alt Hacker NewsIf most malware repos are created in the last few days by a fresh user, then it sounds like GitHub is taking action against them? Or where are the old ones?
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pixl97 • yesterday at 8:31 PM
Yea, I'd change it to, they care about the malware and will remove the repos, but above everything else they don't want to slow down the signup flow
Well, my trend detection logic rewards recent stars more than older ones [1]. Recency is an important factor for many custom and public tools that track GitHub trends. I think the bad guys intentionally recreate repos - I actually noticed that.
That being said, they do take action if you report the repo. So I'm guessing good users are doing the heavy lifting here with reporting. I don't believe GitHub is taking enough proactive measures, or maybe they do, but it's not working well, obviously.
https://hadid.dev/posts/github-trends/#growth-based-approach