Nabeel Seedat

61 papers A* 17A 2Journal 39Unranked 3
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Yichi Zhang, Nabeel Seedat, Yinpeng Dong, Peng Cui, Jun Zhu, Mihaela van der Schaar
2025 conf
EMNLP (Industry Track)
Fangyi Yu, Nabeel Seedat, Drahomira Herrmannova, Frank Schilder, Jonathan Richard Schwarz
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Fangyi Yu, Nabeel Seedat, Dasha Herrmannova, Frank Schilder, Jonathan Richard Schwarz
2025 A* conf
ICML
Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2025 A* conf
ICLR
Jiashuo Liu, Nabeel Seedat, Peng Cui, Mihaela van der Schaar
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Andrew M. Bean, Nabeel Seedat, Shengzhuang Chen, Jonathan Richard Schwarz
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Evgeny Saveliev, Jiashuo Liu, Nabeel Seedat, Anders Boyd, Mihaela van der Schaar
2025 J jnl
J. Data-centric Mach. Learn. Res.
Evgeny Saveliev, Jiashuo Liu, Nabeel Seedat, Anders Boyd, Mihaela van der Schaar
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Jiashuo Liu, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A* conf
NeurIPS
Nicolás Astorga, Tennison Liu, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A* conf
NeurIPS
Paulius Rauba, Nabeel Seedat, Max Ruiz Luyten, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Paulius Rauba, Nabeel Seedat, Max Ruiz Luyten, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A* conf
ICML
Nabeel Seedat, Nicolas Huynh, Boris van Breugel, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A conf
AISTATS
Nicolas Huynh, Jeroen Berrevoets, Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Zhaozhi Qian, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nicolas Huynh, Jeroen Berrevoets, Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Zhaozhi Qian, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A* conf
ICLR
Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
npj Digit. Medicine
Lea Goetz, Nabeel Seedat, Robert Vandersluis, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A* conf
ICLR
Tennison Liu, Nicolás Astorga, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Tennison Liu, Nicolás Astorga, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
Frontiers Artif. Intell.
Hongshu Liu, Nabeel Seedat, Julia Ive
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Artif. Intell.
Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A* conf
ICML
Thomas Pouplin, Alan Jeffares, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Thomas Pouplin, Alan Jeffares, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 A* conf
NeurIPS
Paulius Rauba, Nabeel Seedat, Krzysztof Kacprzyk, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Paulius Rauba, Nabeel Seedat, Krzysztof Kacprzyk, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Medicine
Elisabeth R. M. Heremans, Nabeel Seedat, Bertien Buyse, Dries Testelmans, Mihaela van der Schaar, Maarten De Vos
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Caterina Tozzi, Andrea Hita Ardiaca, Mihaela van der Schaar, James Weatherall, Adam Taylor
2024 J jnl
J. Data-centric Mach. Learn. Res.
Hao Sun, Alex James Chan, Nabeel Seedat, Alihan Hüyük, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
J. Data-centric Mach. Learn. Res.
Nabeel Seedat, Nicolas Huynh, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Nicolas Huynh, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 A* conf
NeurIPS
Boris van Breugel, Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Boris van Breugel, Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Nicolas Huynh, Boris van Breugel, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 A* conf
ICML
Jeroen Berrevoets, Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 A conf
AISTATS
Nabeel Seedat, Alan Jeffares, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Alan Jeffares, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 A* conf
NeurIPS
Lasse Hansen, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar, Andrija Petrovic
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Lasse Hansen, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar, Andrija Petrovic
2023 A* conf
NeurIPS
Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Zhaozhi Qian, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Zhaozhi Qian, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Elisabeth R. M. Heremans, Nabeel Seedat, Bertien Buyse, Dries Testelmans, Mihaela van der Schaar, Maarten De Vos
2023 A* conf
NeurIPS
Hao Sun, Boris van Breugel, Jonathan Crabbé, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Hao Sun, Alex J. Chan, Nabeel Seedat, Alihan Hüyük, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 A* conf
ICML
Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Alexis Bellot, Zhaozhi Qian, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Alexis Bellot, Zhaozhi Qian, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Hao Sun, Boris van Breugel, Jonathan Crabbé, Nabeel Seedat, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 A* conf
NeurIPS
Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Ioana Bica, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Ioana Bica, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 A* conf
ICML
Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Jonathan Crabbé, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Jeroen Berrevoets, Nabeel Seedat, Fergus Imrie, Mihaela van der Schaar
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Hongshu Liu, Nabeel Seedat, Julia Ive
2020 conf
ICHI
Nabeel Seedat, Vered Aharonson, Ilana Schlesinger
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Vered Aharonson, Ilana Schlesinger
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Vered Aharonson
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Nabeel Seedat, Christopher Kanan
2018 conf
BioRob
Nabeel Seedat, Irfaan Mohamed, Abdul-Khaaliq Mohamed
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_inconsistency_tests.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_inconsistency_tests.py python
import inspect
import re
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 APKInconsistencyTests

# Emulator detection indicator strings
EMULATOR_INDICATORS = {
    "generic", "sdk", "google_sdk", "Emulator",
    "goldfish", "ranchu", "Andy", "Genymotion",
    "BlueStacks", "nox", "ttVM_Hdragon",
}

# Root detection indicator strings
ROOT_INDICATORS = {
    "/system/app/Superuser.apk",
    "/system/xbin/su",
    "/system/bin/su",
    "com.noshufou.android.su",
    "com.thirdparty.superuser",
    "eu.chainfire.supersu",
    "com.koushikdutta.superuser",
    "com.topjohnwu.magisk",
}

# Standard DEX filename pattern
STANDARD_DEX_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^classes\d*\.dex$")


class APKInconsistencyTestsExtractor(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.test_results = None
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _test_zip_bomb(self):
        """Check if any ZIP entry has compression ratio > 100:1."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            with zf:
                for info in zf.infolist():
                    if info.compress_size > 0:
                        ratio = info.file_size / info.compress_size
                        if ratio > 100:
                            return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in zip bomb test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_duplicate_entries(self):
        """Check for duplicate filenames in ZIP directory."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            with zf:
                names = [info.filename for info in zf.infolist()]
                return len(names) != len(set(names))
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in duplicate entries test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_path_traversal(self):
        """Check for path traversal (../) in ZIP entry names."""
        try:
            for f in self._list_files():
                if ".." in f or f.startswith("/"):
                    return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in path traversal test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_suspicious_timestamps(self):
        """Check for timestamps at epoch (1980) or in the future."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            now = datetime.now()
            with zf:
                for info in zf.infolist():
                    try:
                        dt = datetime(*info.date_time)
                        if dt.year <= 1980 or dt > now:
                            return True
                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
                        continue
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in suspicious timestamps test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_hidden_dex_files(self):
        """Check for DEX files not matching classes*.dex pattern."""
        try:
            for f in self._list_files():
                if f.endswith(".dex"):
                    basename = f.split("/")[-1]
                    if not STANDARD_DEX_PATTERN.match(basename):
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in hidden DEX files test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_manifest_component_mismatch(self):
        """Check for declared components that don't exist in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            # Get all class names from DEX
            dex_classes = set()
            try:
                from androguard.core.dex import DEX
                for dex_data in (self.apk.get_all_dex() or []):
                    try:
                        d = DEX(dex_data)
                        for cls in d.get_classes():
                            name = cls.get_name()
                            if name:
                                # Convert "Lcom/example/Foo;" to "com.example.Foo"
                                dex_classes.add(
                                    name[1:-1].replace("/", ".") if name.startswith("L") else name
                                )
                    except Exception:
                        continue
            except Exception:
                return None

            if not dex_classes:
                return None

            # Check manifest components against DEX classes
            components = []
            try:
                components.extend(self.apk.get_activities() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_services() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_receivers() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_providers() or [])
            except Exception:
                return None

            for comp in components:
                if comp and comp not in dex_classes:
                    # Component might use a shorthand; check with package prefix
                    package = self.apk.get_package() or ""
                    full_name = package + comp if comp.startswith(".") else comp
                    if full_name not in dex_classes:
                        return True

            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in manifest component mismatch test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_debuggable_release(self):
        """Check android:debuggable=true combined with a release signature."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            is_debuggable = self.apk.get_attribute_value(
                "application", "debuggable"
            ) == "true"

            if not is_debuggable:
                return False

            # Check if it has a signing certificate (release builds have certs)
            try:
                certs = self.apk.get_certificates()
                if certs and len(certs) > 0:
                    return True
            except Exception:
                pass

            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in debuggable release test: {e}")
            return None

    def _get_dex_strings(self):
        """Get all string constants from DEX files."""
        all_strings = set()
        try:
            from androguard.core.dex import DEX
            for dex_data in (self.apk.get_all_dex() or []):
                try:
                    d = DEX(dex_data)
                    for s in d.get_strings():
                        if s:
                            all_strings.add(s)
                except Exception:
                    continue
        except Exception:
            pass
        return all_strings

    def _test_emulator_detection_strings(self):
        """Check for emulator detection patterns in DEX strings."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            for indicator in EMULATOR_INDICATORS:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if indicator in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in emulator detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_debugger_detection(self):
        """Check for debugger detection API calls in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            debugger_patterns = {
                "isDebuggerConnected",
                "waitingForDebugger",
                "Debug.isDebuggerConnected",
            }
            for pattern in debugger_patterns:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if pattern in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in debugger detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_root_detection(self):
        """Check for root detection patterns in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            for indicator in ROOT_INDICATORS:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if indicator in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in root detection test: {e}")
            return None

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

        self.test_results = APKInconsistencyTests(
            test_zip_bomb=self._test_zip_bomb(),
            test_zip_duplicate_entries=self._test_zip_duplicate_entries(),
            test_zip_path_traversal=self._test_zip_path_traversal(),
            test_zip_suspicious_timestamps=self._test_zip_suspicious_timestamps(),
            test_hidden_dex_files=self._test_hidden_dex_files(),
            test_manifest_component_mismatch=self._test_manifest_component_mismatch(),
            test_debuggable_release=self._test_debuggable_release(),
            test_emulator_detection_strings=self._test_emulator_detection_strings(),
            test_debugger_detection=self._test_debugger_detection(),
            test_root_detection=self._test_root_detection(),
        )
        return self.test_results

    def _bool_to_nullable(self, val):
        """Convert bool/None to ClickHouse Nullable(UInt8)."""
        if val is None:
            return None
        return int(val)

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

            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            t = self.test_results

            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_bomb),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_duplicate_entries),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_path_traversal),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_suspicious_timestamps),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_hidden_dex_files),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_manifest_component_mismatch),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_debuggable_release),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_emulator_detection_strings),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_debugger_detection),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_root_detection),
                current_time,
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256',
                'test_zip_bomb', 'test_zip_duplicate_entries',
                'test_zip_path_traversal', 'test_zip_suspicious_timestamps',
                'test_hidden_dex_files', 'test_manifest_component_mismatch',
                'test_debuggable_release', 'test_emulator_detection_strings',
                'test_debugger_detection', 'test_root_detection',
                'analysis_date',
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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