remotemouse
Triggered rules
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:13
source=("https://www.remotemouse.net/downloads/linux/RemoteMouse_x86_64.zip"
llm_review
An AI model (anthropic/claude-4.6-sonnet-20260217) reviewed this and agrees it is MEDIUM (confidence 72%): The PKGBUILD downloads a prebuilt binary (RemoteMouse) from remotemouse.net, the official vendor website for the Remote Mouse application. This is the legitimate upstream source for this proprietary closed-source application. However, the concern is real: a prebuilt executable from a proprietary vendor is installed directly to /opt and executed, with no source build. The vendor host (remotemouse.net) is the official site, so this is not an unofficial/personal host — it is the canonical distribution point for this software. The md5sums provide minimal integrity checking (MD5 is weak but present). The main risk is the typical supply-chain concern of any prebuilt proprietary binary: if the vendor's server is compromised or the binary is malicious, it executes with user privileges. This is a standard medium-risk pattern for AUR packages distributing prebuilt proprietary binaries from official vendor sites — not a false positive, but also not an active attack. The cheaper model's assessment is essentially correct in classification, though the framing slightly overstates the concern by calling it 'non-standard' when it is actually the official vendor host.
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: warpigglets
# Contributor: Daniel Bertalan <dani@danielbertalan.dev>
# Contributor: Hugo Osvaldo Barrera <hugo@barrera.io>
pkgname=remotemouse
pkgver=1
pkgrel=5
pkgdesc="Turn your mobile phone or tablet into a set of wireless mouse and keyboard."
arch=("any")
url="https://remotemouse.net/"
license=('Unknown')
options=('!strip')
source=("https://www.remotemouse.net/downloads/linux/RemoteMouse_x86_64.zip"
"remotemouse.sh"
"RemoteMouse.desktop")
md5sums=('05d4ae6d0e5117a2d885c21d8f19f285'
'4713068dacd034226b9b0c6be1e39aef'
'45ff986a05bdeacda1da57b19d3b027c')
package() {
cd "$srcdir"
install -Dm 755 RemoteMouse "$pkgdir/opt/remotemouse/RemoteMouse"
cp -r lib "$pkgdir/opt/remotemouse"
cp -r images "$pkgdir/opt/remotemouse"
install -Dm 644 RemoteMouse.desktop "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/RemoteMouse.desktop"
install -Dm 755 remotemouse.sh "$pkgdir/usr/bin/remotemouse"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 00:08:14 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-08-02 00:16:08 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-08-01 00:11:18 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-31 00:14:10 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-30 00:17:23 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-29 00:25:53 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-28 00:07:28 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-27 00:24:32 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-26 00:07:32 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-25 00:13:44 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-24 00:02:28 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-23 00:14:47 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-22 00:29:32 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-21 00:24:15 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-20 00:19:49 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-19 00:17:08 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-18 00:14:48 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-17 00:06:16 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-16 00:05:41 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-15 00:09:25 | MEDIUM | 2 |