Mahzabeen Emu

28 papers B 2C 2Misc 1Journal 11Unranked 12
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Huixiang Zhang, Mahzabeen Emu
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Huixiang Zhang, Mahzabeen Emu, Octavia A. Dobre
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Huixiang Zhang, Mahzabeen Emu
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Huixiang Zhang, Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury
2025 J jnl
IEEE Open J. Comput. Soc.
Mahzabeen Emu, Taufiq Rahman, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Huixiang Zhang, Mahzabeen Emu
2024 conf
AIware
Mahzabeen Emu, Tasnim Ahmed, Salimur Choudhury
2024 Misc conf
QCE
Mahzabeen Emu, Taufiq Rahman, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2024 conf
DRCN
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Netw. Serv. Manag.
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2024 J jnl
IEEE Open J. Commun. Soc.
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2023 conf
SSCI
Mahzabeen Emu, Md Yeakub Hassan, Zubair Md Fadlullah, Salimur Choudhury
2023 conf
ICC
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2023 B conf
NetSoft
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2022 C conf
ICORES
Md Yeakub Hassan, Mahzabeen Emu, Zubair Md Fadlullah, Salimur Choudhury
2022 conf
CAMAD
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa
2022 conf
WI/IAT
Xing Tan, Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury
2021 conf
ICC
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury
2021 J jnl
IEEE Open J. Comput. Soc.
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury
2021 conf
CCNC
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury
2021 conf
ICCS (1)
Mahzabeen Emu, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Vijay Mago, Salimur Choudhury
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Mahzabeen Emu, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Vijay Mago, Salimur Choudhury
2020 conf
EMBC
Mahzabeen Emu, Farjana Bintay Kamal, Salimur Choudhury, Thiago Eustaquio Alves de Oliveira
2020 B conf
CNSM
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury
2020 conf
ICCA
Nafiul Nawjis, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Mahzabeen Emu
2020 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things Mag.
Mahzabeen Emu, Salimur Choudhury
2020 conf
ICC Workshops
Mahzabeen Emu, Peizhi Yan, Salimur Choudhury
2019 C conf
IJCCI
Sadman Sakib, Mahzabeen Emu, Syed Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury, Mohammad Shafiul Alam
redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_inconsistency_tests.py
← Index redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_inconsistency_tests.py python
import inspect
from redb.ext.spoof_check import (
    Result,
    checksum_test,
    duplicate_test,
    import_count_test,
    linker_test,
)
from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.pe_extractor import PEExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import (
    DotNetInconsistencyTests,
    PEInconsistencyTests,
)
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any


class PEInconstistencyTestsExtractor(PEExtractor):
    """Collection of functions to perform features inconsistency tests

    A Test where the result is True means that there is an inconsistency.
    At the moments it runs a series of inconsistency tests on PE metadata from
    - spoof_check
    - pescanner
    - dotnetfile
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        pe=None,
        dotnet=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            pe,
        )
        self.dotnet = dotnet if dotnet else None
        self.pe_inconsistency_tests = None
        self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-pe_inconsistency_tests"

    def tag(self):
        return [Tag.PE_INCONSISTENCY_TESTS.value, Tag.DOTNET_INCONSISTENCY_TESTS.value]

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        tests_performed = False

        # Handle PE rich header tests
        try:
            rich_header = self.pe.parse_rich_header()
            if rich_header:
                self.pe_inconsistency_tests = PEInconsistencyTests(
                    test_rich_header_checksum=checksum_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_duplicate=duplicate_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_linker=linker_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_import_count=import_count_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                )
                tests_performed = True
            else:
                self.pe_inconsistency_tests = PEInconsistencyTests(
                    test_rich_header_checksum=None,
                    test_rich_header_duplicate=None,
                    test_rich_header_linker=None,
                    test_rich_header_import_count=None,
                )
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error processing rich header tests for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            self.pe_inconsistency_tests = None

            # self.export_to_elastic([self.pe_inconsistency_tests])

        # Handle .NET tests
        try:
            if self._check_dotnet():
                if not self.dotnet:
                    self.dotnet, self.error = self._generate_dotnetfile_object()
                if self.error:
                    self.log.error(f"Error generating .NET object {self.hash.sha256}: {self.error}")
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = DotNetInconsistencyTests(
                    test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.is_dotnet_data_directory_hidden,
                    test_dotnet_extra_data=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_metadata_table_extra_data,
                    test_dotnet_fake_types=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_self_referenced_typeref_entries,
                    test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_typeref_entries,
                    test_dotnet_fake_datastreams=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_fake_data_streams,
                    test_dotnet_extra_module_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.module_table_has_multiple_rows,
                    test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.assembly_table_has_multiple_rows,
                    test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_strings_stream_entries,
                    test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_mixed_case_stream_names,
                    test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_methoddef_entries,
                    test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_max_len_exceeding_strings,
                )
                tests_performed = True
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error processing .NET tests for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = None

        # self.export_to_elastic([self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests])

        # If no tests were performed, return False to skip database insertion
        if not tests_performed:
            self.log.info("No inconsistency tests were performed.")
            return False

        return True

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return [self.pe_inconsistency_tests, self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests]
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            # For PE tests: if no rich header (all True), store NULL instead
            has_rich_header = any([
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_checksum'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_duplicate'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_linker'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_import_count')
            ])
            
            pe_tests = [
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_checksum,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_duplicate,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_linker,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_import_count,
            ]
            
            # For .NET tests: if not a .NET file, store NULL instead of False
            dotnet_tests = [
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_data if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_fake_types if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_fake_datastreams if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_module_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
            ]
            
            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                self.md5,
                self.sha1,
                *pe_tests,
                *dotnet_tests,
                current_time
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                'test_rich_header_checksum', 'test_rich_header_duplicate', 'test_rich_header_linker', 'test_rich_header_import_count',
                'test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden', 'test_dotnet_extra_data',
                'test_dotnet_fake_types', 'test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref',
                'test_dotnet_fake_datastreams', 'test_dotnet_extra_module_table',
                'test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table', 'test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream',
                'test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case', 'test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table',
                'test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings', 'analysis_date'
            ]
            
            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            if not data:
                return None

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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