No verification record available.

The package is not a malware because the evidence presented is insufficient and misleading.

• Evidence 0 Weakness: The YARA rule 'pip_installer_requests' and its match of pip install requests within METADATA is a false positive. This string is completely expected within the metadata file of a legitimate requests package. The requests package is designed to be installed via pip, and the metadata file often contains information relevant to installation. The presence of $ref is also insufficient evidence on its own; it's a common keyword that doesn't inherently indicate malicious intent. YARA rules, as noted, are prone to false positives, and this is a prime example.

• Lack of Concrete Malicious Behavior: There is no evidence of actual malicious behavior. The analysis lacks details on any harmful actions performed by the package. Simply installing the requests library is not malicious; it's a standard Python library used for making HTTP requests.

• Project Reputation: The project is hosted on GitHub with a significant number of stars (52402) and forks (9346), indicating a large and active community. This strongly suggests a legitimate and widely-used package. While not foolproof, this is a strong indicator against malicious intent.

• Missing LLM Analysis: The absence of LLM-based file analysis is significant. LLM analysis, being more accurate than YARA, would provide a much more reliable assessment of the package's contents. The lack of this analysis makes any conclusion based solely on YARA results unreliable.

In summary, the evidence points towards a false positive from a noisy YARA rule. The package's provenance, community support, and the lack of demonstrably malicious behavior strongly suggest that requests version 2.28.1 is a legitimate and widely-used Python library, not malware.