Chang-Fu Kuo

21 papers Journal 15Unranked 6
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Woei-Hwa Tarn, Chi Hou Chong, Lei Wang, Chang-Fu Kuo, Jenhui Chen
2025 J jnl
npj Digit. Medicine
Ching-Heng Lin, Zhi-Yong Liu, Pao-Hsien Chu, Jung-Sheng Chen, Hsin-Hsu Wu, Ming-Shien Wen, Chang-Fu Kuo, Ting-Yu Chang
2025 J jnl
Int. J. Medical Informatics
Zhi-Yong Liu, Ching-Heng Lin, Yu-Chun Hsu, Jung-Sheng Chen, Po-Cheng Chang, Ming-Shien Wen, Chang-Fu Kuo
2025 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Medicine
Po-Cheng Chang, Zhi-Yong Liu, Yu-Chang Huang, Jung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Chuan Chou, Hung-Ta Wo, Wen-Chen Lee, Hao-Tien Liu, Chun-Chieh Wang, Ching-Heng Lin, Pei-Hsuan Tung, Chang-Fu Kuo, Ming-Shien Wen
2024 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Medicine
Yu-Ruei Chen, Chih-Chieh Chen, Chang-Fu Kuo, Ching-Heng Lin
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging
Fakai Wang, Kang Zheng, Le Lu, Jing Xiao, Min Wu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Fakai Wang, Kang Zheng, Le Lu, Jing Xiao, Min Wu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Kang Zheng, Yirui Wang, Chen-I Hsieh, Le Lu, Jing Xiao, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2021 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging
Yuhang Lu, Kang Zheng, Weijian Li, Yirui Wang, Adam P. Harrison, Chihung Lin, Song Wang, Jing Xiao, Le Lu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2021 conf
PRIME@MICCAI
Fakai Wang, Kang Zheng, Yirui Wang, Xiaoyun Zhou, Le Lu, Jing Xiao, Min Wu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Fakai Wang, Kang Zheng, Yirui Wang, Xiaoyun Zhou, Le Lu, Jing Xiao, Min Wu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2021 conf
DGM4MICCAI/DALI@MICCAI
Xiao-Yun Zhou, Bolin Lai, Weijian Li, Yirui Wang, Kang Zheng, Fakai Wang, Chihung Lin, Le Lu, Lingyun Huang, Mei Han, Guotong Xie, Jing Xiao, Chang-Fu Kuo, Adam P. Harrison, Shun Miao
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Xiao-Yun Zhou, Bolin Lai, Weijian Li, Yirui Wang, Kang Zheng, Fakai Wang, Chihung Lin, Le Lu, Lingyun Huang, Mei Han, Guotong Xie, Jing Xiao, Chang-Fu Kuo, Adam P. Harrison, Shun Miao
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Kang Zheng, Yirui Wang, Xiaoyun Zhou, Fakai Wang, Le Lu, Chihung Lin, Lingyun Huang, Guotong Xie, Jing Xiao, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2021 conf
MICCAI (5)
Kang Zheng, Yirui Wang, Xiao-Yun Zhou, Fakai Wang, Le Lu, Chihung Lin, Lingyun Huang, Guotong Xie, Jing Xiao, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Yuhang Lu, Kang Zheng, Weijian Li, Yirui Wang, Adam P. Harrison, Chihung Lin, Song Wang, Jing Xiao, Le Lu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2020 conf
MICCAI (1)
Yuhang Lu, Weijian Li, Kang Zheng, Yirui Wang, Adam P. Harrison, Chihung Lin, Song Wang, Jing Xiao, Le Lu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Yuhang Lu, Weijian Li, Kang Zheng, Yirui Wang, Adam P. Harrison, Chihung Lin, Song Wang, Jing Xiao, Le Lu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2020 conf
ECCV (9)
Weijian Li, Yuhang Lu, Kang Zheng, Haofu Liao, Chihung Lin, Jiebo Luo, Chi-Tung Cheng, Jing Xiao, Le Lu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Weijian Li, Yuhang Lu, Kang Zheng, Haofu Liao, Chihung Lin, Jiebo Luo, Chi-Tung Cheng, Jing Xiao, Le Lu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shun Miao
2020 conf
EMNLP (Findings)
Wen Tai, H. T. Kung, Xin Dong, Marcus Z. Comiter, Chang-Fu Kuo
redb/extractors/malcontent.py
← Index redb/extractors/malcontent.py python
import inspect
import json
import subprocess
from typing import Any
from datetime import datetime, timezone

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.models.dataclasses import Malcontent
from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv(override=True)


class MalcontentExtractor(Extractor):
    """
    Extractor for malcontent tool from chainguard-dev/malcontent.

    Malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through context, differential
    analysis, and 14,000+ YARA rules. It analyzes binaries and code to detect
    malicious content and suspicious behavioral patterns.

    Binary can be extracted from Docker image:
        docker cp $(docker create cgr.dev/chainguard/malcontent:latest):/usr/bin/mal /usr/local/bin/mal

    Stores full JSON output for materialized view extraction.
    """

    # Cache version at class level to avoid repeated subprocess calls
    _cached_version = None

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious
        )
        self.malcontent = None

    @classmethod
    def _get_malcontent_version(cls, log) -> str:
        """Get malcontent version, cached at class level."""
        if cls._cached_version is not None:
            return cls._cached_version

        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")
        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                [malcontent_path, "--version"],
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                timeout=10
            )
            version_output = result.stdout.strip()
            if result.returncode == 0 and version_output:
                # Parse "malcontent version v1.21.5" -> "1.21.5"
                if version_output.startswith("malcontent version v"):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version v"):]
                elif version_output.startswith("malcontent version "):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version "):]
                cls._cached_version = version_output
            else:
                cls._cached_version = "unknown"
        except Exception as e:
            log.warning(f"Could not get malcontent version: {e}")
            cls._cached_version = "unknown"

        return cls._cached_version

    def _extract_malcontent(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("MALCONTENT_TIMEOUT", "300"))
        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")

        malcontent_command = [malcontent_path, "analyze", "--format=json", self.filepath]

        import signal

        try:
            process = subprocess.Popen(
                malcontent_command,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                text=True,
                preexec_fn=os.setsid
            )

            try:
                stdout, stderr = process.communicate(timeout=TIMEOUT)
                if process.returncode != 0:
                    self.log.error(f"Error running malcontent, return code: {process.returncode}, stderr: {stderr}")
                    return {}
            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                self.log.warning(f"The malcontent command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds, terminating process group")
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                    try:
                        process.wait(timeout=3)
                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                        self.log.warning("Process didn't terminate with SIGTERM, sending SIGKILL")
                        os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError) as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error while killing process: {e}")
                return {}

            try:
                malcontent_output = json.loads(stdout)
            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error parsing malcontent output: {e}")
                return {}

            # Unwrap the Files/<path> structure to get the inner content
            # Structure is: {"Files": {"/path/to/file": {<actual content>}}}
            files_dict = malcontent_output.get("Files", {})
            if not files_dict:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has no 'Files' key")
                return {}

            # Get the first (and only) file's content
            file_content = next(iter(files_dict.values()), {})
            if not file_content:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has empty file content")
                return {}

            # Extract risk score and level from the unwrapped content
            risk_score = file_content.get("RiskScore", 0)
            risk_level = file_content.get("RiskLevel", "")

            version = self._get_malcontent_version(self.log)

            self.malcontent = Malcontent(
                malcontent_dump=json.dumps(file_content),
                version=version,
                risk_score=risk_score,
                risk_level=risk_level
            )
            self.log.debug(f"Malcontent analysis complete, version={version}, risk={risk_level}({risk_score})")

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Unexpected error in malcontent extraction: {str(e)}")
            if 'process' in locals() and process.poll() is None:
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except:
                    pass
            return {}

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                current_time,
                self.malcontent.version,
                self.malcontent.risk_score,
                self.malcontent.risk_level,
                self.malcontent.malcontent_dump
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'analysis_date',
                'malcontent_version', 'malcontent_risk_score', 'malcontent_risk_level',
                'malcontent_json'
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                'LowCardinality(String)', 'UInt8', 'LowCardinality(String)',
                'JSON'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            self._extract_malcontent()
            return self.malcontent
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting malcontent: {e}")
            return None

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