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This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of ventoy/Ventoy, a C project with 78,005 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 401,640 lines of code across 1351 source files, recording 1264 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 3.3 places this repository in the Likely human-written band.
The scanner applied 160+ deterministic lexical heuristics, multi-line block detectors, abstract syntax tree depth profilers, and a cross-file Jaccard similarity matrix to construct a statistically normalised synthetic code estimate. All matches are individually weighted by severity coefficient and contextual multiplier before summation, and the resulting headline score is temporally discounted to account for the repository's development history relative to the commercial emergence of large language model coding tooling (November 2022 onward).
This chart maps the temporal evolution of the adjusted synthetic code score across successive scan runs. An upward trajectory indicates ongoing incorporation of AI-generated code or expanding LLM-assisted scaffolding; a stable or declining trajectory may reflect active human refactoring, code removal, or the adoption of stricter authorship policies. The dashed secondary line (right axis) independently tracks total raw pattern hit count, which can diverge from the normalised score when codebase size changes significantly between scans.
Classifies detected patterns by their diagnostic confidence and structural impact. CRITICAL patterns (coefficient 10) represent definitive synthetic signatures — hallucinated imports, explicit LLM attribution metadata — virtually never produced by human authors. HIGH (5) indicates strong structural tells such as cross-file repetition or cross-linguistic idioms. MEDIUM (2) covers recognisable conversational padding and AI-specific vocabulary. LOW (1) captures subtle indicators like tautological comments and generic boilerplate that require density to carry independent signal.
This horizontal bar chart decomposes the repository's raw synthetic code score by top-level directory, allowing you to pinpoint precisely which modules or components carry the highest AI authorship density. Directories with disproportionately high scores relative to their size warrant targeted manual review: concentrated AI signatures often trace back to mass-generated configuration layers, auto-ported test suites, LLM-scaffolded boilerplate classes, or entire subsystems authored under heavy copilot assistance. Use this view to prioritise your human code-review effort.
The scanner identified 1264 distinct pattern matches across 10 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a statistically significant AI authorship indicator. 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 diagnostic confidence level (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 weight because LLMs systematically over-annotate. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier as dense clusters constitute far stronger evidence of synthetic authorship than isolated hits.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_QWERTZ_SLOV_CROAT.cfg | 41 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_AZERTY.cfg | 61 | #minus (-), underscore (_), equal (=), parenleft [(], backspace (backspace), tab (Tab), bracketleft ([), braceleft ({), | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_ITALIANO.cfg | 41 | if [ "${quiet}" = "" ]; then | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_QWERTZ.cfg | 41 | #braceright (}), enter (carriage return), semicolon (;), colon (:), quote (') , doublequote ("), slash (/), backquote (` | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_VIETNAMESE.cfg | 41 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_PORTU_BRAZIL.cfg | 41 | #Use prefix A for Alt+, e.g. Aequal, Aq, Aslash, A0, etc. | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_DVORAK_USA.cfg | 101 | #braceright (}), enter (carriage return), semicolon (;), colon (:), quote (') , doublequote ("), slash (/), backquote (` | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_TURKISH_Q.cfg | 41 | fi | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_LATIN_USA.cfg | 41 | setkey -e | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_QWERTZ_HUN.cfg | 61 | fi | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_QWERTY_UK.cfg | 21 | #key names | COMMENT |
| LOW | KBD/cfg/KBD_CZECH_QWERTZ.cfg | 61 | #braceright (}), enter (carriage return), semicolon (;), colon (:), quote (') , doublequote ("), slash (/), backquote (` | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/www/static/AdminLTE/js/app.js | 41 | navbarMenuHeight: "200px", //The height of the inner menu | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/www/static/AdminLTE/js/app.js | 61 | //Enable Fast Click. Fastclick.js creates a more | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/main_linux.c | 1 | #include <stdio.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/main_windows.c | 481 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_json.h | 61 | } \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_json.h | 281 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_json.h | 321 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_util_linux.c | 21 | #include <stdint.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_define.h | 21 | #define __VENTOY_DEFINE_H__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_define.h | 141 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_disk_linux.c | 21 | #include <stdint.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_json.c | 21 | #include <stdio.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_utf.c | 21 | #include <stdlib.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_utf.c | 41 | // The codepoint that is used to replace invalid encodings | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_utf.c | 61 | #define SURROGATE_CODEPOINT_BITS 10 | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_utf.c | 101 | #define UTF8_LEADING_BYTES_LEN 4 | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_disk.h | 81 | #define SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR 8 | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_disk.h | 101 | #define COMPAQ_SMART2_MAJOR4 76 | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Core/ventoy_disk.h | 121 | #define I2O_MAJOR7 86 | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Web/ventoy_http.c | 21 | #include <stdint.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.h | 21 | */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 21 | */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 41 | #ifndef _FILE_OFFSET_BITS | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 101 | /* DTL -- including winsock2.h works better if lean and mean */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 121 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 181 | t->tv_nsec = now % 1000000000; | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 201 | #define MAX_WORKER_THREADS (1024 * 64) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 221 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 241 | typedef long off_t; | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 261 | #define __func__ __FILE__ ":" STR(__LINE__) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 281 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 301 | #define pipe(x) _pipe(x, MG_BUF_LEN, _O_BINARY) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 401 | #if defined(_MSC_VER) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 421 | #if defined(ANDROID) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 441 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 541 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 801 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 821 | #define vsnprintf DO_NOT_USE_THIS_FUNCTION__USE_mg_vsnprintf | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 841 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 861 | typedef struct ssl_ctx_st SSL_CTX; | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 881 | const char *name; /* SSL function name */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 901 | (*(void (*)(SSL_CTX *, mg_callback_t))ssl_sw[13].ptr) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 921 | (*(const char *(*)(const SSL_CIPHER *))ssl_sw[27].ptr) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/libhttp/include/civetweb.c | 13121 | #if !defined(NO_CGI) | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/xz-embedded/linux/lib/decompress_unxz.c | 101 | * XZ_PREBOOT here. | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/xz-embedded/linux/lib/decompress_unxz.c | 121 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/xz-embedded/linux/lib/xz/xz_dec_bcj.c | 541 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | Plugson/src/Lib/xz-embedded/linux/lib/xz/xz_private.h | 21 | # include <linux/string.h> | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | Plugson/www/static/js/jQuery-2.1.4.min.js | 4 | void 0===c?d&&"get"in d&&null!==(e=d.get(a,b))?e:(e=n.find.attr(a,b),null==e?void 0:e):null!==c?d&&"set"in d&&void 0!==( | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …ensions/FixedColumns/js/dataTables.fixedColumns.min.js | 8 | !0!==this.s.dt.oInstance.fnVersionCheck("1.8.0"))alert("FixedColumns "+j.VERSION+" required DataTables 1.8.0 or later. P | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …ensions/FixedColumns/js/dataTables.fixedColumns.min.js | 15 | g=c.childNodes[0],f=c.childNodes[1];this.dom.grid.dt.parentNode.insertBefore(c,this.dom.grid.dt);c.appendChild(this.dom. | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | …/extensions/ColReorder/js/dataTables.colReorder.min.js | 14 | this.s.dt.aoColumns.length)&&(d=this.s.dt.oLoadedState.ColReorder);if(d)if(a.s.dt._bInitComplete)b=p(d),a._fnOrderColumn | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | …/extensions/ColReorder/js/dataTables.colReorder.min.js | 15 | else{for(var b=0,e=a.length;b<e;b++){var h=d.inArray(b,a);b!=h&&(l(a,h,b),this.s.dt.oInstance.fnColReorder(h,b))}(""!==t | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | …/extensions/ColReorder/js/dataTables.colReorder.min.js | 20 | this.dom.drag=null,this.dom.pointer=null,this.s.dt.oInstance.fnColReorder(this.s.mouse.fromIndex,this.s.mouse.toIndex),t | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …tatables/extensions/ColVis/js/dataTables.colVis.min.js | 16 | c+"</span></label></li>").click(function(c){var e=!d("input",this).is(":checked");if("li"!==c.target.nodeName.toLowerCas | CODE |
| CRITICAL | LinuxGUI/WebUI/static/js/jQuery-2.1.4.min.js | 4 | void 0===c?d&&"get"in d&&null!==(e=d.get(a,b))?e:(e=n.find.attr(a,b),null==e?void 0:e):null!==c?d&&"set"in d&&void 0!==( | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 22 | # Step 1 : Parse kernel parameter # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 42 | # Step 2 : Do OS specific hook # | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 435 | # Step 3 : Run LiveInjection Hook # | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 445 | # Step 4 : Check for debug break # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 462 | # Step 5 : Hand over to real init # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 22 | # Step 1 : Parse kernel parameter # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 42 | # Step 2 : Process ko # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 63 | # Step 3 : Do OS specific hook # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 399 | # Step 4 : Check for debug break # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 416 | # Step 5 : Hand over to real init # | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 22 | # Step 1: dd initrd file to ramdisk | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 28 | # Step 2: mount ramdisk | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 34 | # Step 3: Copy ventoy tool to new root directory. | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 44 | # Step 4: add hook in linuxrc&rc.sysinit script file | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 22 | # Step 1 : Parse kernel parameter # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 42 | # Step 2 : Do OS specific hook # | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 435 | # Step 3 : Run LiveInjection Hook # | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 445 | # Step 4 : Check for debug break # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_chain.sh | 462 | # Step 5 : Hand over to real init # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 22 | # Step 1 : Parse kernel parameter # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 42 | # Step 2 : Process ko # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 63 | # Step 3 : Do OS specific hook # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 399 | # Step 4 : Check for debug break # | COMMENT |
| LOW | IMG/cpio/ventoy/ventoy_loop.sh | 416 | # Step 5 : Hand over to real init # | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 22 | # Step 1: dd initrd file to ramdisk | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 28 | # Step 2: mount ramdisk | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 34 | # Step 3: Copy ventoy tool to new root directory. | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/pclos/ventoy-hook.sh | 44 | # Step 4: add hook in linuxrc&rc.sysinit script file | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | Plugson/www/plugson_auto_install.html | 482 | function OnAutoInstallInnerAddClick() { | CODE |
| LOW | Plugson/www/plugson_auto_install.html | 518 | function OnAutoInstallInnerDelClick() { | CODE |
| LOW | Plugson/www/plugson_persistence.html | 184 | function FillPersistenceInnerTable(i, data) { | CODE |
| LOW | Plugson/www/plugson_persistence.html | 447 | function OnPersistenceInnerAddClick() { | CODE |
| LOW | Plugson/www/plugson_persistence.html | 483 | function OnPersistenceInnerDelClick() { | CODE |
| LOW | GRUB2/MOD_SRC/grub-2.04/gentpl.py | 487 | def set_canonical_name_suffix(suffix): | CODE |
| LOW | GRUB2/MOD_SRC/grub-2.04/gentpl.py | 545 | def foreach_platform_specific_value(defn, platform, suffix, nonetag, closure): | CODE |
| LOW | GRUB2/MOD_SRC/grub-2.04/gentpl.py | 618 | def under_platform_specific_conditionals(defn, platform, closure): | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | INSTALL/grub/grub.cfg | 2445 | # Default menu display mode, you can change it as you want. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | IMG/cpio/ventoy/hook/vine/udev_disk_hook.sh | 83 | #Create a fake IDE-CDROM driver can't be ide-scsi /proc has been patched to /vtoy | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | Plugson/www/static/datatables/jquery.dataTables.min.js | 38 | f=function(){var b=!this.value?"":this.value;b!=d.sSearch&&(fa(a,{sSearch:b,bRegex:d.bRegex,bSmart:d.bSmart,bCaseInsensi | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | GRUB2/MOD_SRC/grub-2.04/gentpl.py | 18 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | GRUB2/MOD_SRC/grub-2.04/gentpl.py | 197 | CODE |