Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi

48 papers Journal 48
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Int. J. Eng. Pedagog.
Ibtihal Razaq Niama ALRubee, Hussain Ali Mutar, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Ihab L. Hussein Alsammak, Huda Abbas Kanber, Ban Hassan Majeed
2025 J jnl
J. Internet Serv. Inf. Secur.
Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Soreen Ameen Fattah, Intedhar Shakir Nasir, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Abdul Hadi Alaidi
2025 J jnl
J. Internet Serv. Inf. Secur.
Shaima Miqdad Mohamed Najeeb, Razan Abdulhammed, Raid Rafi Omar Al-Nima, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2025 J jnl
Int. J. Eng. Pedagog.
Wisal Hashim Abdulalsalam, Zainab Hazim Ibrahim, Ban Hassan Majeed, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Eng. Pedagog.
Mohammed Jawad Al-Dujaili, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Mohammad K. Abdul-Hussein, Huda Abbas Kanber, Ibtihal Razaq Niama ALRubee
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Eng. Pedagog.
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Mohammed Jawad Al-Dujaili, Ban Hassan Majeed, Ibtihal Razaq Niama ALRubee
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Hussein Tuama Hazim, Nawar S. Alseelawi, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Roa'a M. Alairaji, Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.
Jaafar Qassim Kadhim, Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Mohammed Jawad Al-Dujaili, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Ghanim A. Al-Rubaye, Ibtihal Razaq Niama ALRubee
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.
Duha Khalid Abdul-Rahman Al-Malah, Ban Hassan Majeed, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Mohammed Jawad Al-Dujaili, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Nisreen Khalil abed, Ibtihal Razaq Niama ALRubee
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Mohammad K. Abdul-Hussein, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Nawar S. Alseelawi, Hussein Tuama Hazim, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Roa'a M. Alairaji, Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Abdul Hadi Alaidi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Ban Hassan Majeed, Lina Fouad Jawad, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Saif Hameed Abbood, Haza Nuzly Abdull Hamed, Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim, Abdul Hadi Alaidi, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Abdul Hadi Alaidi, Roa'a M. Alairaji, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Saif Hameed Abbood
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Recent Contributions Eng. Sci. IT
Nabaa Ali Jasim, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.
Ban Hassan Majeed, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Recent Contributions Eng. Sci. IT
Abdulhadi Oudah Ismael Al-Khairullah, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Majeed Hameed Jabbar Al-Rubaiawi, Faisal Theyab Abed, Ahmed Z. Abass, Ibtihal Razaq Niama ALRubee
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Abdul Hadi Alaidi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Mohammad K. Abdul-Hussein, Oleksii Strelnytskyi, Ivan Obod, Iryna Svyd, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Jaafar Sadiq Qateef, Abdul Hadi Alaidi, Roa'a M. Alairaji
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Hussein Tuama Hazim
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Recent Contributions Eng. Sci. IT
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Nabaa Ali Jasim, Ban Hassan Majeed, Ahmed Z. Abass, Ibtihal Razaq Niama ALRubee
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Mohand Lokman Al-dabag, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Raid Rafi Omar Al-Nima
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Ameer Saleh Hussein, Rihab Salah Khairy, Shaima Miqdad Mohamed Najeeb, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Nabaa Ali Jasim
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Hala A. Naman, Naseer Ali Hussien, Mohand Lokman Al-dabag, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Hussein Tuama Hazim
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Azhar Al-zubidi, Nadia F. Al-Bakri, Rajaa K. Hasoun, Soukaena Hassan Hashim, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Naseer Ali Hussien, Alaa Abdulhussein Daleh Al-Magsoosi, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Faisal Theyab Abed
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.
Ban Hassan Majeed, Lina Fouad Jawad, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.
Lina Fouad Jawad, Ban Hassan Majeed, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Ban Hassan Majeed, Lina Fouad Jawad, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Recent Contributions Eng. Sci. IT
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Duha Khalid Abdul-Rahman Al-Malah, Ban Hassan Majeed, Ahmed Z. Abass
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Mustafa Rabea Aziz
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Abdul Hadi Alaidi, Ibtisam A. Aljazaery, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Ibrahim Nasir Mahmood, Faisal Theyab Abed
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Nawar S. Alseelawi, Enas K. Adnan, Hussein Tuama Hazim, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Khalid Nasser
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Bahaa Kareem Mohammed, Saif ali alsaidi, Raad Farhood Chisab, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng.
Omar Yahya, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Ibtisam A. Aljazaery
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Naseer Ali Hussien, Saif abd alradha alsaidi, Iman Kadhim Ajlan, Mohamed Fazil Mohamed Firdhous, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Abdul Hadi Alaidi, Khalid Nasser
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.
Duha Khalid Abdul-Rahman Al-Malah, Saad Ibrahim Hamed, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Omar Yahya, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Roa'a M. Alairaji, Miad Faezipour
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.
Abdul Hadi Alaidi, Omar Yahya, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi
2019 J jnl
Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.
Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Abdul Hadi Alaidi, Ahmad Shaker Abdalrada, Faisal Theyab Abed
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