Kashif Shaheed

21 papers Journal 19Unranked 2
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Inam Ullah, Sumaira Hussain, Shahid Ali Khan, Mukhtiar Khan, Kashif Shaheed, Muhammad Qasim Khan, Irfan Ali Khan
2024 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Kashif Shaheed, Imran Qureshi
2024 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Kashif Shaheed, Qasiar Abbas, Munish Kumar
2024 J jnl
J. King Saud Univ. Comput. Inf. Sci.
Inam Ullah, Sumaira Hussain, Kashif Shaheed, Wajid Ali, Shahid Ali Khan, Yilong Yin, Yuling Ma
2024 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Kashif Shaheed, Piotr Szczuko, Munish Kumar, Imran Qureshi, Qaisar Abbas, Ihsan Ullah
2024 conf
ISD
Kashif Shaheed, Piotr Szczuko, Inam Ullah, Hammed Adeleye Mojeed, Abdullateef Oluwagbemiga Balogun, Luiz Fernando Capretz
2023 J jnl
Sci. China Inf. Sci.
Sumaira Hussain, Xiaoming Xi, Inam Ullah, Syeda Wajiha Naim, Kashif Shaheed, Cuihuan Tian, Yilong Yin
2023 J jnl
Sensors
Kashif Shaheed, Imran Qureshi, Fakhar Abbas, Sohail Jabbar, Qaisar Abbas, Hafsa Ahmad, Muhammad Zaheer Sajid
2023 J jnl
J. Cloud Comput.
Abdul Haseeb Nizamani, Zhigang Chen, Ahsan Ahmed Nizamani, Kashif Shaheed
2023 J jnl
Inf. Fusion
Imran Qureshi, Junhua Yan, Qaisar Abbas, Kashif Shaheed, Awais Bin Riaz, Abdul Wahid, Muhammad Waseem Jan Khan, Piotr Szczuko
2022 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Medicine
Sumaira Hussain, Xiaoming Xi, Inam Ullah, Syed Azeem Inam, Farah Naz, Kashif Shaheed, Syed Asif Ali, Cuihuan Tian
2022 J jnl
Sensors
Inam Ullah, Muwei Jian, Kashif Shaheed, Sumaira Hussain, Yuling Ma, Lixian Xu, Khan Muhammad
2022 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Kashif Shaheed, Aihua Mao, Imran Qureshi, Munish Kumar, Sumaira Hussain, Inam Ullah, Xingming Zhang
2022 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Kashif Shaheed, Aihua Mao, Imran Qureshi, Qaisar Abbas, Munish Kumar, Xingming Zhang
2022 J jnl
Inf. Fusion
Kashif Shaheed, Aihua Mao, Imran Qureshi, Munish Kumar, Sumaira Hussain, Xingming Zhang
2021 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Jie Guo, Xiushan Nie, Yuling Ma, Kashif Shaheed, Inam Ullah, Yilong Yin
2021 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Inam Ullah, Muwei Jian, Sumaira Hussain, Jie Guo, Li Lian, Hui Yu, Kashif Shaheed, Yilong Yin
2019 J jnl
Algorithms
Imran Qureshi, Jun Ma, Kashif Shaheed
2019 J jnl
Sci. China Inf. Sci.
Yuling Ma, Chaoran Cui, Xiushan Nie, Gongping Yang, Kashif Shaheed, Yilong Yin
2018 J jnl
Inf.
Kashif Shaheed, Hangang Liu, Gongping Yang, Imran Qureshi, Jie Gou, Yilong Yin
2018 conf
SPAC
Kashif Shaheed, Lu Yang, Gongping Yang, Imran Qureshi, Yilong Yin
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_manifest.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_manifest.py python
import inspect
import json
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 APKManifest, APKManifestComponent


class APKManifestExtractor(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.manifest = None
        self.components = []
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _is_component_exported(self, component_type, component_name):
        """Determine if a component is exported.

        Pre-API 31: exported is implicitly True if intent filters exist.
        API 31+: android:exported must be explicit; default is False.
        """
        try:
            exported_attr = None
            # Try to get the exported attribute directly from the XML
            axml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_xml()
            if axml is not None:
                for node in axml.getElementsByTagName(component_type):
                    name = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "name"
                    )
                    if name == component_name:
                        exported_attr = node.getAttributeNS(
                            "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "exported"
                        )
                        break
        except Exception:
            exported_attr = None

        if exported_attr == "true":
            return True
        if exported_attr == "false":
            return False

        # If not explicitly set, check for intent filters (pre-API 31 behavior)
        try:
            intent_filters = self.apk.get_intent_filters(component_type, component_name)
            if intent_filters:
                actions = intent_filters.get("action", [])
                if actions:
                    return True
        except Exception:
            pass

        return False

    def _get_intent_filters_for_component(self, component_type, component_name):
        """Get intent filters for a specific component."""
        actions = []
        categories = []
        try:
            intent_filters = self.apk.get_intent_filters(component_type, component_name)
            if intent_filters:
                actions = intent_filters.get("action", [])
                categories = intent_filters.get("category", [])
        except Exception:
            pass
        return actions, categories

    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 manifest 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

        activities = self._safe_extract(
            "activities", lambda: list(self.apk.get_activities() or []), []
        )
        services = self._safe_extract(
            "services", lambda: list(self.apk.get_services() or []), []
        )
        receivers = self._safe_extract(
            "receivers", lambda: list(self.apk.get_receivers() or []), []
        )
        providers = self._safe_extract(
            "providers", lambda: list(self.apk.get_providers() or []), []
        )

        # Build component list with intent filter info
        self.components = []
        all_actions = set()
        all_categories = set()
        exported_components = []

        component_map = [
            ("activity", activities),
            ("service", services),
            ("receiver", receivers),
            ("provider", providers),
        ]

        for comp_type, comp_list in component_map:
            for comp_name in comp_list:
                try:
                    is_exported = self._is_component_exported(comp_type, comp_name)
                    actions, categories = self._get_intent_filters_for_component(
                        comp_type, comp_name
                    )
                    all_actions.update(actions)
                    all_categories.update(categories)
                    if is_exported:
                        exported_components.append(comp_name)

                    self.components.append(APKManifestComponent(
                        component_type=comp_type,
                        class_name=comp_name,
                        is_exported=is_exported,
                        intent_actions=list(actions),
                        intent_categories=list(categories),
                    ))
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(
                        f"Error processing component '{comp_name}' for "
                        f"{self.hash.sha256}: {e}"
                    )
                    # Still add the component with minimal info
                    self.components.append(APKManifestComponent(
                        component_type=comp_type,
                        class_name=comp_name,
                        is_exported=False,
                        intent_actions=[],
                        intent_categories=[],
                    ))

        # Uses-feature
        uses_features = []
        try:
            uses_features = list(self.apk.get_features() or [])
        except Exception:
            pass

        # Meta-data
        meta_data = None
        try:
            axml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_xml()
            if axml is not None:
                md = {}
                for node in axml.getElementsByTagName("meta-data"):
                    name = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "name"
                    )
                    value = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "value"
                    )
                    resource = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "resource"
                    )
                    if name:
                        md[name] = value or resource or ""
                if md:
                    meta_data = md
        except Exception:
            pass

        # Full manifest XML
        manifest_xml = None
        try:
            axml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_xml()
            if axml is not None:
                manifest_xml = axml.toxml()
        except Exception:
            try:
                manifest_xml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_axml().get_xml()
                if isinstance(manifest_xml, bytes):
                    manifest_xml = manifest_xml.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
            except Exception:
                pass

        self.manifest = APKManifest(
            activity_count=len(activities),
            service_count=len(services),
            receiver_count=len(receivers),
            provider_count=len(providers),
            activities=activities,
            services=services,
            receivers=receivers,
            providers=providers,
            exported_components=exported_components,
            intent_filters_by_action=sorted(all_actions),
            intent_filters_by_category=sorted(all_categories),
            uses_features=uses_features,
            meta_data=meta_data,
            manifest_xml=manifest_xml,
        )
        return self.manifest

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

            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            m = self.manifest

            # Components table (one row per component)
            components_data = []
            for comp in self.components:
                components_data.append([
                    self.sha256,
                    comp.component_type,
                    comp.class_name,
                    int(comp.is_exported),
                    comp.intent_actions,
                    comp.intent_categories,
                    current_time,
                ])

            # Manifest summary table (one row per APK)
            manifest_data = [[
                self.sha256,
                m.activity_count,
                m.service_count,
                m.receiver_count,
                m.provider_count,
                m.intent_filters_by_action,
                m.intent_filters_by_category,
                m.uses_features,
                m.manifest_xml,
                current_time,
            ]]

            return {
                'multi_table': True,
                'manifest': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_manifest',
                    'data': manifest_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256',
                        'activity_count', 'service_count', 'receiver_count', 'provider_count',
                        'intent_filters_by_action', 'intent_filters_by_category',
                        'uses_features', 'manifest_xml', 'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)',
                        'UInt16', 'UInt16', 'UInt16', 'UInt16',
                        'Array(String)', 'Array(String)',
                        'Array(String)', 'Nullable(String)',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
                'components': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_components',
                    'data': components_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'component_type', 'class_name', 'is_exported',
                        'intent_actions', 'intent_categories', 'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'LowCardinality(String)', 'String', 'UInt8',
                        'Array(String)', 'Array(String)',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
            }

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