K. Martin Sagayam

22 papers Journal 21Unranked 1
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
J. Inf. Hiding Multim. Signal Process.
D. J. Jagannath, K. Martin Sagayam, D. Raveena Judie Dolly, J. Dinesh Peter, Linh Dinh, Hien Dang
2025 J jnl
Iran J. Comput. Sci.
N. Satheesh, N. Gopisankar, S. Kumarganesh, S. Anthoniraj, S. Saravanakumar, K. Martin Sagayam, Binay Kumar Pandey, Digvijay Pandey
2025 J jnl
Evol. Intell.
A. Chrispin Jiji, Y. R. Annie Bessant, K. Martin Sagayam, A. Amir Anton Jone, Linh Dinh, Hien Dang
2025 J jnl
Image Vis. Comput.
D. Preethi, V. Govindaraj, S. Dhanasekar, K. Martin Sagayam, Syed Immamul Ansarullah, Farhan Amin, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Carlos Osorio Garcia, Alina Eugenia Pascual Barrera, Fehaid Salem Alshammari
2025 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Medicine
C. Sreedhar, K. Mahesh babu, Suresh Kallam, G. S. Pradeep Ghantasala, S. Anthoniraj, S. Kumarganesh, K. Martin Sagayam, Binay Kumar Pandey, Digvijay Pandey
2025 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Medicine
K. Murugan, S. Kumarganesh, K. Martin Sagayam, Hien Dang
2025 J jnl
Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ.
Surendheran Kaliyaperumal, William Hurst, K. Martin Sagayam
2025 J jnl
J. Wirel. Mob. Networks Ubiquitous Comput. Dependable Appl.
Alex Mathew, K. Martin Sagayam, Anusha Chacko
2025 J jnl
J. Wirel. Mob. Networks Ubiquitous Comput. Dependable Appl.
B. Mary Havilah Haque, K. Martin Sagayam, D. Jackuline Moni, Mandalapu Kalpana Chowdary
2025 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Medicine
Raji Elsa Varghese, S. Immanuel Alex Pandian, K. Martin Sagayam, J. Anitha, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, Hatira Günerhan
2024 J jnl
Neural Comput. Appl.
A. Diana Andrushia, T. Mary Neebha, A. Trephena Patricia, K. Martin Sagayam, Sabyasachi Pramanik
2024 J jnl
J. Comput. Biol.
M. Tamilarasi, S. Kumarganesh, K. Martin Sagayam, J. Andrew
2024 J jnl
Pattern Anal. Appl.
Ambily Francis, S. Immanuel Alex Pandian, K. Martin Sagayam, Lam Dang, J. Anitha, Linh Dinh, Marc Pomplun, Hien Dang
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Networked Distributed Comput.
N. Sugirtham, R. Sherine Jenny, B. Thiyaneswaran, S. Kumarganesh, C. Venkatesan, K. Martin Sagayam, Lam Dang, Linh Dinh, Hien Dang
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Imaging Syst. Technol.
Salomi Selvadass, P. Malin Bruntha, K. Martin Sagayam, Hatira Günerhan
2023 J jnl
J. Netw. Comput. Appl.
Andrew J., Deva Priya Isravel, K. Martin Sagayam, Bharat Bhushan, Yuichi Sei, Jennifer Eunice
2023 J jnl
CCF Trans. High Perform. Comput.
Y. R. Annie Bessant, J. Grace Jency, K. Martin Sagayam, A. Amir Anton Jone, Digvijay Pandey, Binay Kumar Pandey
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Intell. Inf. Database Syst.
Naveen Sundar G., K. Anushka Xavier, D. Narmadha, K. Martin Sagayam, A. Amir Anton Jone, Marc Pomplun, Hien Dang
2022 J jnl
J. Intell. Fuzzy Syst.
P. Elayaraja, Kumarganesh Sengottaiyan, K. Martin Sagayam, Hien Dang, Marc Pomplun
2022 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Ponnai Manogaran Ashok Kumar, L. Arun Raj, K. Martin Sagayam, N. Sree Ram
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Image Graph.
K. Martin Sagayam, A. Diana Andrushia, Ahona Ghosh, Omer Deperlioglu, Ahmed A. Elngar
2021 conf
ICFNDS
Trilok Bhattacharya, Pratul Patel, Junali Jasmine Jena, Biswaranjan Acharya, K. Martin Sagayam, Mohd Helmy Abd Wahab, Radzi Ambar
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