\x83\xC6\x10\x81\xFE\xFE\x07\x7C\xF2\xBE\x8C\x06\xAC\x3C\x00\x74\x08\x31\xDB\xB4\x0E\xCD\x10\xEB\xF3\xF4\xEB\xFD\xB2\x80\xB4\x42\x87\xF7\xBE\x7C\x06\x8B\x4D\x08\x89\x4C\x08\x8B\x4D\x0A\x89\x4C\x0C\xCD\x13\x87\xF7\x73\x11\x30\xE4\xCD\x13\xB8\x01\x02\x8B\x4C\x02\x8A\x74\x01\xCD\x13\x72\xC1\x81\x3E\xFE\x07\x55\xAA\x75\xB9\xEA\x00\x7C\x00\x00\x10\x00\x01\x00\x00\x7C\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x4E\x6F\x74\x68\x69\x6E\x67\x20\x74\x6F\x20\x62\x6F\x6F\x74\x2E\x00' def __init__ (self, s=None, offset=0, stream=None, di
✓ 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: yahoo.it>

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

✓ Git Repository History

Repository maxpat78/FATtools appears legitimate

⚠ Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" 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 FATtools 
Create a command-line utility named 'FatExplorer' using Python's FATtools package. This tool should allow users to explore and manipulate FAT filesystem images and disks easily from their terminal. The primary goal of FatExplorer is to provide an intuitive interface for browsing file structures, listing directory contents, and performing basic operations like copying files between different storage media.

Here are the key functionalities you should implement:
1. **Mounting**: Users should be able to mount FAT filesystem images or physical disks into the utility.
2. **Directory Listing**: Once mounted, users can navigate through directories and view the contents of each directory in a human-readable format.
3. **File Operations**: Implement functionality for copying files from one location within the FAT filesystem to another, including support for copying files between different FAT filesystems.
4. **Search Functionality**: Allow users to search for files based on specific criteria such as filename, file size, or creation date.
5. **Unmounting**: Provide a safe way to unmount the filesystem when the user is done exploring or manipulating it.

To achieve these functionalities, FATtools will be utilized extensively. It provides the necessary tools to read and write to FAT filesystems, which is crucial for mounting, listing, and copying files. Use its documentation as a reference to understand how to interact with the filesystems effectively.

This project aims to be a useful tool for developers and enthusiasts who work with legacy systems or need to manage FAT filesystems efficiently. Ensure that the application is well-documented, user-friendly, and robust against common errors such as invalid paths or unsupported file types.