Camino R. Vela

90 papers A* 4A 3B 3C 1Misc 4Journal 42Unranked 33
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Comput. Ind. Eng.
Pablo García-Gómez, Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2025 J jnl
Nat. Comput.
Sezin Afsar, Jorge Puente, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2025 J jnl
Algorithms
Pablo García-Gómez, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2025 J jnl
Integr. Comput. Aided Eng.
Sezin Afsar, Jorge Puente, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2024 conf
IWINAC (2)
Sezin Afsar, Jorge Puente, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2024 J jnl
J. Ambient Intell. Humaniz. Comput.
Noelia Rico, Camino R. Vela, Irene Díaz
2023 J jnl
Integr. Comput. Aided Eng.
Hernán Díaz, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2023 J jnl
Integr. Comput. Aided Eng.
Pablo García-Gómez, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2023 J jnl
Nat. Comput.
Hernán Díaz, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2023 J jnl
Comput. Ind. Eng.
Sezin Afsar, Camino R. Vela, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez
2023 J jnl
Nat. Comput.
Pablo García-Gómez, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2023 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Noelia Rico, Camino R. Vela, Irene Díaz
2023 J jnl
Log. J. IGPL
Hernán Díaz, Juan José Palacios, Irene Díaz, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2022 conf
IWINAC (1)
Hernán Díaz, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2022 J jnl
Swarm Evol. Comput.
Sezin Afsar, Juan José Palacios, Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2022 conf
IWINAC (1)
Pablo García-Gómez, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2022 B conf
FUZZ-IEEE
Carlos Carmona-Muñoz, Juan José Palacios Alonso, Camino R. Vela, Sezin Afsar
2021 conf
IFSA/EUSFLAT/AGOP
Noelia Rico, Camino R. Vela, Raúl Pérez-Fernández, Irene Díaz
2020 conf
IPMU (2)
Hernán Díaz, Inés González Rodríguez, Juan José Palacios, Irene Díaz, Camino R. Vela
2020 J jnl
Comput. Oper. Res.
Camino R. Vela, Sezin Afsar, Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente
2020 J jnl
Soft Comput.
Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente, Juan José Palacios, Camino R. Vela
2020 Misc conf
HAIS
Hernán Díaz, Juan José Palacios, Irene Díaz, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2019 J jnl
Integr. Comput. Aided Eng.
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2018 J jnl
Comput. Ind. Eng.
Jorge García-Álvarez, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Miguel A. González, Sezin Afsar
2018 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Jorge García-Álvarez, Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela
2017 conf
IWINAC (1)
Juan José Palacios, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente
2017 conf
IWINAC (1)
Jorge García-Álvarez, Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2017 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2017 J jnl
J. Heuristics
Miguel A. González, Juan José Palacios, Camino R. Vela, Alejandro Hernández-Arauzo
2016 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Juan José Palacios, Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2015 A conf
GECCO
Jorge García-Álvarez, Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela
2015 J jnl
AI Commun.
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2015 J jnl
AI Commun.
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela, Inés González Rodríguez
2015 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela
2015 J jnl
Fuzzy Sets Syst.
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2015 J jnl
Comput. Oper. Res.
Juan José Palacios, Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente
2015 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2015 J jnl
J. Intell. Manuf.
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2014 J jnl
Nat. Comput.
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2014 A conf
ECAI
Juan José Palacios, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente
2014 conf
IPMU (1)
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente-Peinador
2013 A* conf
ICAPS
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2013 C conf
IEA/AIE
Jorge Puente-Peinador, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez, Juan José Palacios, Luis J. Rodríguez
2013 conf
IWINAC (1)
Juan José Palacios, Jorge Puente, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela
2013 J jnl
J. Intell. Manuf.
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez, Ramiro Varela
2012 J jnl
Nat. Comput.
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2012 J jnl
Soft Comput.
Miguel A. González, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2011 conf
CAEPIA
Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2011 conf
IWINAC (1)
Juan José Palacios, Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2011 conf
CAEPIA
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2010 J jnl
J. Intell. Manuf.
Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2010 A conf
ECAI
Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2010 B conf
FUZZ-IEEE
Inés González Rodríguez, Juan José Palacios, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2010 J jnl
J. Heuristics
Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela, Miguel A. González
2009 conf
IWINAC (1)
Juan José Palacios, Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2009 conf
CAEPIA
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2009 J jnl
Ann. Oper. Res.
Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, María R. Sierra, Inés González Rodríguez
2009 conf
IWINAC (1)
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2009 A* conf
ICAPS
Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, Alejandro Hernández-Arauzo
2009 conf
CAEPIA
Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Alejandro Hernández-Arauzo, Inés González Rodríguez
2008 A* conf
ICAPS
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2008 A* conf
ICAPS
Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, Ramiro Varela
2008 conf
IBERAMIA
Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente, Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela
2008 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part A
Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2007 B conf
FUZZ-IEEE
Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2007 conf
CAEPIA
Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela
2007 conf
IWINAC (1)
Noelia González, Camino R. Vela, Inés González Rodríguez
2007 conf
IWINAC (1)
César Muñoz, María R. Sierra, Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2007 conf
IWINAC (1)
Inés González Rodríguez, Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela
2006 conf
ICSOFT (Selected Papers)
Miguel A. González, María R. Sierra, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela, Jorge Puente
2006 conf
ICSOFT (2)
Miguel A. González, María R. Sierra, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela, Jorge Puente
2006 conf
MICAI
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, María R. Sierra, Inés González Rodríguez, Ramiro Varela
2006 Misc conf
ICAISC
Miguel A. González, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2006 Misc conf
ICAISC
Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2005 conf
IWINAC (2)
Inés González Rodríguez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
2005 conf
CAEPIA
Miguel A. González, María R. Sierra, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela
2003 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, Alberto Gómez
2003 J jnl
Inteligencia Artif.
Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, César Luis Alonso, Ramiro Varela
2003 conf
CAEPIA
Jorge Puente, Helio R. Díez, Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, Luis P. Hidalgo
2003 conf
IWANN (2)
Jorge Puente, Camino R. Vela, Carlos Prieto, Ramiro Varela
2002 conf
JCIS
Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, David Serrano, Ana Suárez
2001 conf
IWANN (1)
Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela, Jorge Puente
2001 J jnl
Int. J. Comput. Math.
César Luis Alonso, Camino R. Vela, Ramiro Varela, Jorge Puente
2000 J jnl
Int. J. Parallel Program.
Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, César Luis Alonso
1999 conf
IWANN (1)
Ramiro Varela, Alberto Gómez, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente, César Luis Alonso
1998 conf
APPIA-GULP-PRODE
Jorge Puente, Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, César Luis Alonso
1997 Misc conf
IWANN
Camino R. Vela, César Luis Alonso, Ramiro Varela, Jorge Puente
1996 conf
APPIA-GULP-PRODE
Ramiro Varela, Camino R. Vela, Jorge Puente
1995 J jnl
J. Comput. Syst. Sci.
Camino R. Vela, Antonio Bahamonde
1992 J jnl
Int. J. Comput. Math.
Camino R. Vela, Antonio Bahamonde
redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_extra_findings.py
← Index redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_extra_findings.py python
from hashlib import md5, sha1, sha256
import inspect
import pefile
from magika import Magika
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import List, Optional, Any
from asn1crypto import cms, pem, x509, core
from dataclasses import asdict

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.pe_extractor import PEExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import PEExtraFinding, PECertificate


class PEExtraFindings(PEExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        pe=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            pe,
        )
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-pe_extrafindings"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        self.has_binary_overlay = False
        self.has_binary_resource = False
        self.findings = []

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.PE_EMBEDDED_EXTRAS.value

    """
    The section below triggers in case of a binary which is not signed.
    It trigger the scan for Certificates inside the binary, for example
    inside a resource or an overlay.
    """

    def _scan_for_certificates(self):
        """
        Comprehensive scan for certificate data in PE file.
        Returns list of tuples (location_description, certificate_data)
        """
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        # 1. Scan resources for embedded PE files
        self._scan_resources_for_certificates()

        # 3. Scan overlay
        overlay_data = self.pe.get_overlay()
        if overlay_data:
            self._scan_overlay_for_certificates(overlay_data)


    def _extract_certificate_info(self, cert_data):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        certificate = x509.Certificate.load(cert_data)
        certificate_serial_number = format(certificate.serial_number, "x").upper()
        grouped_serial_number = ":".join(
            [
                certificate_serial_number[i : i + 2]
                for i in range(0, len(certificate_serial_number), 2)
            ]
        )
        return PECertificate(
            certificate_serial_number=grouped_serial_number,
            certificate_issuer=certificate.issuer.human_friendly,
            certificate_subject=certificate.subject.human_friendly,
            certificate_valid_from=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_before"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_valid_to=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_after"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_thumbprint=sha1(cert_data).hexdigest().upper(),
            certificate_algorithm=None,
        )

    def _extract_standard_certificates(self, pe):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        address = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].VirtualAddress
        size = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].Size

        addr_8 = address + 8
        signature_data = bytes(
            pe.write()[addr_8 : addr_8 + size]  # noqa E203
        )  # Ensure this is a bytes object
        if pem.detect(signature_data):
            signature_data = pem.unarmor(signature_data)

        content_info = cms.ContentInfo.load(signature_data)
        signed_data = content_info["content"]
        certificates = signed_data["certificates"]

        certificates_list = []
        for cert in certificates:
            cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(cert.chosen.dump())
            certificates_list.append(cert_info)

        return certificates_list

    def _is_signed(self, pedata):
        address = pedata.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].VirtualAddress
        if address == 0:
            return False
        return True

    def _scan_resources_for_certificates(self):
        """Scan resources for embedded PE files and their certificates"""
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        try:
            if hasattr(self.pe, "DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE"):
                for entry in self.pe.DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE.entries:
                    for resource in self._get_resource_data(entry):
                        # Check if resource data might be a PE file
                        resource_magika = Magika().identify_bytes(resource).output.label
                        if resource.startswith(b"MZ") or resource_magika == "pebin":
                            try:
                                embedded_pe = pefile.PE(data=resource)
                                if self._is_signed(embedded_pe):
                                    cert_data = self._extract_standard_certificates(
                                        embedded_pe
                                    )
                                    if cert_data:
                                        # certificates.append(
                                        #     (f"Resource_{entry.id}", cert_data)
                                        # )
                                        self.findings.append(
                                            PEExtraFinding(
                                                context=f"Resource ({sha256(resource).hexdigest()}) is a PE file. Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                                finding=cert_data,
                                            )
                                        )
                            except Exception as e:
                                self.log.warning(
                                    f"Resource {sha256(resource).hexdigest()} is not a valid PE: {e}"
                                )

                        # Direct certificate pattern matching in resource
                        cert_data = self._find_certificate_patterns(resource)
                        if cert_data:
                            # certificates.append((f"Resource_{entry.id}", cert_data))
                            self.findings.append(
                                PEExtraFinding(
                                    context=f"Resource ({sha256(resource).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                                    Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                    finding=cert_data,
                                )
                            )

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to scan resources: {e}")


    def _scan_overlay_for_certificates(self, overlay_data) -> List[bytes]:
        """Scan PE overlay for certificate data"""
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            # Check if overlay is a PE file
            overlay_magika = Magika().identify_bytes(overlay_data).output.ct_label
            if overlay_data.startswith(b"MZ") or overlay_magika == "pebin":
                try:
                    overlay_pe = pefile.PE(data=overlay_data)
                    if self._is_signed(overlay_pe):
                        cert_data = self._extract_standard_certificates(overlay_data)
                        if cert_data:
                            self.findings.append(
                                PEExtraFinding(
                                    context=f"Overlay data ({sha256(overlay_data).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                                    Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                    finding=cert_data,
                                )
                            )
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error looking for certificates in Overlay: {e}")
                    pass

            # Direct certificate pattern matching in overlay
            cert_data = self._find_certificate_patterns(overlay_data)
            if cert_data:
                self.findings.append(
                    PEExtraFinding(
                        context=f"Overlay data ({sha256(overlay_data).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                        Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                        finding=cert_data,
                    )
                )
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to scan overlay: {e}")


    def _get_resource_data(self, entry) -> List[bytes]:
        """Recursively get resource data"""
        resources = []
        try:
            if hasattr(entry, "directory"):
                for subentry in entry.directory.entries:
                    resources.extend(self._get_resource_data(subentry))
            else:
                data = self.pe.get_data(
                    entry.data.struct.OffsetToData, entry.data.struct.Size
                )
                resources.append(data)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to get resource data: {e}")
        return resources

    def _find_certificate_patterns(self, data: bytes) -> Optional[bytes]:
        """Find certificate patterns in binary data"""
        # PKCS#7 SignedData OID pattern
        PKCS7_PATTERN = b"\x06\x09\x2A\x86\x48\x86\xF7\x0D\x01\x07\x02"

        try:
            idx = data.find(PKCS7_PATTERN)
            if idx != -1:
                # Search backwards for ASN.1 sequence marker
                for i in range(idx, max(0, idx - 50), -1):
                    if data[i] == 0x30:  # ASN.1 SEQUENCE
                        try:
                            # Try to parse as X.509 certificate
                            cert = x509.load_der_x509_certificate(
                                data[i:], default_backend()
                            )
                            return data[i:]
                        except Exception:
                            continue
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to find certificate patterns: {e}")
        return None

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return self.findings
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            
            data = [
                [
                    self.sha256,
                    self.md5,
                    self.sha1,
                    finding.context,
                    [asdict(cert) for cert in finding.finding] if finding.finding else None,
                    current_time
                ]
                for finding in self.findings
            ]
            
            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'context', 'finding', 'analysis_date'
            ]
            
            if not data:
                return None

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                'String', 'Array(JSON)', 'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_extra_findings"

    def extract(self):
        try:
            self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
            self._scan_for_certificates()
            if len(self.findings) > 0:
                return self.findings
            return None
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting PE Extras: {e}")
            return None