Hai-Long Nguyen

19 papers B 2C 2Journal 7Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2024 J jnl
Comput.
Hai-Long Nguyen, Su Van Pham, Hai-Chau Le
2024 conf
RIVF
Hai-Chau Le, Hai-Long Nguyen, Huu Cam Nguyen, Tran Quy Nam, Chien Trinh Nguyen
2016 conf
MDM (Workshops)
João Bártolo Gomes, Hai-Long Nguyen, Min Wu, Jianneng Cao, Shonali Krishnaswamy
2016 J jnl
Data Min. Knowl. Discov.
Geoffrey I. Webb, Roy Hyde, Hong Cao, Hai-Long Nguyen, François Petitjean
2015 J jnl
Knowl. Inf. Syst.
Hai-Long Nguyen, Yew-Kwong Woon, Wee Keong Ng
2015 conf
ICPHM
Hai-Long Nguyen, João Bártolo Gomes, Min Wu, Hong Cao, Jianneng Cao, Shonali Krishnaswamy
2015 J jnl
CoRR
Geoffrey I. Webb, Roy Hyde, Hong Cao, Hai-Long Nguyen, François Petitjean
2015 conf
EMBC
Min Wu, Hong Cao, Hai-Long Nguyen, Karl Surmacz, Caroline Hargrove
2015 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Comput. Soc. Syst.
Prem Prakash Jayaraman, João Bártolo Gomes, Hai-Long Nguyen, Zahraa Said Abdallah, Shonali Krishnaswamy, Arkady B. Zaslavsky
2014 conf
MDM (1)
Manoranjan Dash, Gim Guan Chua, Hai-Long Nguyen, Ghim-Eng Yap, Hong Cao, Xiaoli Li, Shonali Priyadarsini Krishnaswamy, James Decraene, Amy Shi Nash
2014 C conf
ADBIS
Prem Prakash Jayaraman, João Bártolo Gomes, Hai-Long Nguyen, Zahraa Said Abdallah, Shonali Krishnaswamy, Arkady B. Zaslavsky
2014 J jnl
Knowl. Inf. Syst.
Hai-Long Nguyen, Wee Keong Ng, Yew-Kwong Woon
2014 conf
MDM (2)
Manoranjan Dash, Hai-Long Nguyen, Hong Cao, Ghim-Eng Yap, Minh Nhut Nguyen, Xiaoli Li, Shonali Priyadarsini Krishnaswamy, James Decraene, Spiros Antonatos, Yue Wang, Dang The Anh, Amy Shi Nash
2013 J jnl
Trans. Large Scale Data Knowl. Centered Syst.
Hai-Long Nguyen, Wee Keong Ng, Yew-Kwong Woon
2012
Hai-Long Nguyen
2012 conf
PAKDD (2)
Hai-Long Nguyen, Yew-Kwong Woon, Wee Keong Ng, Li Wan
2011 B conf
DaWaK
Duc H. Tran, Wee Keong Ng, Hoon Wei Lim, Hai-Long Nguyen
2011 B conf
DaWaK
Hai-Long Nguyen, Wee Keong Ng, Yew-Kwong Woon, Duc H. Tran
2011 C conf
ICICS
Duc H. Tran, Hai-Long Nguyen, Wei Zha, Wee Keong Ng
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