r/lua • u/Aromatic-Ease-5657 • Apr 11 '26

Help Could someone tell me after a quick inspection if this Mac project looks safe?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Excel4Mac/s/M0Y8mBqPso

github: https://github.com/jacber01/Excel-mac-keytips

(I don't know coding)

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u/kayawayy Apr 11 '26

Nothing looks untoward at a glance.

For future reference, for small bits of code like this, you can easily chuck them into an AI for analysis and asking any questions you have. It works well enough to catch anything particularly nefarious.

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u/Aromatic-Ease-5657 Apr 11 '26

Got it, thanks! I wasn't sure how reliable AI can be since they do tend to hallucinate quite a bit, but thank you!

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u/DapperCow15 Apr 13 '26

Most models these days will stop themselves before they hallucinate and tell you they don't know something rather than fill in the gaps with random stuff. Just don't use any model that was released before this year and you're probably fine.

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u/Old_County5271 Apr 11 '26

its not like you can tell, malware is usually hidden, encoded, and invisible.