Nam Yul Yu

77 papers B 9C 5Misc 3Journal 44Unranked 16
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
IEEE Signal Process. Lett.
Younghun Seo, Hyuk Lim, Nam Yul Yu
2026 J jnl
IEEE Wirel. Commun. Lett.
Kyubihn Lee, Kihyeun Kim, Nam Yul Yu
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Wirel. Commun.
Nam Yul Yu
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nam Yul Yu, Wei Yu
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Wirel. Commun.
Nam Yul Yu, Wei Yu
2023 B conf
PIMRC
Kyubihn Lee, Nam Yul Yu
2022 J jnl
IEEE Access
Nam Yul Yu
2022 J jnl
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Nam Yul Yu
2022 J jnl
IEEE Access
Nam Yul Yu
2022 conf
ICTC
Jaehyoung Park, Nam Yul Yu, Hyuk Lim
2022 J jnl
IEEE Access
Jaephil Choi, Nam Yul Yu
2021 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Commun.
Nam Yul Yu
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Nam Yul Yu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Nam Yul Yu
2020 J jnl
Digit. Signal Process.
Kyubihn Lee, Nam Yul Yu
2020 J jnl
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Nam Yul Yu
2020 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Wonwoo Cho, Nam Yul Yu
2019 J jnl
IEEE Access
Nam Yul Yu
2019 J jnl
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Nam Yul Yu
2019 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Wirel. Commun.
Ryangsoo Kim, Yonggang Kim, Nam Yul Yu, Seung-Jun Kim, Hyuk Lim
2019 conf
SPAWC
Younghun Seo, Nam Yul Yu
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Wonwoo Cho, Nam Yul Yu
2019 B conf
ISIT
Wonwoo Cho, Nam Yul Yu
2018 conf
GlobalSIP
Nam Yul Yu
2018 conf
ISTC
Kyubihn Lee, Nam Yul Yu
2018 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Nam Yul Yu
2018 J jnl
IEEE Signal Process. Lett.
Wonwoo Cho, Nam Yul Yu
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Sangjun Park, Nam Yul Yu, Heung-No Lee
2017 conf
ICC
Jinho Choi, Nam Yul Yu
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Commun.
Jinho Choi, Nam Yul Yu
2017 J jnl
IEEE Signal Process. Lett.
Nam Yul Yu
2017 J jnl
CoRR
Nam Yul Yu
2017 J jnl
IEEE Signal Process. Lett.
Nam Yul Yu
2017 conf
GlobalSIP
Nam Yul Yu
2017 J jnl
EURASIP J. Adv. Signal Process.
Nam Yul Yu
2017 B conf
WCNC
Nam Yul Yu, Kyungjun Lee, Jinho Choi
2016 conf
GlobalSIP
Jehyuk Jang, Nam Yul Yu, Heung-No Lee
2016 J jnl
CoRR
Sangjun Park, Nam Yul Yu, Heung-No Lee
2016 conf
GLOBECOM Workshops
Jinho Choi, Kyungjun Lee, Nam Yul Yu
2016 conf
ICTC
Jinho Choi, Nam Yul Yu
2016 conf
SmartGridComm
Jinho Choi, Kyungjun Lee, Yonggu Lee, Nam Yul Yu
2015 C conf
APCC
Na Zhao, Nam Yul Yu
2014 J jnl
Adv. Math. Commun.
Nam Yul Yu
2014 J jnl
Des. Codes Cryptogr.
Nam Yul Yu, Keqin Feng, Aixian Zhang
2014 J jnl
IEEE Signal Process. Lett.
Nam Yul Yu, Lu Gan
2013 J jnl
IEEE Signal Process. Lett.
Nam Yul Yu, Na Zhao
2013 J jnl
EURASIP J. Adv. Signal Process.
Nam Yul Yu, Ying Li
2013 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Zilong Wang, Guang Gong, Nam Yul Yu
2012 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nam Yul Yu
2012 conf
CCECE
Xiao Bian, Nam Yul Yu
2012 B conf
ISIT
Nam Yul Yu
2012 B conf
ISIT
Nam Yul Yu
2012 C conf
ISITA
Nam Yul Yu
2012 C conf
SETA
Xiao Bian, Nam Yul Yu
2011 Misc conf
ICASSP
Nam Yul Yu
2011 Misc conf
CISS
Nam Yul Yu
2011 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2010 Misc conf
CISS
Nam Yul Yu
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Nam Yul Yu
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Nam Yul Yu
2010 B conf
ISIT
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2010 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2010 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2010 B conf
ISIT
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2010 conf
CCECE
Xin Gao, Nam Yul Yu, Zhiwei Mao
2010 J jnl
CoRR
Nam Yul Yu
2009 conf
IWCC
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2009 B conf
GLOBECOM
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2008 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2008 conf
VTC Fall
Nam Yul Yu
2007 conf
SSC
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2006 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2006 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2006 C conf
SETA
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2005 B conf
ISIT
Fung-Ling Chiu, Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2005 conf
WCC
Nam Yul Yu, Guang Gong
2000 C conf
ISCC
Nam Yul Yu, Young Kim, Pil Joong Lee
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"