Nelda Kote

13 papers B 2C 1Misc 1Journal 2Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Int. J. Grid Util. Comput.
Alba Haveriku, Hakik Paci, Nelda Kote, Paola Shasivari, Elinda Kajo Meçe
2025 B conf
ETRA
Alba Haveriku, Nelda Kote, Anila Çepani, Adelina Çerpja, Evis Trandafili, Elinda Kajo Meçe
2025 B conf
ETRA
Deborah Noemie Jakobi, Maja Stegenwallner-Schütz, Nora Hollenstein, Cui Ding, Ramune Kaspere, Ana Matic Skoric, Eva Pavlinusic Vilus, Stefan Frank, Marie-Luise Müller, Kristine M. Jensen de López, Nik Kharlamov, Hanne B. Søndergaard Knudsen, Yevgeni Berzak, Ella Lion, Irina A. Sekerina, Cengiz Acartürk, Mohd Faizan Ansari, Katarzyna Harezlak, Pawel Kasprowski, Ana Bautista, Lisa Beinborn, Anna Bondar, Antonia Boznou, Leah Bradshaw, Jana Mara Hofmann, Thyra Krosness, Not Battesta Soliva, Anila Çepani, Kristina Cergol, Ana Dosen, Marijan Palmovic, Adelina Çerpja, Dalí Chirino, Jan Chromý, Vera Demberg, Iza Skrjanec, Nazik Dinçtopal Deniz, Inmaculada Fajardo, Mariola Giménez-Salvador, Xavier Mínguez-López, Maros Filip, Zigmunds Freibergs, Jessica Gomes, Andreia Janeiro, Paula Luegi, João Veríssimo, Sasho Gramatikov, Jana Hasenäcker, Alba Haveriku, Nelda Kote, Muhammad Mohsin Kamal, Hanna Kedzierska, Dorota Klimek-Jankowska, Sara Kosutar, Daniel G. Krakowczyk, Izabela Krejtz, Marta Lockiewicz, Kaidi Lõo, Jurgita Motiejuniene, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Johanne Sofie Krog Nedergård, Aysegül Özkan, Mikulás Preininger, Loredana Punga, David Robert Reich, Chiara Tschirner, Spela Rot, Andreas Säuberli, Jordi Solé-Casals, Ekaterina Strati, Igor Svoboda, Evis Trandafili, Spyridoula Varlokosta, Mila Vulchanova, Lena A. Jäger
2025 conf
AINA (3)
Nelda Kote, Klea Kalliri, Kejsi Kalliri, Alba Haveriku, Besjana Muraku, Elinda Kajo Meçe
2025 conf
AINA (1)
Alba Haveriku, Sara Bedulla, Nelda Kote, Elinda Kajo Meçe
2024 Misc conf
SoftCOM
Alba Merdani, Nelda Kote, Kleda Ternova, Enida Sheme
2024 conf
EIDWT
Alba Haveriku, Hakik Paci, Nelda Kote, Elinda Kajo Meçe
2022 conf
3PGCIC
Nelda Kote, Evis Trandafili, Gjergj Plepi
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Nelda Kote, Marenglen Biba, Jenna Kanerva, Samuel Rönnqvist, Filip Ginter
2018 conf
EIDWT
Nelda Kote, Marenglen Biba, Evis Trandafili
2018 C conf
ISMIS
Nelda Kote, Marenglen Biba, Evis Trandafili
2018 conf
RTA-CSIT
Nelda Kote, Marenglen Biba, Elena Canaj
2018 conf
EIDWT
Evis Trandafili, Nelda Kote, Marenglen Biba
redb/extractors/macho_extractors/macho_imports.py
← Index redb/extractors/macho_extractors/macho_imports.py python
import inspect
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.macho_extractor import MachOExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import MachOImport


class MachOImportExtractor(MachOExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        macho=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            macho,
        )
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-macho_imports"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _extract_imports(self, arch_name=None):
        """Extract import information from the MachO binary for a specific architecture.

        Handles machofile v2026.2.4+ API where get_imported_functions() returns:
        Dict[str, List[Dict]] where each dict has {'name': str, 'sources': [str, ...]}
        """
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        if not self.macho:
            return None

        try:
            # Get imported functions using API for specific architecture
            imported_functions = self.macho.get_imported_functions(arch=arch_name)
            if not imported_functions:
                return None

            # Keep the library→functions mapping (like PE does)
            library_names = []
            imports_with_mapping = []  # List of {library: [(name, source), ...]}

            for dylib_name, functions in imported_functions.items():
                # v2026.2.4+: dylib_name is already str, but handle bytes for compatibility
                if isinstance(dylib_name, bytes):
                    dylib_name = dylib_name.decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
                library_names.append(dylib_name)

                # Process function entries
                func_list = []
                for func_entry in functions:
                    # v2026.2.4+: func_entry is {'name': str, 'sources': [str, ...]}
                    if isinstance(func_entry, dict):
                        func_name = func_entry.get('name', '')
                        # Join sources if multiple, take first if single
                        sources = func_entry.get('sources', [])
                        import_source = sources[0] if sources else None
                        func_list.append((func_name, import_source))
                    else:
                        # Legacy format: func_entry is str or bytes
                        if isinstance(func_entry, bytes):
                            func_entry = func_entry.decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
                        func_list.append((func_entry, None))

                imports_with_mapping.append({dylib_name: func_list})

            # Count total functions
            total_functions = sum(len(list(d.values())[0]) for d in imports_with_mapping)

            # Create import dataclass with mapping preserved
            macho_import = MachOImport(
                macho_imports_total=total_functions,
                macho_import_libraryName=library_names if library_names else None,
                macho_import_functions=imports_with_mapping if imports_with_mapping else None
            )

            return macho_import

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting MachO imports for arch {arch_name}: {e}")
            return None

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            # Get architectures (macho is already parsed in base class)
            architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()
            if len(architectures) > 1:
                # FAT binary - return list of imports for each architecture
                results = []
                for arch_name in architectures:
                    imports = self._extract_imports(arch_name)
                    if imports:
                        imports.arch_identifier = arch_name
                        results.append(imports)
                return results
            else:
                # Single architecture - return single result
                return self._extract_imports(architectures[0] if architectures else None)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting MachO imports: {e}")
            return None

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

            # Get architectures (macho is already parsed in base class)
            try:
                architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()
                is_fat = len(architectures) > 1
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.error(f"Could not get architectures: {e}")
                return None

            # Flatten the data - one row per function import (like PE imports)
            data = []
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            # Loop through each architecture (1 for single, multiple for FAT)
            for arch_name in architectures:
                # Get architecture-specific sha256
                try:
                    arch_general_info = self.macho.get_general_info(arch=arch_name)
                    arch_header_raw = self.macho.get_macho_header(arch=arch_name)
                    arch_sha256 = arch_general_info.get('SHA256', self.sha256)
                    arch_cputype_raw = arch_header_raw.get('cputype', 0) if arch_header_raw else 0
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Could not get arch-specific data for {arch_name}: {e}")
                    arch_sha256 = self.sha256
                    arch_cputype_raw = 0

                # Get imports for this architecture
                macho_import = self._extract_imports(arch_name)
                if not macho_import or not macho_import.macho_import_functions:
                    continue

                # Flatten to one row per (library, function) pair
                for lib_funcs in macho_import.macho_import_functions:
                    for lib, funcs in lib_funcs.items():
                        for func_name, import_source in funcs:
                            data.append([
                                arch_sha256,        # sha256 (arch-specific)
                                lib,                # library_name
                                func_name,          # function_name
                                import_source,      # import_source (chained_fixups, bind_opcodes, symtab)
                                current_time,       # analysis_date
                            ])

            column_names = [
                'sha256',
                'library_name', 'function_name', 'import_source',
                'analysis_date'
            ]

            if not data:
                return None

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(Nullable(String))',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

        return None

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