Cecilia Katzeff

22 papers A 2B 2Misc 4Journal 9Unranked 4
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Interactions
Karin Ehrnberger, Loove Broms, Cecilia Katzeff
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Angela Fontan, Mahsa Farjadnia, Joe Llewellyn, Cecilia Katzeff, Marco Molinari, Vladimir Cvetkovic, Karl Henrik Johansson
2022 Misc conf
NordiCHI
Aksel Biørn-Hansen, Cecilia Katzeff, Elina Eriksson
2019 conf
ICT4S
Cecilia Katzeff, Annika Carlsson Kanyama, Jorge Luis Zapico
2018 conf
ICT4S
Sofie Nyström, Cecilia Katzeff, Daniel Pargman
2016 Misc conf
NordiCHI
Jorge Luis Zapico, Cecilia Katzeff, Ulrica Bohné, Rebecka Milestad
2015 conf
EnviroInfo/ICT4S (2)
Cecilia Katzeff, Annelise de Jong, Toke Haunstrup Christensen
2015 ch.
ICT Innovations for Sustainability
Cecilia Katzeff, Josefin Wangel
2015 conf
EnviroInfo/ICT4S (1)
Ulrica Bohné, Jorge Luis Zapico, Cecilia Katzeff
2014 Misc conf
NordiCHI
Daniel Pargman, Elina Eriksson, Cecilia Katzeff, Chris Preist, Maria Håkansson, Bran Knowles
2013 J jnl
ACM Trans. Comput. Hum. Interact.
Cecilia Katzeff, Loove Broms, Li Jönsson, Ulrika Westholm, Minna Räsänen
2012 J jnl
Behav. Inf. Technol.
Cecilia Katzeff, Åsa Nyblom, Sara Tunheden, Carin Torstensson
2011 J jnl
Computer
Anna Spagnolli, Nicola Corradi, Luciano Gamberini, Eve E. Hoggan, Giulio Jacucci, Cecilia Katzeff, Loove Broms, Li Jönsson
2010 A conf
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Loove Broms, Cecilia Katzeff, Magnus Bång, Åsa Nyblom, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Karin Ehrnberger
2010 A conf
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Li Jönsson, Loove Broms, Cecilia Katzeff
2009 J jnl
Comput. Entertain.
Anton Gustafsson, Cecilia Katzeff, Magnus Bång
2007 B conf
PERSUASIVE
Magnus Bång, Anton Gustafsson, Cecilia Katzeff
2006 B conf
PERSUASIVE
Magnus Bång, Carin Torstensson, Cecilia Katzeff
2006 Misc conf
NordiCHI
Cecilia Katzeff, Vanessa Ware
1990 J jnl
Int. J. Man Mach. Stud.
Cecilia Katzeff
1988 J jnl
Int. J. Man Mach. Stud.
Cecilia Katzeff
1986 J jnl
Int. J. Man Mach. Stud.
Cecilia Katzeff
redb/ext/spoof_check.py
← Index redb/ext/spoof_check.py python
import copy
import struct
from enum import Enum

"""
Checks that the metadata within a file's Rich header does not contradict the
other metadata contained within it.

References:
    https://gist.github.com/skochinsky/07c8e95e33d9429d81a75622b5d24c8b
    https://www.sec.in.tum.de/i20/publications/finding-the-needle-a-study-of-
    the-pe32-rich-header-and-respective-malware-triage
"""

KNOWN_PRODUCT_IDS = {
    0: "Unknown",
    1: "Import0",
    2: "Linker510",
    3: "Cvtomf510",
    4: "Linker600",
    5: "Cvtomf600",
    6: "Cvtres500",
    7: "Utc11_Basic",
    8: "Utc11_C",
    9: "Utc12_Basic",
    10: "Utc12_C",
    11: "Utc12_CPP",
    12: "AliasObj60",
    13: "VisualBasic60",
    14: "Masm613",
    15: "Masm710",
    16: "Linker511",
    17: "Cvtomf511",
    18: "Masm614",
    19: "Linker512",
    20: "Cvtomf512",
    21: "Utc12_C_Std",
    22: "Utc12_CPP_Std",
    23: "Utc12_C_Book",
    24: "Utc12_CPP_Book",
    25: "Implib700",
    26: "Cvtomf700",
    27: "Utc13_Basic",
    28: "Utc13_C",
    29: "Utc13_CPP",
    30: "Linker610",
    31: "Cvtomf610",
    32: "Linker601",
    33: "Cvtomf601",
    34: "Utc12_1_Basic",
    35: "Utc12_1_C",
    36: "Utc12_1_CPP",
    37: "Linker620",
    38: "Cvtomf620",
    39: "AliasObj70",
    40: "Linker621",
    41: "Cvtomf621",
    42: "Masm615",
    43: "Utc13_LTCG_C",
    44: "Utc13_LTCG_CPP",
    45: "Masm620",
    46: "ILAsm100",
    47: "Utc12_2_Basic",
    48: "Utc12_2_C",
    49: "Utc12_2_CPP",
    50: "Utc12_2_C_Std",
    51: "Utc12_2_CPP_Std",
    52: "Utc12_2_C_Book",
    53: "Utc12_2_CPP_Book",
    54: "Implib622",
    55: "Cvtomf622",
    56: "Cvtres501",
    57: "Utc13_C_Std",
    58: "Utc13_CPP_Std",
    59: "Cvtpgd1300",
    60: "Linker622",
    61: "Linker700",
    62: "Export622",
    63: "Export700",
    64: "Masm700",
    65: "Utc13_POGO_I_C",
    66: "Utc13_POGO_I_CPP",
    67: "Utc13_POGO_O_C",
    68: "Utc13_POGO_O_CPP",
    69: "Cvtres700",
    70: "Cvtres710p",
    71: "Linker710p",
    72: "Cvtomf710p",
    73: "Export710p",
    74: "Implib710p",
    75: "Masm710p",
    76: "Utc1310p_C",
    77: "Utc1310p_CPP",
    78: "Utc1310p_C_Std",
    79: "Utc1310p_CPP_Std",
    80: "Utc1310p_LTCG_C",
    81: "Utc1310p_LTCG_CPP",
    82: "Utc1310p_POGO_I_C",
    83: "Utc1310p_POGO_I_CPP",
    84: "Utc1310p_POGO_O_C",
    85: "Utc1310p_POGO_O_CPP",
    86: "Linker624",
    87: "Cvtomf624",
    88: "Export624",
    89: "Implib624",
    90: "Linker710",
    91: "Cvtomf710",
    92: "Export710",
    93: "Implib710",
    94: "Cvtres710",
    95: "Utc1310_C",
    96: "Utc1310_CPP",
    97: "Utc1310_C_Std",
    98: "Utc1310_CPP_Std",
    99: "Utc1310_LTCG_C",
    100: "Utc1310_LTCG_CPP",
    101: "Utc1310_POGO_I_C",
    102: "Utc1310_POGO_I_CPP",
    103: "Utc1310_POGO_O_C",
    104: "Utc1310_POGO_O_CPP",
    105: "AliasObj710",
    106: "AliasObj710p",
    107: "Cvtpgd1310",
    108: "Cvtpgd1310p",
    109: "Utc1400_C",
    110: "Utc1400_CPP",
    111: "Utc1400_C_Std",
    112: "Utc1400_CPP_Std",
    113: "Utc1400_LTCG_C",
    114: "Utc1400_LTCG_CPP",
    115: "Utc1400_POGO_I_C",
    116: "Utc1400_POGO_I_CPP",
    117: "Utc1400_POGO_O_C",
    118: "Utc1400_POGO_O_CPP",
    119: "Cvtpgd1400",
    120: "Linker800",
    121: "Cvtomf800",
    122: "Export800",
    123: "Implib800",
    124: "Cvtres800",
    125: "Masm800",
    126: "AliasObj800",
    127: "PhoenixPrerelease",
    128: "Utc1400_CVTCIL_C",
    129: "Utc1400_CVTCIL_CPP",
    130: "Utc1400_LTCG_MSIL",
    131: "Utc1500_C",
    132: "Utc1500_CPP",
    133: "Utc1500_C_Std",
    134: "Utc1500_CPP_Std",
    135: "Utc1500_CVTCIL_C",
    136: "Utc1500_CVTCIL_CPP",
    137: "Utc1500_LTCG_C",
    138: "Utc1500_LTCG_CPP",
    139: "Utc1500_LTCG_MSIL",
    140: "Utc1500_POGO_I_C",
    141: "Utc1500_POGO_I_CPP",
    142: "Utc1500_POGO_O_C",
    143: "Utc1500_POGO_O_CPP",
    144: "Cvtpgd1500",
    145: "Linker900",
    146: "Export900",
    147: "Implib900",
    148: "Cvtres900",
    149: "Masm900",
    150: "AliasObj900",
    151: "Resource900",
    152: "AliasObj1000",
    154: "Cvtres1000",
    155: "Export1000",
    156: "Implib1000",
    157: "Linker1000",
    158: "Masm1000",
    170: "Utc1600_C",
    171: "Utc1600_CPP",
    172: "Utc1600_CVTCIL_C",
    173: "Utc1600_CVTCIL_CPP",
    174: "Utc1600_LTCG_C ",
    175: "Utc1600_LTCG_CPP",
    176: "Utc1600_LTCG_MSIL",
    177: "Utc1600_POGO_I_C",
    178: "Utc1600_POGO_I_CPP",
    179: "Utc1600_POGO_O_C",
    180: "Utc1600_POGO_O_CPP",
    183: "Linker1010",
    184: "Export1010",
    185: "Implib1010",
    186: "Cvtres1010",
    187: "Masm1010",
    188: "AliasObj1010",
    199: "AliasObj1100",
    201: "Cvtres1100",
    202: "Export1100",
    203: "Implib1100",
    204: "Linker1100",
    205: "Masm1100",
    206: "Utc1700_C",
    207: "Utc1700_CPP",
    208: "Utc1700_CVTCIL_C",
    209: "Utc1700_CVTCIL_CPP",
    210: "Utc1700_LTCG_C ",
    211: "Utc1700_LTCG_CPP",
    212: "Utc1700_LTCG_MSIL",
    213: "Utc1700_POGO_I_C",
    214: "Utc1700_POGO_I_CPP",
    215: "Utc1700_POGO_O_C",
    216: "Utc1700_POGO_O_CPP",
    219: "Cvtres1200",
    220: "Export1200",
    221: "Implib1200",
    222: "Linker1200",
    223: "Masm1200",
    # Speculation
    224: "AliasObj1200",
    237: "Cvtres1210",
    238: "Export1210",
    239: "Implib1210",
    240: "Linker1210",
    241: "Masm1210",
    # Speculation
    242: "Utc1810_C",
    243: "Utc1810_CPP",
    244: "Utc1810_CVTCIL_C",
    245: "Utc1810_CVTCIL_CPP",
    246: "Utc1810_LTCG_C ",
    247: "Utc1810_LTCG_CPP",
    248: "Utc1810_LTCG_MSIL",
    249: "Utc1810_POGO_I_C",
    250: "Utc1810_POGO_I_CPP",
    251: "Utc1810_POGO_O_C",
    252: "Utc1810_POGO_O_CPP",
    255: "Cvtres1400",
    256: "Export1400",
    257: "Implib1400",
    258: "Linker1400",
    259: "Masm1400",
    260: "Utc1900_C",
    261: "Utc1900_CPP",
    # Speculation
    262: "Utc1900_CVTCIL_C",
    263: "Utc1900_CVTCIL_CPP",
    264: "Utc1900_LTCG_C ",
    265: "Utc1900_LTCG_CPP",
    266: "Utc1900_LTCG_MSIL",
    267: "Utc1900_POGO_I_C",
    268: "Utc1900_POGO_I_CPP",
    269: "Utc1900_POGO_O_C",
    270: "Utc1900_POGO_O_CPP",
}


class Result(Enum):
    VALID = 0
    INVALID = 1
    UNABLE_TO_PARSE = 2


def _rol(val, num):
    """Rotates val to the left by num bits."""
    return ((val << (num % 32)) & 0xFFFFFFFF) | (val >> (32 - (num % 32)))


def checksum_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Tests that the Rich header checksum is valid.

    Computes what the Rich header checksum should be. If the Rich header
    contains a different checksum value, this function returns INVALID
    This indicates that either the Rich header or MS-DOS stub has been modified

    The Rich header checksum is computed from the following:
        Length of the MS-DOS stub
        Contents of the MS-DOS stub, with e_lfanew zeroed out
        Rich header @Comp.IDs and lowest 5 bits of each count
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}
    # Checksum stored in Rich header
    rich_checksum = rich_header.get("checksum", None)

    # Get DOS header data
    if pe.DOS_HEADER.e_lfanew > len(pe.__data__):
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE
    data = pe.__data__[: pe.DOS_HEADER.e_lfanew]

    # Get start marker
    mask = 0x536E6144  # DanS (little-endian)
    start_marker = struct.pack(
        "<LLLL", rich_checksum ^ mask, rich_checksum, rich_checksum, rich_checksum
    )
    if not len(start_marker):
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get index of start marker
    start_index = data.find(start_marker)
    if start_index == -1:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Compute cd as MS-DOS stub portion of checksum
    # Zero out e_lfanew from 0x3c to 0x3f
    cd = 0
    for i in range(start_index):
        if i >= 0x3C and i <= 0x3F:
            cd += _rol(0, i)
        else:
            cd += _rol(data[i], i)

    # Compute cd as Rich header portion of checksum
    cr = 0
    while len(rich_fields):
        compid = rich_fields.pop(0)
        count = rich_fields.pop(0)
        cr += _rol(compid, count & 0x1F)

    # Compute checksum from MS-DOS stub start index, cd, cr
    # Only keep lowest 32 bits
    checksum = (start_index + cd + cr) & 0xFFFFFFFF

    # Compare computed checksum with the checksum in the Rich header
    if checksum != rich_checksum:
        return Result.INVALID
    else:
        return Result.VALID


def duplicate_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Checks for duplicate @Comp.IDs in the Rich header.

    If the Rich header contains duplicate entries, returns INVALID
    This indicates that the Rich header has been modified
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get a list of @Comp.IDs in rich_fields
    compids = []
    for i in range(len(rich_fields)):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            compids.append(rich_fields[i])

    # Check if any @Comp.IDs are duplicates
    if len(compids) != len(set(compids)):
        return Result.INVALID

    return Result.VALID


def linker_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Checks that the Rich and PE header linker versions do not conflict.

    Certain Rich Header ProdIDs correspond to linker versions
    Although they are undocumented, we have used prior research as well as our
    own to determine many of them
    There are likely more linker version ProdIDs that we have not identified

    If the linker versions conflict, this function returns INVALID
    This indicates that the Rich header or PE header has been modified
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get list of ProdIDs from rich_fields
    prodids = []
    for i in range(len(rich_fields)):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            prodids.append(rich_fields[i] >> 16)

    # Parse major and minor linker versions from PE header
    pe_major = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.MajorLinkerVersion
    pe_minor = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.MinorLinkerVersion

    # Iterate over Rich header ProdIDs
    found_linker = False
    for prodid in prodids:

        # Only interested in ProdIDs that correspond to linker versions
        if KNOWN_PRODUCT_IDS.get(prodid) is None:
            continue
        prodid_name = KNOWN_PRODUCT_IDS[prodid]
        if not prodid_name.startswith("Linker"):
            continue

        found_linker = True

        # Parse major and minor linker version from ProdID
        prodid_name = prodid_name[6:]
        if prodid_name.endswith("p"):
            prodid_name = prodid_name[:-1]
        rich_major = int(prodid_name[:-2])
        rich_minor = int(prodid_name[-2:])

        # Check whether the Rich and PE linker versions match
        if pe_major == rich_major and pe_minor == rich_minor:
            return Result.VALID

    if not found_linker:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    return Result.INVALID


def import_count_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Checks that import0 does not conflict with the IAT import count.

    The Rich header contains a ProdID called import0
    It is related to the number of imports in the IAT, but we are unsure how
    It is never less than the number of imports in the IAT

    If import0 is less than IAT import count, this function returns INVALID
    This indicates that the Rich header or IAT has been modified
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}

    # Check whether the file has an IAT
    if not hasattr(pe, "DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT"):
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get the number of imports in the IAT
    iat_count = 0
    for entry in pe.DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT:
        for imported_function in entry.imports:
            iat_count += 1

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.INVALID

    # Get @Comp.ID 65536 (ProdID Import0)
    import0_count = None
    while len(rich_fields):
        compid = rich_fields.pop(0)
        count = rich_fields.pop(0)
        if compid == 65536:
            import0_count = count

    # Legitimate files never have import0_count < iat_count
    if import0_count is None:
        return Result.VALID

    if import0_count < iat_count:
        return Result.INVALID

    return Result.VALID