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valinet/ExplorerPatcher

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This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows

2.3 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for valinet/ExplorerPatcher, a C project with 34,184 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 51,566 lines of code across 100 source files, recording 113 pattern matches distributed across 3 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.3 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.

Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.

2.3
Adjusted Signal
2.3
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-29
Last Push
34.2K
Stars
C
Language
51.6K
Lines of Code
100
Files
113
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · Payload v1

Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.

Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 11.1/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 113 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 0 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.0/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 0 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 10.4/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 113 finding(s).

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Signal
Legacy pattern score normalized per 1,000 scanned lines and multiplied by the repository-level time factor. It is not an estimate of AI authorship.
Raw Pattern Score
Sum of severity- and context-weighted pattern findings before applying the time factor.
Time Factor
A coarse multiplier based on repository last-push metadata. It does not identify when individual code was written.
Pattern Hits
Count of configured pattern findings. Review each location and surrounding code before acting.
HC Hit Rate
High- and critical-severity findings per scanned file. Severity is a configured detector weight, not proof of a vulnerability or authorship.
Lines / Files
Scan coverage denominators used by the legacy normalized score.

Pattern-Signal History

This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.

Severity Breakdown

Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 0MEDIUM 0LOW 113

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 113 distinct pattern matches across 3 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.

Over-Commented Block101 hits · 100 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdebug.h1#define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOCCOMMENT
LOWversion.h1#define VER_MAJOR 26100COMMENT
LOWep_weather_host/ep_weather_host.h1#ifndef _H_AS_SERVICE_P_H_COMMENT
LOWep_weather_host/ep_weather.h1#ifndef _H_AS_H_COMMENT
LOWep_weather_host/ep_weather.h21#define DWMWCP_ROUND 2COMMENT
LOWep_weather_host/ep_weather.h41DEFINE_GUID(IID_IEPWeather,COMMENT
LOWep_weather_host/ep_weather.h61#define EP_WEATHER_VIEW_TEXTONLY 5COMMENT
LOWep_weather_host/resource.h1//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}COMMENT
LOWep_extra/resource.h1//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}COMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h1#ifndef _H_EP_SM_FORWARDSCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h21#pragma comment(linker, "/export:??0Exception@Platform@@QE$AAA@HPE$AAVString@1@@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.??0Exception@PlatfoCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h41#pragma comment(linker, "/export:??0OperationCanceledException@Platform@@QE$AAA@XZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.??0OperationCancelCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h61#pragma comment(linker, "/export:??0int16@default@@QEAA@F@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.??0int16@default@@QEAA@F@Z,@59")COMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h81#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?AlignedAllocate@Heap@Details@Platform@@SAPEAX_K00@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.?AlignedAllocatCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h101#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?Equals@Enum@Platform@@QE$AAA_NPE$AAVObject@2@@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.?Equals@Enum@PlatfoCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h121#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?EventSourceGetTargetArray@Details@Platform@@YAPEAXPEAXPEAUEventLock@12@@Z=wincorlib_orCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h141#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?GetHashCode@OnePhaseConstructedAttribute@CompilerServices@Runtime@Platform@@QE$AAAHXZ=COMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h161#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?GetType@Boolean@Platform@@QEAAPE$AAVType@2@XZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.?GetType@Boolean@PlatCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h181#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?Invert@Matrix3D@Media3D@Media@Xaml@UI@Windows@@QEAAXXZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.?Invert@MatrCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h201#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?ToString@OnePhaseConstructedAttribute@CompilerServices@Runtime@Platform@@QE$AAAPE$AAVSCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h221#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?WriteLine@Console@Details@Platform@@SAXXZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.?WriteLine@Console@DetailCOMMENT
LOWep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h241#pragma comment(linker, "/export:?__abi_cast_String_to_Object@__abi_details@@YAPE$AAVObject@Platform@@PE$AAVString@3@@Z=COMMENT
LOWep_generate_release_name/resource.h1//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}COMMENT
LOWep_gui/GUI.h1#ifndef _H_GUI_H_COMMENT
LOWep_gui/GUI.h21#include <dwmapi.h>COMMENT
LOWep_gui/GUI.h41#define GUI_SECTION_HEIGHT 32COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSharedResources.h1#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSharedResources.h21COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h1#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h21#define IDS_TB_EXTRABTN_1 1017COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h41#define IDS_TB_PRIMARYTBGLOM 1037COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h61#define IDS_TRAY_SHOWDESKTOPBTN_1 1109COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h81#define IDS_TRAY_CLOCK_2 1129COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h101#define IDS_EXP_SHEXT_LEARN 1204COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h121#define IDS_EXP_TITLEBAR_1 1224COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h141#define IDS_START_MONITOROVERRIDE_0 1316COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h161#define IDS_START_APPLIST 1336COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h181#define IDS_AT_SWS_THEME_0 1414COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h201#define IDS_AT_SWS_MAXHEIGHT_100 1434COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h221#define IDS_AT_SWS_SCROLLWHEEL_2 1454COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h241#define IDS_WEATHER_POSITION_1 1518COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h261#define IDS_WEATHER_CORNERPREF_2 1541COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h281#define IDS_SP 1601COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h301#define IDS_SP_UPDATEFREQ_21600 1621COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h321#define IDS_OTHER_PWRBTNACTION_256 1716COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h341#define IDS_UPDATES_UPDATESERVERS 1808COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h361#define IDS_ADV_NOPROPERTIES 1910COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/resource.h1//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}COMMENT
LOWep_gui/resources/resource.h21#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE 1001COMMENT
LOWep_extra_valinet.win7alttab/resource.h1//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/symbols.h1#ifndef _H_SYMBOLS_H_COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/symbols.h21#define EXPLORER_SB_4 "SetColorPreferenceForLogonUI"COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/symbols.h41#define STARTDOCKED_SB_3 "StartDocked::SystemListPolicyProvider::GetMaximumFrequentApps"COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1#include <Windows.h>COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp561 // and CLauncherTipContextMenu::CLauncherTipContextMenuCOMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1181BOOL Moment2PatchControlCenter(HMODULE hTwinuiPcshell, PBYTE pSearchBegin, size_t cbSearch)COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1241#endifCOMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1261 // Will have a match if CToastCenterExperienceManager::ShouldShowWithinWorkArea() is inlined.COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1461}COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1481 // if ( *(_BYTE *)(*(_QWORD *)(this + 237) + 236i64) ) // 22621.2283COMMENT
41 more matches not shown…
Verbosity Indicators10 hits · 18 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1187 // Step 1:COMMENT
LOW⚡ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1196 // Step 2:COMMENT
LOW⚡ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1206 // Step 3:COMMENT
LOW⚡ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1216 // Step 4:COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1109 // Step 1:COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1139 // Step 2:COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1149 // Step 3:COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1251 // Step 1:COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1292 // Step 2:COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp1303 // Step 3:COMMENT
Slop Phrases2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp3413 // Don't forget to sync with HookImmersiveMenuFunctions in dllmain.c!COMMENT
LOWExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c2515 // Don't forget to sync with TryToFindTwinuiPCShellOffsets in TwinUIPatches.cpp!COMMENT