Mahmood Fazlali

39 papers C 3Journal 27Unranked 9
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Mohammadnavid Ghader, Saeed Reza Kheradpisheh, Bahareh J. Farahani, Mahmood Fazlali
2025 J jnl
Comput. Electr. Eng.
Mahmood Fazlali, Mina Mirhosseini, Mahdi Movahedian Moghaddam, Somayeh Timarchi
2024 J jnl
J. King Saud Univ. Comput. Inf. Sci.
Mehdi Hosseinzadeh, Jawad Tanveer, Amir Masoud Rahmani, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Efat Yousefpoor, Mohammad Sadegh Yousefpoor, Aso Mohammad Darwesh, Sang-Woong Lee, Mahmood Fazlali
2024 conf
COINS
Mohammadnavid Ghader, Saeed Reza Kheradpisheh, Bahareh J. Farahani, Mahmood Fazlali
2024 J jnl
Array
Aklil Zenebe Kiflay, Athanasios Tsokanos, Mahmood Fazlali, Raimund Kirner
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Parallel Distributed Syst.
Fatemeh Elahi, Mahmood Fazlali, Hadi Tabatabaee Malazi, Mehdi Elahi
2024 conf
COINS
Paul Tiemeijer, Mahyar Shahsavari, Mahmood Fazlali
2023 J jnl
J. Supercomput.
Mina Mirhosseini, Mahmood Fazlali, Mohammad K. Fallah, Jeong-A Lee
2023 J jnl
Computing
Mohammad K. Fallah, Mahmood Fazlali, Masoud Daneshtalab
2023 conf
COINS
Mohammadnavid Ghader, Bahar J. Farahani, Zahra Rezvani, Mahyar Shahsavari, Mahmood Fazlali
2023 J jnl
IEEE Access
Mohammad Mehdi Gilanian Sadeghi, Somayeh Timarchi, Mahmood Fazlali
2023 conf
COINS
Mahmood Fazlali, Amirhossein Alihoseini, Ebrahim Zarei, Myasar Tabani, Seyedali Pourmoafi
2022 conf
COINS
Habib Irani, Fatemeh Elahi, Mahmood Fazlali, Mahyar Shahsavari, Bahareh J. Farahani
2021 J jnl
J. Supercomput.
Maryam Mohammadi, Mahmood Fazlali, Mehdi Hosseinzadeh
2021 J jnl
Comput. Electr. Eng.
Mina Mirhosseini, Mahmood Fazlali, Hadi Tabatabaee Malazi, Sayyed Kamyar Izadi, Hossein Nezamabadi-pour
2021 J jnl
Parallel Comput.
Mohammad K. Fallah, Mahmood Fazlali
2020 J jnl
J. Inf. Process.
Neda Gholami, Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi, Andrew Adamatzky, Antonio Rueda-Toicen, Hector Zenil, Mahmood Fazlali, David Masip
2020 C conf
PDP
Mohammad K. Fallah, Mina Mirhosseini, Mahmood Fazlali, Masoud Daneshtalab
2019 J jnl
Int. J. Parallel Emergent Distributed Syst.
Mahmood Fazlali, Mohammad K. Fallah, Naemeh Hosseinpour, Ali Katanforoush
2019 J jnl
J. Supercomput.
Saeideh Kabirirad, Mahmood Fazlali, Ziba Eslami
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Mahmood Fazlali, Sara Moazezi Eftekhar, Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi, Hadi Tabatabaee Malazi, Masoud Nosrati
2018 J jnl
Int. J. Web Inf. Syst.
Masoud Nosrati, Mahmood Fazlali
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Neda Gholami, Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi, Mahmood Fazlali, Antonio Rueda-Toicen, Hector Zenil, Andrew Adamatzky
2017 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi, Mohamad Sourizaei, Mahmood Fazlali, Omid Talaee, Hossein Samadyar, Jamshid Shanbehzadeh
2017 J jnl
Microprocess. Microsystems
Mahmood Fazlali, Ehsan Moradi, Hadi Tabatabaee Malazi
2016 J jnl
Int. J. Inf. Secur. Priv.
Mahmood Fazlali, Peyman Khodamoradi, Farhad Mardukhi, Masoud Nosrati, Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi
2016 J jnl
Microprocess. Microsystems
Fazeleh Sadat Kazemian, Mahmood Fazlali, Ali Katanforoush, Mojtaba Rezvani
2015 J jnl
Microprocess. Microsystems
Mahmood Fazlali, Hadi Valikhani, Somayeh Timarchi, Hadi Tabatabaee Malazi
2014 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi, Mahmood Fazlali, Jamshid Shanbehzadeh
2013 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Mohammad Aghaahmadi, Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi, Azam Bastanfard, Mahmood Fazlali
2013 C conf
VLSI-SoC
Somayeh Timarchi, Maryam Saremi, Mahmood Fazlali, Georgi Gaydadjiev
2012 J jnl
J. Supercomput.
Mahmood Fazlali, Ali Zakerolhosseini, Georgi Gaydadjiev
2012 J jnl
IET Comput. Digit. Tech.
Somayeh Timarchi, Mahmood Fazlali
2010 conf
ARC
Mahmood Fazlali, Ali Zakerolhosseini, Georgi Gaydadjiev
2010 C conf
ICCD
Somayeh Timarchi, Mahmood Fazlali, Sorin Dan Cotofana
2010 J jnl
J. Syst. Archit.
Mahmood Fazlali, Mojtaba Sabeghi, Ali Zakerolhosseini, Koen Bertels
2009 conf
ARC
Mahmood Fazlali, Mohammad K. Fallah, Mahdy Zolghadr, Ali Zakerolhosseini
2009 conf
ERSA
Mahmood Fazlali, Ali Zakerolhosseini, Mojtaba Sabeghi, Koen Bertels, Georgi Gaydadjiev
2006 conf
ICIT
Amir Kaivani, Ali Zakerolhosseini, Saeid Gorgin, Mahmood Fazlali
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_dex.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_dex.py python
import hashlib
import inspect
import json
from collections import Counter
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

import tlsh

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

# Sensitive API patterns categorized for malware analysis
SENSITIVE_API_CATEGORIES = {
    "reflection": [
        "Ljava/lang/reflect/Method;->invoke",
        "Ljava/lang/reflect/Field;->get",
        "Ljava/lang/reflect/Field;->set",
        "Ljava/lang/reflect/Constructor;->newInstance",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->forName",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->getMethod",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->getDeclaredMethod",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->getDeclaredField",
        "Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;->loadClass",
    ],
    "crypto": [
        "Ljavax/crypto/Cipher;->getInstance",
        "Ljavax/crypto/Cipher;->init",
        "Ljavax/crypto/spec/SecretKeySpec;-><init>",
        "Ljavax/crypto/spec/IvParameterSpec;-><init>",
        "Ljava/security/MessageDigest;->getInstance",
        "Ljava/security/KeyStore;->getInstance",
        "Ljavax/crypto/Mac;->getInstance",
    ],
    "dynamic_loading": [
        "Ldalvik/system/DexClassLoader;-><init>",
        "Ldalvik/system/PathClassLoader;-><init>",
        "Ldalvik/system/InMemoryDexClassLoader;-><init>",
        "Ldalvik/system/BaseDexClassLoader;-><init>",
        "Ljava/lang/Runtime;->exec",
        "Ljava/lang/ProcessBuilder;->start",
    ],
    "telephony": [
        "Landroid/telephony/TelephonyManager;->getDeviceId",
        "Landroid/telephony/TelephonyManager;->getSubscriberId",
        "Landroid/telephony/TelephonyManager;->getLine1Number",
        "Landroid/telephony/TelephonyManager;->getSimSerialNumber",
        "Landroid/telephony/TelephonyManager;->getNetworkOperator",
        "Landroid/telephony/TelephonyManager;->getSimOperator",
    ],
    "sms": [
        "Landroid/telephony/SmsManager;->sendTextMessage",
        "Landroid/telephony/SmsManager;->sendMultipartTextMessage",
        "Landroid/telephony/SmsManager;->sendDataMessage",
    ],
    "network": [
        "Ljava/net/HttpURLConnection;->connect",
        "Ljava/net/URL;->openConnection",
        "Lokhttp3/OkHttpClient;-><init>",
        "Lokhttp3/Request$Builder;->build",
        "Lorg/apache/http/client/HttpClient;->execute",
        "Landroid/webkit/WebView;->loadUrl",
        "Landroid/webkit/WebView;->setWebViewClient",
    ],
    "native": [
        "Ljava/lang/System;->loadLibrary",
        "Ljava/lang/System;->load",
        "Ljava/lang/Runtime;->loadLibrary",
    ],
    "device_info": [
        "Landroid/os/Build;->FINGERPRINT",
        "Landroid/os/Build;->MODEL",
        "Landroid/os/Build;->MANUFACTURER",
        "Landroid/os/Build;->PRODUCT",
        "Landroid/os/Build;->BRAND",
        "Landroid/os/Build;->DEVICE",
        "Landroid/os/Build;->HARDWARE",
        "Landroid/os/Build;->SERIAL",
        "Landroid/os/Build$VERSION;->SDK_INT",
        "Landroid/provider/Settings$Secure;->getString",
    ],
    "file_io": [
        "Ljava/io/FileOutputStream;-><init>",
        "Ljava/io/FileInputStream;-><init>",
        "Landroid/content/SharedPreferences;->edit",
        "Landroid/database/sqlite/SQLiteDatabase;->execSQL",
        "Landroid/database/sqlite/SQLiteDatabase;->rawQuery",
    ],
    "ipc": [
        "Landroid/content/ContentResolver;->query",
        "Landroid/content/ContentResolver;->insert",
        "Landroid/content/ContentResolver;->delete",
        "Landroid/content/Intent;-><init>",
        "Landroid/content/Context;->sendBroadcast",
        "Landroid/content/Context;->startService",
        "Landroid/content/Context;->bindService",
    ],
}


class APKDexExtractor(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.dex_files = []
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _analyze_api_usage(self, dex):
        """Categorize sensitive API calls found in DEX bytecode."""
        api_usage = {cat: set() for cat in SENSITIVE_API_CATEGORIES}

        try:
            for method in dex.get_encoded_methods():
                code = method.get_code()
                if not code:
                    continue
                try:
                    bytecode = code.get_bc()
                    if not bytecode:
                        continue
                    for instruction in bytecode.get_instructions():
                        op_name = instruction.get_name()
                        if not op_name or not op_name.startswith("invoke"):
                            continue
                        output = instruction.get_output()
                        if not output:
                            continue
                        for category, patterns in SENSITIVE_API_CATEGORIES.items():
                            for pattern in patterns:
                                if pattern in output:
                                    api_usage[category].add(output.strip())
                                    break
                except Exception:
                    continue
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error analyzing API usage: {e}")

        # Convert sets to sorted lists
        return {cat: sorted(calls) for cat, calls in api_usage.items() if calls}

    def _compute_obfuscation_indicators(self, classes, methods):
        """Compute obfuscation indicators from class/method names."""
        class_names = []
        for cls in classes:
            try:
                name = cls.get_name()
                if name:
                    class_names.append(name)
            except Exception:
                continue

        method_names = []
        for m in methods:
            try:
                name = m.get_name()
                if name and name not in ("<init>", "<clinit>"):
                    method_names.append(name)
            except Exception:
                continue

        if not class_names:
            return None

        # Short class names: extract just the class part from Dalvik notation
        short_class = 0
        for n in class_names:
            simple = n.split("/")[-1].rstrip(";")
            if len(simple) <= 2:
                short_class += 1

        short_method = sum(1 for n in method_names if len(n) <= 2)

        return {
            "short_class_names_pct": round(short_class / max(len(class_names), 1), 4),
            "short_method_names_pct": round(short_method / max(len(method_names), 1), 4),
            "non_ascii_identifiers": sum(1 for n in class_names if not n.isascii()),
            "avg_class_name_length": round(
                sum(len(n) for n in class_names) / max(len(class_names), 1), 2
            ),
        }

    def _compute_top_packages(self, classes):
        """Compute top packages by class count."""
        package_counter = Counter()
        for cls in classes:
            try:
                name = cls.get_name()  # "Lcom/example/foo/Bar;"
                if not name:
                    continue
                parts = name[1:].replace("/", ".").rsplit(".", 1)
                if len(parts) > 1:
                    package = parts[0]
                else:
                    package = "(default)"
                package_counter[package] += 1
            except Exception:
                continue

        return [
            {"package": pkg, "class_count": count}
            for pkg, count in package_counter.most_common(20)
        ]

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

        from androguard.core.dex import DEX

        try:
            dex_names = list(self.apk.get_dex_names() or [])
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error getting DEX names for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            dex_names = []

        try:
            dex_buffers = list(self.apk.get_all_dex() or [])
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error getting DEX buffers for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            return None

        if not dex_buffers:
            self.log.debug("No DEX files found in APK")
            return None

        self.dex_files = []
        for i, dex_data in enumerate(dex_buffers):
            dex_name = dex_names[i] if i < len(dex_names) else f"classes{i}.dex"

            dex_sha256 = hashlib.sha256(dex_data).hexdigest()
            dex_tlsh = None
            if len(dex_data) >= 50:
                try:
                    dex_tlsh = tlsh.hash(dex_data) or None
                except Exception:
                    pass

            try:
                d = DEX(dex_data)
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Failed to parse DEX {dex_name}: {e}")
                continue

            try:
                classes = list(d.get_classes() or [])
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Error getting classes from {dex_name}: {e}")
                classes = []
            try:
                methods = list(d.get_methods() or [])
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Error getting methods from {dex_name}: {e}")
                methods = []
            try:
                strings = list(d.get_strings() or [])
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Error getting strings from {dex_name}: {e}")
                strings = []

            try:
                top_packages = self._compute_top_packages(classes)
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Error computing top packages for {dex_name}: {e}")
                top_packages = []
            try:
                api_usage = self._analyze_api_usage(d)
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Error analyzing API usage for {dex_name}: {e}")
                api_usage = {}
            try:
                obfuscation_indicators = self._compute_obfuscation_indicators(classes, methods)
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Error computing obfuscation indicators for {dex_name}: {e}")
                obfuscation_indicators = None

            self.dex_files.append(APKDexFile(
                filename=dex_name,
                sha256=dex_sha256,
                class_count=len(classes),
                method_count=len(methods),
                string_count=len(strings),
                tlsh=dex_tlsh,
                top_packages=top_packages,
                api_usage=api_usage if api_usage else None,
                obfuscation_indicators=obfuscation_indicators,
            ))

        return self.dex_files if self.dex_files else None

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

            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            # DEX table: one row per DEX file
            dex_data = []
            for dex in self.dex_files:
                dex_data.append([
                    self.sha256,
                    dex.sha256,
                    dex.filename,
                    dex.tlsh,
                    dex.class_count,
                    dex.method_count,
                    dex.string_count,
                    json.dumps(dex.top_packages) if dex.top_packages else None,
                    json.dumps(dex.obfuscation_indicators) if dex.obfuscation_indicators else None,
                    current_time,
                ])

            # API usage table: one row per category per DEX
            api_data = []
            for dex in self.dex_files:
                if dex.api_usage:
                    for category, api_calls in dex.api_usage.items():
                        api_data.append([
                            self.sha256,
                            dex.sha256,
                            category,
                            api_calls,
                            current_time,
                        ])

            return {
                'multi_table': True,
                'dex': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_dex',
                    'data': dex_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'dex_sha256', 'dex_filename', 'dex_tlsh',
                        'dex_class_count', 'dex_method_count', 'dex_string_count',
                        'dex_top_packages', 'dex_obfuscation_indicators',
                        'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(64)', 'String', 'Nullable(String)',
                        'UInt32', 'UInt32', 'UInt32',
                        'Nullable(String)', 'Nullable(String)',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
                'api_usage': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_dex_api_usage',
                    'data': api_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'dex_sha256', 'api_category',
                        'api_calls', 'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(64)', 'LowCardinality(String)',
                        'Array(String)', "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
            }

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