Haigen Min

23 papers C 1Journal 21Unranked 1
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Wuqi Wang, Haochen Yang, Baolu Li, Jiaqi Sun, Xiangmo Zhao, Zhigang Xu, Qing Guo, Haigen Min, Tianyun Zhang, Hongkai Yu
2026 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Shixiang Chen, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Xiangmo Zhao
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
Wuqi Wang, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Yukun Fang, Guofa Li, Xiangmo Zhao
2025 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Xinmeng Hou, Wuqi Wang, Long Yang, Hao Lin, Jinglun Feng, Haigen Min, Xiangmo Zhao
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Xinmeng Hou, Wuqi Wang, Long Yang, Hao Lin, Jinglun Feng, Haigen Min, Xiangmo Zhao
2025 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Xiangmo Zhao, Wuqi Wang, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Long Yang, Chunyun Zheng, Qing Guo
2025 J jnl
Knowl. Based Syst.
Aoran Wang, Xuan Wang, Yongchao Song, Zhe Dai, Haigen Min
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Bing Li, Wuqi Wang, Yanan Zhang, Jingzheng Li, Haigen Min, Wei Feng, Xingyu Zhao, Jie Zhang, Qing Guo
2024 J jnl
Inf. Fusion
Yukun Fang, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Wuqi Wang, Xiangmo Zhao, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Rui Teixeira
2024 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Wuqi Wang, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Long Yang, Changlei Yan, Yukun Fang, Xiangmo Zhao
2024 conf
SOLI
Yanbing Yan, Haigen Min, Yukun Fang
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
Sen Xia, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Yukun Fang, Wuqi Wang, Zhigang Xu, Xiangmo Zhao
2024 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Xiangmo Zhao, Yukun Fang, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Wuqi Wang, Rui Teixeira
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
Yukun Fang, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Xiangmo Zhao, Xiao Wang, Guofa Li, Rui Teixeira
2024 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Haigen Min, Xiaoping Lei, Xia Wu, Yukun Fang, Shixiang Chen, Wuqi Wang, Xiangmo Zhao
2024 C conf
IV
Shixiang Chen, Haigen Min, Yukun Fang, Xia Wu, Baolu Li, Xiangmo Zhao
2023 J jnl
Veh. Commun.
Haigen Min, Yao Li, Xia Wu, Wuqi Wang, Lisha Chen, Xiangmo Zhao
2023 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Haigen Min, Yukun Fang, Xia Wu, Xiaoping Lei, Shixiang Chen, Rui Teixeira, Bing Zhu, Xiangmo Zhao, Zhigang Xu
2022 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Xuan Wang, Jinglei Yi, Jian Guo, Yongchao Song, Jun Lyu, Jindong Xu, Weiqing Yan, Jindong Zhao, Qing Cai, Haigen Min
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Yukun Fang, Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Wuqi Wang, Xiangmo Zhao, Guoqiang Mao
2020 J jnl
IEEE Access
Xiangmo Zhao, Huayue Wu, Zhigang Xu, Haigen Min
2019 J jnl
IEEE Access
Haigen Min, Yiming Yang, Yukun Fang, Peng-Peng Sun, Xiangmo Zhao
2019 J jnl
Sensors
Haigen Min, Xia Wu, Chaoyi Cheng, Xiangmo Zhao
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