Rafael Palacios

44 papers C 2Misc 1Journal 34Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Andrea Da Ronch, Ilias Karachalios, Kenneth J. Badcock, Rafael Palacios
2026 J jnl
Comput. Stand. Interfaces
Roberto Gesteira-Miñarro, Takahito Yoshizawa, Rafael Palacios, Gregorio López
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Andrea Da Ronch, Guanqun Gai, Ilias Karachalios, Kenneth J. Badcock, Rafael Palacios
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Andrea Da Ronch, Ilias Karachalios, Kenneth J. Badcock, Rafael Palacios
2026 J jnl
IEEE Access
Abhiraam Eranti, Yogesh Tewari, Rafael Palacios, Amar Gupta
2025 J jnl
Int. J. Pattern Recognit. Artif. Intell.
Cristina Puente, Ivan Sanchez-Perez, Evhenia Kolomiyets-Ludwig, Clara Palacios-Castrillo, Patrick S. P. Wang, Rafael Palacios
2025 J jnl
Int. J. Inf. Sec.
Roberto Gesteira-Miñarro, Gregorio López, Rafael Palacios
2025 J jnl
Comput.
Hilary Zen, Rohan Wagh, Miguel Wanderley, Gustavo Bicalho, Rachel Park, Megan Sun, Rafael Palacios, Lucas Carvalho, Guilherme Rinaldo, Amar Gupta
2025 J jnl
Mach. Learn. Knowl. Extr.
Sharaf Rashid, Edson R. Bollis, Lucas F. A. O. Pellicer, Darian Rabbani, Rafael Palacios, Aneesh Gupta, Amar Gupta
2025 conf
ESORICS Workshops (3)
Alejandro Manuel López Gómez, Farid Bagheri-Gisour Marandyn, Jaime Mohedano, Atanasio Carrasco, Agustín Valencia, José Antonio Rodríguez-Mondejar, Roberto Gesteira-Miñarro, Néstor Rodríguez-Pérez, Rafael Palacios, Javier Jarauta, Gregorio López López
2025 J jnl
Comput. Phys. Commun.
Alvaro Cea, Rafael Palacios
2025 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Javier Jarauta Gastelu, Roberto Gesteira-Miñarro, Javier Matanza, Rafael Palacios, Gregorio López
2025 J jnl
IEEE Access
Roberto Gesteira-Miñarro, Ignacio Gutiérrez, Rafael Palacios, Gregorio López
2025 J jnl
J. Open Source Softw.
Hui Ling Wong, Rafael Palacios, Edward Gryspeerdt
2024 J jnl
Wirel. Networks
Jaime Fúster, Sonia Solera-Cotanilla, Jaime Pérez, Mario Vega-Barbas, Rafael Palacios, Manuel Alvarez-Campana, Gregorio López
2024 conf
CDC
Mario A. Sinani, Rafael Palacios, Andrew Wynn
2023 J jnl
Comput. Phys. Commun.
Mohsen Lahooti, Yan Bao, David Scott, Rafael Palacios, Spencer J. Sherwin
2022 J jnl
IEEE Access
Rafael Palacios, Andrea Fariña Fernández-Portillo, Eugenio Fco. Sánchez-Úbeda, Pablo García-De-Zúñiga
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Marc Artola, Andrew Wynn, Rafael Palacios
2021 conf
CDC
Marc Artola, Charlotte Rodriguez, Andrew Wynn, Rafael Palacios, Günter Leugering
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Marc Artola, Charlotte Rodriguez, Andrew Wynn, Rafael Palacios, Günter Leugering
2020 Misc conf
HAIS
Eduardo C. Garrido-Merchán, Cristina Puente, Rafael Palacios
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Eduardo C. Garrido-Merchán, Cristina Puente, Rafael Palacios
2019 conf
ECC
Marc Artola, Andrew Wynn, Rafael Palacios
2019 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst.
Pengyuan Qi, Xiaowei Zhao, Rafael Palacios
2019 J jnl
Complex.
Cristina Sánchez-Rebollo, Cristina Puente, Rafael Palacios, Claudia Piriz, Juan P. Fuentes, Javier Jarauta
2019 J jnl
Proc. IEEE
Pedro Ciller, Douglas Ellman, Claudio R. Vergara, Andrés González-García, Stephen J. Lee, Cailinn Drouin, Matthew Brusnahan, Yael Borofsky, Carlos Mateo, Reja Amatya, Rafael Palacios, Robert Stoner, Fernando de Cuadra, Ignacio J. Pérez-Arriaga
2019 J jnl
J. Open Source Softw.
Alfonso del Carre, Arturo Muñoz-Simón, Norberto Goizueta, Rafael Palacios
2018 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst.
Pengyuan Qi, Xiaowei Zhao, Yinan Wang, Rafael Palacios, Andrew Wynn
2018 C conf
ACC
Pengyuan Qi, Xiaowei Zhao, Yinan Wang, Rafael Palacios, Andrew Wynn
2018 conf
CDC
Pengyuan Qi, Xiaowei Zhao, Rafael Palacios
2017 J jnl
Int. J. Control
Bing Feng Ng, Rafael Palacios, J. Michael R. Graham
2017 C conf
ACC
Pengyuan Qi, Yinan Wang, Xiaowei Zhao, Rafael Palacios, Andrew Wynn
2016 J jnl
J. Comput. Phys.
Yan Bao, Rafael Palacios, M. Graham, Spencer J. Sherwin
2015 J jnl
J. Aerosp. Inf. Syst.
Lishuai Li, Santanu Das, R. John Hansman, Rafael Palacios, Ashok N. Srivastava
2010 conf
IEA/AIE (3)
Miguel Angel Sanz-Bobi, Rodrigo J. A. Vieira, Chiara Brighenti, Rafael Palacios, Guillermo Nicolau, Pere Ferrarons, Petronio Vieira
2010 J jnl
J. Electronic Imaging
Ernesto de la Rocha, Rafael Palacios
2009 J jnl
Ann. Oper. Res.
Jesús M. Latorre, Santiago Cerisola, Andrés Ramos, Rafael Palacios
2008 J jnl
Image Vis. Comput.
Rafael Palacios, Amar Gupta
2007 J jnl
PLoS Comput. Biol.
Rafael Palacios, Julio Collado-Vides
2004 J jnl
Int. J. Image Graph.
Rafael Palacios, Amar Gupta, Patrick Shen-Pei Wang
2003 J jnl
J. Electronic Imaging
Rafael Palacios, Amar Gupta, Patrick Shen-Pei Wang
2003 conf
NNSP
Rafael Palacios, Amar Gupta
2002 J jnl
Commun. ACM
Rafael Palacios
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"