analyzing-malware-family-relationships-with-malpedia

Pass

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 16, 2026

Risk Level: SAFE
Full Analysis
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Communicates with the Malpedia API (malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de) to fetch malware family information, threat actor data, and YARA rules. These are legitimate operations for a threat intelligence tool.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Includes a Python script (scripts/agent.py) designed to perform API queries and generate local JSON reports based on user-provided arguments.
  • [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: References the use of an API key for authentication with the Malpedia service. It uses placeholders (YOUR_MALPEDIA_API_KEY) and standard practices like command-line arguments to handle credentials, avoiding hardcoded secrets.
  • [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: No suspicious data exfiltration detected. The script sends data (API key and query parameters) only to the official Malpedia domain as required for its functional operations.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
Jul 16, 2026, 04:55 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — analyzing-malware-family-relationships-with-malpedia