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## NS.weakenAnalyze() method
Returns the security decrease that would occur if a weaken with this many threads happened.
Signature:
```typescript
weakenAnalyze(threads: number, cores?: number): number;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| threads | number | Amount of threads that will be used. |
| cores | number | Optional. The number of cores of the server that would run weaken. |
Returns:
number
The security decrease.
## Remarks
RAM cost: 1 GB