Rajesh Kumar Muthu

32 papers C 1Journal 26Unranked 5
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Clust. Comput.
Afnan Al-Ali, Raseena M. Haris, Younes Akbari, Moutaz Saleh, Somaya Al-Máadeed, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2024 J jnl
IEEE Access
Naman Tanwar, Rajesh Kumar Muthu, Rani Chinnappa Naidu
2024 J jnl
IEEE Access
Afnan Al-Ali, Sumaya Ali S. A. Al-Máadeed, Moutaz Saleh Mustafa Saleh, Rani Chinnappa Naidu, Zachariah C. Alex, Prakash Ramachandran, Rajeev Khoodeeram, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Afnan Al-Ali, Somaya Al-Máadeed, Moutaz Saleh Mustafa Saleh, Rani Chinnappa Naidu, Zachariah C. Alex, Prakash Ramachandran, Rajeev Khoodeeram, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens.
Jayant Chouragade, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2022 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
K. P. Bharath, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2022 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
K. P. Bharath, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Ritin Raveendran, Aviral Singh, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Hanisha Chowdary N, Karan K, Bharath K. P, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Bharath K. P, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Sai Abhishikth Ayyadevara, P. N. V. Sai Ram Teja, Bharath K. P, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Sakshi Patel, Bharath K. P, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Sakshi Patel, Bharath K. P, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Anirudh Itagi, Ritam Sil, Saurav Mohapatra, Subham Rout, Bharath K. P, Karthik R, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Bharath K. P, Sylash K, Pravina K, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Pratibha Balaji, Shruthi Narayan, Durga Sraddha, Bharath K. P, Karthik R, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Karthik R, Anvita Dwivedi, Haripriya M, Bharath K. P, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Manas Jain, Shruthi Narayan, Pratibha Balaji, Bharath K. P, Abhijit Bhowmick, Karthik R, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2020 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Sakshi Patel, Bharath K. P, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2019 J jnl
Circuits Syst. Signal Process.
M. Mallikarjunan, P. Karmali Radha, K. P. Bharath, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2018 J jnl
CoRR
P. S. Prashanth Rao, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2018 conf
SocProS (2)
U. Vanmathi, Hindavi Kishor Jadhav, A. Nandhini, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2018 conf
SocProS (1)
Sai Saranya Thunga, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2018 conf
SocProS (2)
S. Balaji, Abhinav Gumber, R. Santhakumar, Rajesh Kumar Muthu, Agastya Tiwari, Himayan Debnath
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Karthik R, Preetam Satapath, Srivatsa Patnaik, Saurabh Priyadarshi, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2018 conf
SocProS (1)
Sakshi Patel, K. P. Bharath, S. Balaji, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2018 J jnl
Int. J. Speech Technol.
Charu Singh, Maarten Venter, Rajesh Kumar Muthu, David Brown
2018 J jnl
CoRR
R. Karthik, Dhruv Tyagi, Amogh Raut, Soumya Saxena, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2017 J jnl
CoRR
Rishi Charan, Manisha A, Karthik R, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2017 conf
SocProS (2)
K. Tejas, K. Ashok Reddy, D. Pradeep Reddy, K. P. Bharath, R. Karthik, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2017 J jnl
CoRR
Namit Juneja, Rajesh Kumar Muthu
2014 C conf
CoDIT
Rajesh Kumar Muthu, Ahmed Bouridane, Fouad Khelifi
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_inconsistency_tests.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_inconsistency_tests.py python
import inspect
import re
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.apk_extractor import APKExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import APKInconsistencyTests

# Emulator detection indicator strings
EMULATOR_INDICATORS = {
    "generic", "sdk", "google_sdk", "Emulator",
    "goldfish", "ranchu", "Andy", "Genymotion",
    "BlueStacks", "nox", "ttVM_Hdragon",
}

# Root detection indicator strings
ROOT_INDICATORS = {
    "/system/app/Superuser.apk",
    "/system/xbin/su",
    "/system/bin/su",
    "com.noshufou.android.su",
    "com.thirdparty.superuser",
    "eu.chainfire.supersu",
    "com.koushikdutta.superuser",
    "com.topjohnwu.magisk",
}

# Standard DEX filename pattern
STANDARD_DEX_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^classes\d*\.dex$")


class APKInconsistencyTestsExtractor(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.test_results = None
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _test_zip_bomb(self):
        """Check if any ZIP entry has compression ratio > 100:1."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            with zf:
                for info in zf.infolist():
                    if info.compress_size > 0:
                        ratio = info.file_size / info.compress_size
                        if ratio > 100:
                            return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in zip bomb test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_duplicate_entries(self):
        """Check for duplicate filenames in ZIP directory."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            with zf:
                names = [info.filename for info in zf.infolist()]
                return len(names) != len(set(names))
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in duplicate entries test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_path_traversal(self):
        """Check for path traversal (../) in ZIP entry names."""
        try:
            for f in self._list_files():
                if ".." in f or f.startswith("/"):
                    return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in path traversal test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_suspicious_timestamps(self):
        """Check for timestamps at epoch (1980) or in the future."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            now = datetime.now()
            with zf:
                for info in zf.infolist():
                    try:
                        dt = datetime(*info.date_time)
                        if dt.year <= 1980 or dt > now:
                            return True
                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
                        continue
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in suspicious timestamps test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_hidden_dex_files(self):
        """Check for DEX files not matching classes*.dex pattern."""
        try:
            for f in self._list_files():
                if f.endswith(".dex"):
                    basename = f.split("/")[-1]
                    if not STANDARD_DEX_PATTERN.match(basename):
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in hidden DEX files test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_manifest_component_mismatch(self):
        """Check for declared components that don't exist in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            # Get all class names from DEX
            dex_classes = set()
            try:
                from androguard.core.dex import DEX
                for dex_data in (self.apk.get_all_dex() or []):
                    try:
                        d = DEX(dex_data)
                        for cls in d.get_classes():
                            name = cls.get_name()
                            if name:
                                # Convert "Lcom/example/Foo;" to "com.example.Foo"
                                dex_classes.add(
                                    name[1:-1].replace("/", ".") if name.startswith("L") else name
                                )
                    except Exception:
                        continue
            except Exception:
                return None

            if not dex_classes:
                return None

            # Check manifest components against DEX classes
            components = []
            try:
                components.extend(self.apk.get_activities() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_services() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_receivers() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_providers() or [])
            except Exception:
                return None

            for comp in components:
                if comp and comp not in dex_classes:
                    # Component might use a shorthand; check with package prefix
                    package = self.apk.get_package() or ""
                    full_name = package + comp if comp.startswith(".") else comp
                    if full_name not in dex_classes:
                        return True

            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in manifest component mismatch test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_debuggable_release(self):
        """Check android:debuggable=true combined with a release signature."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            is_debuggable = self.apk.get_attribute_value(
                "application", "debuggable"
            ) == "true"

            if not is_debuggable:
                return False

            # Check if it has a signing certificate (release builds have certs)
            try:
                certs = self.apk.get_certificates()
                if certs and len(certs) > 0:
                    return True
            except Exception:
                pass

            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in debuggable release test: {e}")
            return None

    def _get_dex_strings(self):
        """Get all string constants from DEX files."""
        all_strings = set()
        try:
            from androguard.core.dex import DEX
            for dex_data in (self.apk.get_all_dex() or []):
                try:
                    d = DEX(dex_data)
                    for s in d.get_strings():
                        if s:
                            all_strings.add(s)
                except Exception:
                    continue
        except Exception:
            pass
        return all_strings

    def _test_emulator_detection_strings(self):
        """Check for emulator detection patterns in DEX strings."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            for indicator in EMULATOR_INDICATORS:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if indicator in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in emulator detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_debugger_detection(self):
        """Check for debugger detection API calls in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            debugger_patterns = {
                "isDebuggerConnected",
                "waitingForDebugger",
                "Debug.isDebuggerConnected",
            }
            for pattern in debugger_patterns:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if pattern in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in debugger detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_root_detection(self):
        """Check for root detection patterns in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            for indicator in ROOT_INDICATORS:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if indicator in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in root detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def extract(self):
        if not self._is_valid_apk():
            self.log.error(f"Invalid APK for {self.hash.sha256}")
            return None

        self.test_results = APKInconsistencyTests(
            test_zip_bomb=self._test_zip_bomb(),
            test_zip_duplicate_entries=self._test_zip_duplicate_entries(),
            test_zip_path_traversal=self._test_zip_path_traversal(),
            test_zip_suspicious_timestamps=self._test_zip_suspicious_timestamps(),
            test_hidden_dex_files=self._test_hidden_dex_files(),
            test_manifest_component_mismatch=self._test_manifest_component_mismatch(),
            test_debuggable_release=self._test_debuggable_release(),
            test_emulator_detection_strings=self._test_emulator_detection_strings(),
            test_debugger_detection=self._test_debugger_detection(),
            test_root_detection=self._test_root_detection(),
        )
        return self.test_results

    def _bool_to_nullable(self, val):
        """Convert bool/None to ClickHouse Nullable(UInt8)."""
        if val is None:
            return None
        return int(val)

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

            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            t = self.test_results

            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_bomb),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_duplicate_entries),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_path_traversal),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_suspicious_timestamps),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_hidden_dex_files),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_manifest_component_mismatch),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_debuggable_release),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_emulator_detection_strings),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_debugger_detection),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_root_detection),
                current_time,
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256',
                'test_zip_bomb', 'test_zip_duplicate_entries',
                'test_zip_path_traversal', 'test_zip_suspicious_timestamps',
                'test_hidden_dex_files', 'test_manifest_component_mismatch',
                'test_debuggable_release', 'test_emulator_detection_strings',
                'test_debugger_detection', 'test_root_detection',
                'analysis_date',
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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