Kaiguang Zhu

16 papers Journal 16
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens.
Baiyi Yang, Kaiguang Zhu, Ting Wang, Donghua Zhang, Wenqi Chen, Yiqun Zhang, Pu Wang, Yuqi Cheng
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens.
Yiqun Zhang, Kaiguang Zhu, Dedalo Marchetti, Donghua Zhang, Mengxuan Fan, Ting Wang, Hanshuo Zhang, Wenqi Chen, Baiyi Yang, Yuqi Cheng
2024 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Dedalo Marchetti, Yunbin Yuan, Kaiguang Zhu
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens.
Mengxuan Fan, Kaiguang Zhu, Angelo De Santis, Dedalo Marchetti, Gianfranco Cianchini, Ting Wang, Yiqun Zhang, Donghua Zhang, Yuqi Cheng
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Kaiguang Zhu, Tianjiao Fan, Cong Peng, Yang Yang
2023 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Yiqun Zhang, Ting Wang, Wenqi Chen, Kaiguang Zhu, Dedalo Marchetti, Yuqi Cheng, Mengxuan Fan, Siyu Wang, Jiami Wen, Donghua Zhang, Hanshuo Zhang
2023 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Dedalo Marchetti, Kaiguang Zhu, Laura Marchetti, Yiqun Zhang, Wenqi Chen, Yuqi Cheng, Mengxuan Fan, Siyu Wang, Ting Wang, Jiami Wen, Donghua Zhang, Hanshuo Zhang
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens.
Mengxuan Fan, Kaiguang Zhu, Angelo De Santis, Dedalo Marchetti, Gianfranco Cianchini, Alessandro Piscini, Xiaodan He, Jiami Wen, Ting Wang, Yiqun Zhang, Yuqi Cheng
2022 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Dedalo Marchetti, Kaiguang Zhu, Hanshuo Zhang, Zhima Zeren, Rui Yan, Xuhui Shen, Wenqi Chen, Yuqi Cheng, Xiaodan He, Ting Wang, Jiami Wen, Donghua Zhang, Yiqun Zhang
2022 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Dedalo Marchetti, Angelo De Santis, Saioa A. Campuzano, Kaiguang Zhu, Maurizio Soldani, Serena D'Arcangelo, Martina Orlando, Ting Wang, Gianfranco Cianchini, Domenico Di Mauro, Alessandro Ippolito, Adriano Nardi, Dario Sabbagh, Wenqi Chen, Xiaodan He, Xuhui Shen, Jiami Wen, Donghua Zhang, Hanshuo Zhang, Yiqun Zhang, Zhima Zeren
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Zining Yu, Kaiguang Zhu, Katsumi Hattori, Chengquan Chi, Mengxuan Fan, Xiaodan He
2021 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Zining Yu, Katsumi Hattori, Kaiguang Zhu, Mengxuan Fan, Dedalo Marchetti, Xiaodan He, Chengquan Chi
2020 J jnl
Entropy
Zining Yu, Katsumi Hattori, Kaiguang Zhu, Chengquan Chi, Mengxuan Fan, Xiaodan He
2019 J jnl
IEEE Access
Chengquan Chi, Kaiguang Zhu, Zining Yu, Mengxuan Fan, Kaiyan Li, Huihui Sun
2019 J jnl
IEEE Access
Kaiguang Zhu, Kaiyan Li, Mengxuan Fan, Chengquan Chi, Zining Yu
2016 J jnl
Sensors
Chen Chen, Fei Liu, Jun Lin, Kaiguang Zhu, Yanzhang Wang
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