ape
The package downloads a prebuilt zip from a university-hosted project page, which is plausible for academic software; the source is not executed directly but installed as-is, and the build process is transparent, resulting in low risk despite the non-whitelisted host.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-07-25) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 95%): The package downloads a prebuilt zip from a university-hosted project page, which is plausible for academic software; the source is not executed directly but installed as-is, and the build process is transparent, resulting in low risk despite the non-whitelisted host.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
source_untrusted_domain
One or more source=() URLs point to a host outside the trusted allowlist (github.com, gitlab.com, codeberg.org, pypi.org, …).
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PKGBUILD:12
source=("https://jorgensen.biology.utah.edu/wayned/ape/Download/Linux/ApE_linux_current.zip")
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: Erim <Erim4@yahoo.com>
pkgname=ape
pkgver=3.1.9
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A plasmid editor"
arch=('any')
url="https://jorgensen.biology.utah.edu/wayned/ape/"
license=('proprietary')
depends=('tclkit' 'sdx')
makedepends=('imagemagick')
source=("https://jorgensen.biology.utah.edu/wayned/ape/Download/Linux/ApE_linux_current.zip")
md5sums=('39d2de1d0056a29faf2b5ef2b0dcca0e')
b2sums=('c8d7d4a4e063e95a6a39005143cda1bd4fb2ab2791f4a2a90e0d525bf8d9aaf4d3cc5f0a9bef7d7d1168d5f93fe587ad9734ac1b77b1f51f7362e00c2de64687')
sha256sums=('729ddba56f93f0398a6b05a00611fad514c7859fdad4bf0b5e16655388d0b4f4')
build() {
cat <<EOF > ape
#!/bin/sh
tclkit-dyn /opt/ApE/ApE.tcl $@
EOF
cat <<EOF > ApE.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=ApE
GenericName=A Plasmid Editor
Comment=a tcl/tk plasmid editor
Exec=ape
Icon=/opt/ApE/Accessory Files/Icons and images/ApE_icon_200.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Education;Science;Biology;
EOF
}
package() {
install -d "$pkgdir/opt"
cp -r "./ApE Linux" "$pkgdir/opt/ApE"
install -m755 -D ape "$pkgdir/usr/bin/ape"
# install -m644 -D ape-48x48.png "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/ape.png"
# install -m644 -D ape-128x128.png "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/ape.png"
install -m644 -D ApE.desktop "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/ApE.desktop"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 00:27:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-16 00:03:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-15 00:25:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-14 00:27:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-13 00:19:54 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-12 00:25:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-11 00:19:22 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-10 00:22:44 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-09 00:04:09 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-08 00:18:08 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-07 00:30:15 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-06 00:17:06 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-05 00:16:27 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-04 00:03:13 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-03 00:15:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 00:02:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-01 00:11:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-31 00:19:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 00:04:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-29 00:29:17 | Low | 2 |