Venkataraman Ramesh

34 papers A 1B 1C 1Journal 22Unranked 8
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2015 J jnl
Commun. Assoc. Inf. Syst.
Venkataraman Ramesh, Anthony B. Gerth
2014 J jnl
Commun. Assoc. Inf. Syst.
Heikki Topi, Kieran Conboy, Brian Donnellan, Venkataraman Ramesh, Christine Van Toorn, Ryan T. Wright
2011 J jnl
Commun. Assoc. Inf. Syst.
Heikki Topi, Markus Helfert, Venkataraman Ramesh, Rolf T. Wigand
2009 J jnl
J. Database Manag.
Arijit Sengupta, Venkataraman Ramesh
2009 J jnl
Inf. Softw. Technol.
Robert L. Glass, Iris Vessey, Venkataraman Ramesh
2009 conf
SIGDOC
Jeff Cummings, Anne P. Massey, Venkataraman Ramesh
2008 conf
AMCIS
Merete Hvalshagen, Vijay Khatri, Venkataraman Ramesh
2006 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Educ.
Anne P. Massey, Venkataraman Ramesh, Vijay Khatri
2006 A conf
ER
Geert Poels, Andrew Burton-Jones, Andrew Gemino, Jeffrey Parsons, Venkataraman Ramesh
2006 J jnl
Inf. Syst. Res.
Vijay Khatri, Iris Vessey, Venkataraman Ramesh, Paul Clay, Sungjin Park
2006 J jnl
MIS Q.
Viswanath Venkatesh, Venkataraman Ramesh
2005 J jnl
Inf. Softw. Technol.
Iris Vessey, Venkataraman Ramesh, Robert L. Glass
2005 J jnl
Int. J. Knowl. Manag.
Anne P. Massey, Venkataraman Ramesh, Mitzi M. Montoya-Weiss
2005 conf
HICSS
Anne P. Massey, Vijay Khatri, Venkataraman Ramesh
2004 J jnl
Commun. ACM
Robert L. Glass, Venkataraman Ramesh, Iris Vessey
2004 J jnl
J. Syst. Softw.
Venkataraman Ramesh, Robert L. Glass, Iris Vessey
2004 ch.
Advanced Topics in Database Research, Vol. 3
Heikki Topi, Venkataraman Ramesh
2003 J jnl
Commun. ACM
Viswanath Venkatesh, Venkataraman Ramesh, Anne P. Massey
2002 J jnl
J. Database Manag.
Heikki Topi, Venkataraman Ramesh
2002 J jnl
Inf. Manag.
Glenn J. Browne, Venkataraman Ramesh
2002 J jnl
J. Manag. Inf. Syst.
Iris Vessey, Venkataraman Ramesh, Robert L. Glass
2002 J jnl
Inf. Softw. Technol.
Robert L. Glass, Iris Vessey, Venkataraman Ramesh
2002 conf
HICSS
Venkataraman Ramesh, Alan R. Dennis
2001 J jnl
Commun. ACM
Anne P. Massey, Mitzi M. Montoya-Weiss, Yu-Ting Caisy Hung, Venkataraman Ramesh
2001 B conf
GROUP
Anne P. Massey, Yu-Ting Caisy Hung, Mitzi M. Montoya-Weiss, Venkataraman Ramesh
1999 J jnl
J. Syst. Softw.
Venkataraman Ramesh, Glenn J. Browne
1998 J jnl
ACM Trans. Inf. Syst.
Sudha Ram, Venkataraman Ramesh
1998 conf
HICSS (4)
Sudha Ram, Venkataraman Ramesh
1998 conf
HICSS (4)
Kip Canfield, Venkataraman Ramesh, Steve Quirologico
1997 J jnl
Inf. Syst.
Venkataraman Ramesh, Sudha Ram
1997 conf
Conceptual Modeling
Venkataraman Ramesh, Jeffrey Parsons, Glenn J. Browne
1995 J jnl
IEEE Expert
Sudha Ram, Venkataraman Ramesh
1995 conf
HICSS (3)
Venkataraman Ramesh, Sudha Ram
1992 C conf
ICIS
Robert O. Briggs, Venkataraman Ramesh, Koushik Basu, Judith Pinn Carlisle
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_manifest.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_manifest.py python
import inspect
import json
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 APKManifest, APKManifestComponent


class APKManifestExtractor(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.manifest = None
        self.components = []
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _is_component_exported(self, component_type, component_name):
        """Determine if a component is exported.

        Pre-API 31: exported is implicitly True if intent filters exist.
        API 31+: android:exported must be explicit; default is False.
        """
        try:
            exported_attr = None
            # Try to get the exported attribute directly from the XML
            axml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_xml()
            if axml is not None:
                for node in axml.getElementsByTagName(component_type):
                    name = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "name"
                    )
                    if name == component_name:
                        exported_attr = node.getAttributeNS(
                            "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "exported"
                        )
                        break
        except Exception:
            exported_attr = None

        if exported_attr == "true":
            return True
        if exported_attr == "false":
            return False

        # If not explicitly set, check for intent filters (pre-API 31 behavior)
        try:
            intent_filters = self.apk.get_intent_filters(component_type, component_name)
            if intent_filters:
                actions = intent_filters.get("action", [])
                if actions:
                    return True
        except Exception:
            pass

        return False

    def _get_intent_filters_for_component(self, component_type, component_name):
        """Get intent filters for a specific component."""
        actions = []
        categories = []
        try:
            intent_filters = self.apk.get_intent_filters(component_type, component_name)
            if intent_filters:
                actions = intent_filters.get("action", [])
                categories = intent_filters.get("category", [])
        except Exception:
            pass
        return actions, categories

    def _safe_extract(self, field_name, func, default=None):
        """Extract a single field, logging and returning default on failure."""
        try:
            return func()
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(
                f"Error extracting APK manifest field '{field_name}' for "
                f"{self.hash.sha256}: {e}"
            )
            return default

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

        activities = self._safe_extract(
            "activities", lambda: list(self.apk.get_activities() or []), []
        )
        services = self._safe_extract(
            "services", lambda: list(self.apk.get_services() or []), []
        )
        receivers = self._safe_extract(
            "receivers", lambda: list(self.apk.get_receivers() or []), []
        )
        providers = self._safe_extract(
            "providers", lambda: list(self.apk.get_providers() or []), []
        )

        # Build component list with intent filter info
        self.components = []
        all_actions = set()
        all_categories = set()
        exported_components = []

        component_map = [
            ("activity", activities),
            ("service", services),
            ("receiver", receivers),
            ("provider", providers),
        ]

        for comp_type, comp_list in component_map:
            for comp_name in comp_list:
                try:
                    is_exported = self._is_component_exported(comp_type, comp_name)
                    actions, categories = self._get_intent_filters_for_component(
                        comp_type, comp_name
                    )
                    all_actions.update(actions)
                    all_categories.update(categories)
                    if is_exported:
                        exported_components.append(comp_name)

                    self.components.append(APKManifestComponent(
                        component_type=comp_type,
                        class_name=comp_name,
                        is_exported=is_exported,
                        intent_actions=list(actions),
                        intent_categories=list(categories),
                    ))
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(
                        f"Error processing component '{comp_name}' for "
                        f"{self.hash.sha256}: {e}"
                    )
                    # Still add the component with minimal info
                    self.components.append(APKManifestComponent(
                        component_type=comp_type,
                        class_name=comp_name,
                        is_exported=False,
                        intent_actions=[],
                        intent_categories=[],
                    ))

        # Uses-feature
        uses_features = []
        try:
            uses_features = list(self.apk.get_features() or [])
        except Exception:
            pass

        # Meta-data
        meta_data = None
        try:
            axml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_xml()
            if axml is not None:
                md = {}
                for node in axml.getElementsByTagName("meta-data"):
                    name = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "name"
                    )
                    value = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "value"
                    )
                    resource = node.getAttributeNS(
                        "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "resource"
                    )
                    if name:
                        md[name] = value or resource or ""
                if md:
                    meta_data = md
        except Exception:
            pass

        # Full manifest XML
        manifest_xml = None
        try:
            axml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_xml()
            if axml is not None:
                manifest_xml = axml.toxml()
        except Exception:
            try:
                manifest_xml = self.apk.get_android_manifest_axml().get_xml()
                if isinstance(manifest_xml, bytes):
                    manifest_xml = manifest_xml.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
            except Exception:
                pass

        self.manifest = APKManifest(
            activity_count=len(activities),
            service_count=len(services),
            receiver_count=len(receivers),
            provider_count=len(providers),
            activities=activities,
            services=services,
            receivers=receivers,
            providers=providers,
            exported_components=exported_components,
            intent_filters_by_action=sorted(all_actions),
            intent_filters_by_category=sorted(all_categories),
            uses_features=uses_features,
            meta_data=meta_data,
            manifest_xml=manifest_xml,
        )
        return self.manifest

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

            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            m = self.manifest

            # Components table (one row per component)
            components_data = []
            for comp in self.components:
                components_data.append([
                    self.sha256,
                    comp.component_type,
                    comp.class_name,
                    int(comp.is_exported),
                    comp.intent_actions,
                    comp.intent_categories,
                    current_time,
                ])

            # Manifest summary table (one row per APK)
            manifest_data = [[
                self.sha256,
                m.activity_count,
                m.service_count,
                m.receiver_count,
                m.provider_count,
                m.intent_filters_by_action,
                m.intent_filters_by_category,
                m.uses_features,
                m.manifest_xml,
                current_time,
            ]]

            return {
                'multi_table': True,
                'manifest': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_manifest',
                    'data': manifest_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256',
                        'activity_count', 'service_count', 'receiver_count', 'provider_count',
                        'intent_filters_by_action', 'intent_filters_by_category',
                        'uses_features', 'manifest_xml', 'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)',
                        'UInt16', 'UInt16', 'UInt16', 'UInt16',
                        'Array(String)', 'Array(String)',
                        'Array(String)', 'Nullable(String)',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
                'components': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_components',
                    'data': components_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'component_type', 'class_name', 'is_exported',
                        'intent_actions', 'intent_categories', 'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'LowCardinality(String)', 'String', 'UInt8',
                        'Array(String)', 'Array(String)',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
            }

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