Kamran Ahsan

16 papers Journal 12Unranked 4
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2022 J jnl
EAI Endorsed Trans. Scalable Inf. Syst.
Osama Rehman, Asiya M. Al-Busaidi, Sohaib Ahmed, Kamran Ahsan
2021 J jnl
Wirel. Commun. Mob. Comput.
Muhammad Fahad Mukhtar, Muhammad Shiraz, Qaisar Shaheen, Kamran Ahsan, Rizwan Akhtar, Chang-da Wang
2020 J jnl
IEEE Access
Sarwat Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Kamran Ahsan, Muhammad Azhar Hussain, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Shiraz, Mohammed Hamdi, Abdullah Alghamdi
2019 J jnl
IEEE Access
Kamran Ahsan, Sana Irshad, Muhammad Abid Khan, Sana Ullah, Sarwat Iqbal, Muhammad Saeed, Sohaib Ahmed, Osama Rehman
2019 J jnl
Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud.
Muhammad Azhar Hussain, Kamran Ahsan, Sarwat Iqbal, Adnan Nadeem
2015 J jnl
Comput. Networks
Adnan Nadeem, Muhammad Azhar Hussain, Obaidullah Owais Khan, Abdul Salam, Sarwat Iqbal, Kamran Ahsan
2014 J jnl
Int. J. E Serv. Mob. Appl.
Obaidullah Owais Khan, Kamran Ahsan, Abdul Salam
2013 J jnl
Int. J. Mob. Learn. Organisation
Kamran Ahsan, Obaidullah Owais Khan, Abdul Salam
2012 J jnl
J. Univers. Comput. Sci.
Nadeem Mahmood, S. M. Aqil Burney, Kamran Ahsan
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Nadeem Mahmood, S. M. Aqil Burney, Kamran Ahsan
2010 conf
ITNG
Kamran Ahsan, Hanifa Shah, Paul Kingston
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Khawar Hameed, Kamran Ahsan, Weijun Yang
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Kamran Ahsan, Hanifa Shah, Paul Kingston
2009 conf
AMCIS
Kamran Ahsan, Paul Kingston, Hanifa Shah
2009 conf
ITNG
Kamran Ahsan, Hanifa Shah, Paul Kingston
2003 conf
RSFDGrC
Haroon A. Babri, Yan Qiu Chen, Kamran Ahsan
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_features.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_features.py python
import inspect
import zipfile
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.apk_extractor import APKExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import APKFeatures


class APKFeaturesExtractor(APKExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self, filepath, log, exporters=None, index_prefix=None,
        known_benign=False, known_malicious=False,
        apk=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath, log, exporters, index_prefix,
            known_benign, known_malicious, apk,
        )
        self.apk_features = None
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.APK_FEATURES.value

    def _extract_zip_timestamps(self):
        """Extract earliest and latest content modification from ZIP entries."""
        earliest = None
        latest = None
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if zf:
                with zf:
                    for info in zf.infolist():
                        try:
                            dt = datetime(*info.date_time)
                            if earliest is None or dt < earliest:
                                earliest = dt
                            if latest is None or dt > latest:
                                latest = dt
                        except (ValueError, TypeError):
                            continue
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error extracting ZIP timestamps: {e}")
        return (
            earliest.isoformat() if earliest else None,
            latest.isoformat() if latest else None,
        )

    def _extract_supported_abis(self):
        """Determine supported ABIs from lib/ directory."""
        abis = set()
        for f in self._list_files():
            if f.startswith("lib/") and f.endswith(".so"):
                parts = f.split("/")
                if len(parts) >= 3:
                    abis.add(parts[1])
        return sorted(abis)

    def _count_dex_files(self):
        """Count DEX files and compute total size."""
        dex_count = 0
        total_size = 0
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if zf:
                with zf:
                    for info in zf.infolist():
                        if info.filename.endswith(".dex"):
                            dex_count += 1
                            total_size += info.file_size
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error counting DEX files: {e}")
        return dex_count, total_size

    def _check_embedded_apk(self):
        """Check if the archive contains nested APK files."""
        for f in self._list_files():
            if f.lower().endswith(".apk"):
                return True
        return False

    def _safe_extract(self, field_name, func, default=None):
        """Extract a single field, logging and returning default on failure."""
        try:
            return func()
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(
                f"Error extracting APK field '{field_name}' for "
                f"{self.hash.sha256}: {e}"
            )
            return default

    def extract(self):
        if not self._is_valid_apk():
            self.log.error(f"Invalid APK for {self.hash.sha256}")
            return None

        package_name = self._safe_extract(
            "package_name", lambda: self.apk.get_package()
        )
        app_name = self._safe_extract(
            "app_name", lambda: self.apk.get_app_name()
        )

        def _get_version_code():
            try:
                return int(self.apk.get_androidversion_code() or 0)
            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                return 0

        version_code = self._safe_extract("version_code", _get_version_code)
        version_name = self._safe_extract(
            "version_name", lambda: self.apk.get_androidversion_name()
        )

        def _get_sdk(getter):
            val = getter()
            return int(val) if val else None

        min_sdk = self._safe_extract(
            "min_sdk_version", lambda: _get_sdk(self.apk.get_min_sdk_version)
        )
        target_sdk = self._safe_extract(
            "target_sdk_version", lambda: _get_sdk(self.apk.get_target_sdk_version)
        )
        compile_sdk = self._safe_extract(
            "compile_sdk_version",
            lambda: _get_sdk(self.apk.get_effective_target_sdk_version),
        )

        main_activity = self._safe_extract(
            "main_activity", lambda: self.apk.get_main_activity()
        )

        is_debuggable = self._safe_extract(
            "is_debuggable",
            lambda: self.apk.get_attribute_value(
                "application", "debuggable"
            ) == "true",
            False,
        )
        allow_backup = self._safe_extract(
            "allow_backup",
            lambda: self.apk.get_attribute_value(
                "application", "allowBackup"
            ) != "false",
            True,
        )
        uses_cleartext = self._safe_extract(
            "uses_cleartext_traffic",
            lambda: self.apk.get_attribute_value(
                "application", "usesCleartextTraffic"
            ) == "true",
            False,
        )

        supported_abis = self._safe_extract(
            "supported_abis", self._extract_supported_abis, []
        )
        dex_count, total_dex_size = self._safe_extract(
            "dex_files", self._count_dex_files, (0, 0)
        )
        all_files = self._safe_extract("file_list", self._list_files, [])
        total_file_count = len(all_files)
        has_native_code = any(
            f.startswith("lib/") and f.endswith(".so") for f in all_files
        )
        has_assets = any(f.startswith("assets/") for f in all_files)
        contains_embedded_apk = self._safe_extract(
            "contains_embedded_apk", self._check_embedded_apk, False
        )

        uses_libraries = self._safe_extract(
            "uses_libraries",
            lambda: list(self.apk.get_libraries() or []),
            [],
        )

        earliest_mod, latest_mod = self._safe_extract(
            "zip_timestamps", self._extract_zip_timestamps, (None, None)
        )

        self.apk_features = APKFeatures(
            package_name=package_name,
            app_name=app_name,
            version_code=version_code,
            version_name=version_name,
            min_sdk_version=min_sdk,
            target_sdk_version=target_sdk,
            compile_sdk_version=compile_sdk,
            main_activity=main_activity,
            is_debuggable=is_debuggable,
            allow_backup=allow_backup,
            uses_cleartext_traffic=uses_cleartext,
            supported_abis=supported_abis,
            dex_count=dex_count,
            total_dex_size=total_dex_size,
            total_file_count=total_file_count,
            has_native_code=has_native_code,
            has_assets=has_assets,
            uses_libraries=uses_libraries,
            earliest_content_modification=earliest_mod,
            latest_content_modification=latest_mod,
            contains_embedded_apk=contains_embedded_apk,
        )
        return self.apk_features

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            if not self.apk_features:
                return None

            f = self.apk_features
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                f.package_name,
                f.app_name,
                f.version_code,
                f.version_name,
                f.min_sdk_version,
                f.target_sdk_version,
                f.compile_sdk_version,
                f.main_activity,
                int(f.is_debuggable),
                int(f.allow_backup),
                int(f.uses_cleartext_traffic),
                f.supported_abis,
                f.dex_count,
                f.total_dex_size,
                f.total_file_count,
                int(f.has_native_code),
                int(f.has_assets),
                f.uses_libraries,
                f.earliest_content_modification,
                f.latest_content_modification,
                int(f.contains_embedded_apk),
                current_time,
            ]]

            column_names = [
                "sha256",
                "package_name", "app_name", "version_code", "version_name",
                "min_sdk_version", "target_sdk_version", "compile_sdk_version",
                "main_activity",
                "is_debuggable", "allow_backup", "uses_cleartext_traffic",
                "supported_abis",
                "dex_count", "total_dex_size", "total_file_count",
                "has_native_code", "has_assets",
                "uses_libraries",
                "earliest_content_modification", "latest_content_modification",
                "contains_embedded_apk",
                "analysis_date",
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                "FixedString(64)",
                "Nullable(String)", "Nullable(String)", "Nullable(UInt32)", "Nullable(String)",
                "Nullable(UInt16)", "Nullable(UInt16)", "Nullable(UInt16)",
                "Nullable(String)",
                "UInt8", "UInt8", "UInt8",
                "Array(String)",
                "UInt16", "UInt64", "UInt32",
                "UInt8", "UInt8",
                "Array(String)",
                "Nullable(String)", "Nullable(String)",
                "UInt8",
                "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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