Ian Loram

15 papers B 1Journal 11Unranked 3
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2020 J jnl
IEEE J. Biomed. Health Informatics
Ian Loram, Abdul Siddique, María B. Sánchez, Peter J. Harding, Monty Silverdale, Christopher Kobylecki, Ryan Cunningham
2020 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
John Darby, María B. Sánchez, Sarah Bew, Ian Loram, Penelope Butler
2018 J jnl
J. Imaging
Ryan Cunningham, María B. Sánchez, Gregory May, Ian Loram
2017 conf
MIUA
Ryan Cunningham, Peter J. Harding, Ian Loram
2016 conf
EMBC
Ian Loram, Ryan Cunningham, Jacopo Zenzeri, Henrik Gollee
2015 J jnl
Biol. Cybern.
Salam Nema, Piotr Kowalczyk, Ian Loram
2015 conf
EMBC
Ian Loram, Peter J. Gawthrop, Henrik Gollee
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Peter J. Gawthrop, Henrik Gollee, Ian Loram
2014 J jnl
Biol. Cybern.
Peter J. Gawthrop, Ian Loram, Henrik Gollee, Martin Lakie
2013 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.
John Darby, Baihua Li, Nicholas Costen, Ian Loram, Emma F. Hodson-Tole
2012 B conf
ICPR
Peter J. Harding, Emma F. Hodson-Tole, Ryan Cunningham, Ian Loram, Nicholas Costen
2012 J jnl
Biol. Cybern.
Henrik Gollee, Adamantia Mamma, Ian Loram, Peter J. Gawthrop
2011 J jnl
Biol. Cybern.
Peter J. Gawthrop, Ian Loram, Martin Lakie, Henrik Gollee
2009 J jnl
Biol. Cybern.
Peter J. Gawthrop, Ian Loram, Martin Lakie
2008 J jnl
Biol. Cybern.
Peter J. Gawthrop, Martin Lakie, Ian Loram
redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_inconsistency_tests.py
← Index redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_inconsistency_tests.py python
import inspect
from redb.ext.spoof_check import (
    Result,
    checksum_test,
    duplicate_test,
    import_count_test,
    linker_test,
)
from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.pe_extractor import PEExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import (
    DotNetInconsistencyTests,
    PEInconsistencyTests,
)
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any


class PEInconstistencyTestsExtractor(PEExtractor):
    """Collection of functions to perform features inconsistency tests

    A Test where the result is True means that there is an inconsistency.
    At the moments it runs a series of inconsistency tests on PE metadata from
    - spoof_check
    - pescanner
    - dotnetfile
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        pe=None,
        dotnet=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            pe,
        )
        self.dotnet = dotnet if dotnet else None
        self.pe_inconsistency_tests = None
        self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-pe_inconsistency_tests"

    def tag(self):
        return [Tag.PE_INCONSISTENCY_TESTS.value, Tag.DOTNET_INCONSISTENCY_TESTS.value]

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        tests_performed = False

        # Handle PE rich header tests
        try:
            rich_header = self.pe.parse_rich_header()
            if rich_header:
                self.pe_inconsistency_tests = PEInconsistencyTests(
                    test_rich_header_checksum=checksum_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_duplicate=duplicate_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_linker=linker_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_import_count=import_count_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                )
                tests_performed = True
            else:
                self.pe_inconsistency_tests = PEInconsistencyTests(
                    test_rich_header_checksum=None,
                    test_rich_header_duplicate=None,
                    test_rich_header_linker=None,
                    test_rich_header_import_count=None,
                )
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error processing rich header tests for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            self.pe_inconsistency_tests = None

            # self.export_to_elastic([self.pe_inconsistency_tests])

        # Handle .NET tests
        try:
            if self._check_dotnet():
                if not self.dotnet:
                    self.dotnet, self.error = self._generate_dotnetfile_object()
                if self.error:
                    self.log.error(f"Error generating .NET object {self.hash.sha256}: {self.error}")
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = DotNetInconsistencyTests(
                    test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.is_dotnet_data_directory_hidden,
                    test_dotnet_extra_data=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_metadata_table_extra_data,
                    test_dotnet_fake_types=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_self_referenced_typeref_entries,
                    test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_typeref_entries,
                    test_dotnet_fake_datastreams=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_fake_data_streams,
                    test_dotnet_extra_module_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.module_table_has_multiple_rows,
                    test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.assembly_table_has_multiple_rows,
                    test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_strings_stream_entries,
                    test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_mixed_case_stream_names,
                    test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_methoddef_entries,
                    test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_max_len_exceeding_strings,
                )
                tests_performed = True
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error processing .NET tests for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = None

        # self.export_to_elastic([self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests])

        # If no tests were performed, return False to skip database insertion
        if not tests_performed:
            self.log.info("No inconsistency tests were performed.")
            return False

        return True

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return [self.pe_inconsistency_tests, self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests]
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            # For PE tests: if no rich header (all True), store NULL instead
            has_rich_header = any([
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_checksum'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_duplicate'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_linker'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_import_count')
            ])
            
            pe_tests = [
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_checksum,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_duplicate,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_linker,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_import_count,
            ]
            
            # For .NET tests: if not a .NET file, store NULL instead of False
            dotnet_tests = [
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_data if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_fake_types if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_fake_datastreams if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_module_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
            ]
            
            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                self.md5,
                self.sha1,
                *pe_tests,
                *dotnet_tests,
                current_time
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                'test_rich_header_checksum', 'test_rich_header_duplicate', 'test_rich_header_linker', 'test_rich_header_import_count',
                'test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden', 'test_dotnet_extra_data',
                'test_dotnet_fake_types', 'test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref',
                'test_dotnet_fake_datastreams', 'test_dotnet_extra_module_table',
                'test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table', 'test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream',
                'test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case', 'test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table',
                'test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings', 'analysis_date'
            ]
            
            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            if not data:
                return None

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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