Rachael Shaw

14 papers A 2Misc 2Journal 8Unranked 2
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Nawazish Ali, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason
2024 Misc conf
PAAMS
Nawazish Ali, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nawazish Ali, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nawazish Ali, Abdul Wahid, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason
2023 conf
ECAI Workshops (2)
Nawazish Ali, Abdul Wahid, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Nawazish Ali, Abdul Wahid, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason
2022 J jnl
Inf. Syst.
Rachael Shaw, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
2020 J jnl
Simul. Model. Pract. Theory
Rachael Shaw, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
2019 J jnl
Softw. Pract. Exp.
Martin Duggan, Rachael Shaw, Jim Duggan, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
2019 A conf
ICSOC
Rachael Shaw, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
2019 J jnl
Simul. Model. Pract. Theory
Rachael Shaw, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
2018 Misc conf
UCC
Rachael Shaw, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
2017 conf
ICITST
Rachael Shaw, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
2017 A conf
ICSOC
Rachael Shaw, Enda Howley, Enda Barrett
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py python
from collections import deque
from binaryninja import highlevelil
from binaryninja.enums import HighLevelILOperation


class ObfuscationScores:
    def __init__(self, hlil_function):
        self.function = hlil_function
        self._basic_blocks = list(hlil_function.basic_blocks) if hlil_function and hlil_function.basic_blocks else []
        self._block_count = len(self._basic_blocks)

    def flattened_score(self):
        """
        A heuristic for detecting control flow flattening from Tim Blazytko.
        Source: https://www.synthesis.to/2021/03/03/flattening_detection.html
        """
        if self._block_count == 0:
            return 0.0

        max_flattening_ratio = 0.0

        for basic_block in self._basic_blocks:
            dominated = get_dominated_by(basic_block)
            if not any(edge.source in dominated for edge in basic_block.incoming_edges):
                continue
            ratio = len(dominated) / self._block_count
            if ratio > max_flattening_ratio:
                max_flattening_ratio = ratio

        return max_flattening_ratio

    def MBA_score(self):
        """
        Score for MBA is obtained by the number of instructions that have at least one arithmetic operation and
        one logic operation DIVIDED by the number of instructions.
        """
        total = 0
        mba_count = 0

        for ins in self.function.instructions:
            total += 1
            if uses_mba(ins):
                mba_count += 1

        if total == 0:
            return 0.0

        return mba_count / total

def get_dominated_by(dominator):
    """
    Get the dominators that are dominated by the given dominator.
    (To recall the theory, a basic block B is called dominator for A if every path from START
    to A must include B)
    """
    result = set()
    worklist = deque([dominator])

    while worklist:
        block = worklist.popleft()
        if block in result:
            continue
        result.add(block)
        worklist.extend(block.dominator_tree_children)

    return result

_ARITHMETIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_ADD,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NEG,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_SUB,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MUL,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_DIVS,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MODS,
})

_LOGIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NOT,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_AND,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_OR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_XOR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSL,
})

_MBA_OPS = _ARITHMETIC_OPS | _LOGIC_OPS

def uses_mba(hlil_instruction):
    uses_logic = False
    uses_arithmetic = False
    stack = [hlil_instruction]

    while stack:
        instruction = stack.pop()

        if not isinstance(instruction, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
            continue

        op = instruction.operation

        if op not in _MBA_OPS:
            for operand in instruction.operands:
                if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                    stack.append(operand)
            continue

        if op in _ARITHMETIC_OPS:
            uses_arithmetic = True
        else:
            uses_logic = True

        if uses_logic and uses_arithmetic:
            return True

        for operand in instruction.operands:
            if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                stack.append(operand)

    return False