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Argus Lite — Code Scanner (Free)

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This is a local Python code scanner with no hidden network or destructive behavior, but its install command should be run in an isolated Python environment.

Install and run this only in a virtual environment, pipx-style isolation, or a disposable/containerized workspace. Set SOURCE_PATH to the specific Python file you want scanned, and avoid running the provided pip command directly against a system-managed Python installation.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (1)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
83% confidence
Finding
The install step uses 'pip3 install rich --break-system-packages', which explicitly overrides Python environment protections and can modify system-managed packages. In shared or sensitive environments this can destabilize the host, break dependencies, or create an unsafe precedent for running package-management commands with elevated impact, especially since the skill provides no warning or safer alternative.

VirusTotal

65/65 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.