Naji Alhusaini

15 papers B 1Journal 9Unranked 5
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 B conf
ICPADS
Jinlong Liu, Jinjiu Liu, Naji Alhusaini, Liang Zhao, Amar N. Alsheavi
2025 J jnl
J. Supercomput.
Amar N. Alsheavi, Naji Alhusaini, Xingfu Wang, Shaima Farhan, Samah Abdel Aziz, Ibrahim Abdulrab Ahmed, Ahmed Khalid, Salwa Mutahar Alwazer, Jamil A. M. Saif, Ali A. M. Al-Kubati, Adnan K. Alsalihi, A. S. Ismail
2025 conf
ICACT
Amar N. Alsheavi, Xingfu Wang, Wei Zhao, Ammar Hawbani, Naji Alhusaini, Ibrahim Abdulrab Ahmed, A. S. Ismail
2025 J jnl
Knowl. Based Syst.
Yuchen Zhang, Hong Zhong, Naji Alhusaini, Guilin Chen, Cheng Wu
2025 J jnl
Array
Peng Gao, Naji Alhusaini, Jinjun Liu, Liang Zhao, Yiwen Zhang
2024 conf
NaNA
Yuchen Zhang, Hong Zhong, Guilin Chen, Naji Alhusaini, Shenghui Zhao, Cheng Wu
2024 conf
NaNA
Cheng Wu, Hong Zhong, Guilin Chen, Naji Alhusaini, Shenghui Zhao, Yuchen Zhang
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Yifan Wang, Wei Fan, Keke Yang, Naji Alhusaini, Jing Li
2022 conf
MIWAI
M. Saqib Nawaz, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Naji Alhusaini, Yulin He, Youxi Wu, Debdatta Bhattacharya
2022 conf
ICDM (Workshops)
Naji Alhusaini, Jing Li, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Ammar Hawbani, Guilin Chen
2021 J jnl
Sensors
Khadija Kanwal, Khawaja Tehseen Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Naji Alhusaini, Jing Li
2021 J jnl
Computing
Aiman Ghannami, Jing Li, Ammar Hawbani, Naji Alhusaini
2020 J jnl
Sensors
Mohammed Abbas Mohammed Almansor, Chongfu Zhang, Wasiq Khan, Abir Hussain, Naji Alhusaini
2020 J jnl
IEEE Access
Mahwish Yousaf, Tanzeel U. Rehman, Dongliang Liao, Naji Alhusaini, Jing Li
2019 J jnl
IEEE Access
Naji Alhusaini, Saleem Karmoshi, Ammar Hawbani, Jing Li, Abdullah Alhusaini, Yaser Al-Sharabi
redb/extractors/js_extractors/js_deobfuscation.py
← Index redb/extractors/js_extractors/js_deobfuscation.py python
import hashlib
import inspect
import re
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.js_extractor import JSExtractor
from redb.extractors.js_extractors.js_patterns import PATTERNS

# String literals of 4+ characters; only used by the deobfuscation diff to count
# strings revealed after deobfuscation. Compiled once at module load.
_STRING_LITERAL_4PLUS_RE = re.compile(r"[\"\']([^\"\']{4,})[\"\']")


class JSDeobfuscationExtractor(JSExtractor):
    """Compute pre/post-deobfuscation metrics for a JS sample.

    The actual deobfuscation pass (external tool with jsbeautifier fallback)
    lives on `JSContext.deobfuscated` and is cached per sample, so any other
    extractor that needs the deobfuscated text reads the same value without
    re-running the subprocess. Configure the external tool via env vars:
        JS_DEOBFUSCATOR_PATH    Path or name (default: webcrack)
        JS_DEOBFUSCATE_TIMEOUT  Seconds (default: 60)
    """

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

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

    def extract(self):
        src = self.js_source
        if not src:
            return None

        deobfuscated, deobfuscator_used = self._context.deobfuscated
        if deobfuscated is None:
            return None

        original_size = len(src)
        original_entropy = self._context.text_entropy
        deobfuscated_size = len(deobfuscated)
        deobfuscated_entropy = self._calculate_text_entropy(deobfuscated)
        size_change_ratio = round(deobfuscated_size / original_size, 4) if original_size else 0.0

        # Strings revealed by deobfuscation: matched literals are extracted from
        # both versions and the set difference is the count of "new" strings.
        original_strings = set(_STRING_LITERAL_4PLUS_RE.findall(src))
        deobfuscated_strings = set(_STRING_LITERAL_4PLUS_RE.findall(deobfuscated))
        new_strings = deobfuscated_strings - original_strings

        # Suspicious APIs revealed by deobfuscation. Both sides of the diff
        # come from JSContext caches: the raw scan is computed once for the
        # whole pipeline; the deobfuscated scan is computed once and reused
        # by JSSuspiciousAPIsExtractor's revealed_by_deobf rows.
        original_apis = {n for n in self._context.scan if n in PATTERNS}
        deobfuscated_apis = set(self._context.scan_deobfuscated)
        new_apis = deobfuscated_apis - original_apis

        deobfuscated_sha256 = hashlib.sha256(deobfuscated.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()

        self.deobfuscation_result = {
            'deobfuscator_used': deobfuscator_used,
            'deobfuscation_successful': True,
            'original_size': original_size,
            'deobfuscated_size': deobfuscated_size,
            'size_change_ratio': size_change_ratio,
            'original_entropy': original_entropy,
            'deobfuscated_entropy': deobfuscated_entropy,
            'new_strings_found': len(new_strings),
            'new_apis_found': len(new_apis),
            'deobfuscated_sha256': deobfuscated_sha256,
        }
        return self.deobfuscation_result

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

            r = self.deobfuscation_result
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                r['deobfuscator_used'],
                int(r['deobfuscation_successful']),
                r['original_size'],
                r['deobfuscated_size'],
                r['size_change_ratio'],
                r['original_entropy'],
                r['deobfuscated_entropy'],
                r['new_strings_found'],
                r['new_apis_found'],
                r['deobfuscated_sha256'],
                current_time,
            ]]

            column_names = [
                "sha256", "deobfuscator_used", "deobfuscation_successful",
                "original_size", "deobfuscated_size", "size_change_ratio",
                "original_entropy", "deobfuscated_entropy",
                "new_strings_found", "new_apis_found",
                "deobfuscated_sha256", "analysis_date",
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                "FixedString(64)", "LowCardinality(String)", "UInt8",
                "UInt64", "UInt64", "Float64",
                "Float64", "Float64",
                "UInt32", "UInt32",
                "FixedString(64)", "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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