Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.

34 papers B 3Journal 20Unranked 11
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
IEEE Access
Nelson Ion de Oliveira, Flávio de Andrade Silva, Paulo Eduardo da Silva Junior, Ricardo Q. de F. H. Silva, Mathews P. S. de Lima, Daniel Rodrigues de Luna, Antonio Luiz Pereira de Siqueira Campos, Augusto José Venâncio Neto, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2024 conf
NFV-SDN
Daniel Rodrigues de Luna, Fuad M. Abinader Jr., Paulo Ricardo Branco da Silva, Michel Bernardo de Paiva, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Augusto José Venâncio Neto
2024 conf
SIoT
Lucas L. De Oliveira, Leonardo Azalim de Oliveira, Edelberto F. Silva, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Álvaro Augusto M. de Medeiros
2023 J jnl
Sensors
Iago Diógenes do Rego, José M. de Castro Neto, Sildolfo F. G. Neto, Pedro Maia De Santana, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Dario Vieira, Augusto José Venâncio Neto
2023 conf
ICC
João Paulo S. H. Lima, Álvaro Augusto M. de Medeiros, Eduardo P. de Aguiar, Edelberto F. Silva, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Marcelo L. Nunes, Alysson L. Reis
2023 J jnl
Sensors
Tarciana C. de Brito Guerra, Taline Nóbrega, Edgard Morya, Allan de M. Martins, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2023 J jnl
Sensors
Júlia da L. A. Silva, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Marcio E. C. Rodrigues, Fred Sizenando Rossiter Pinheiro, Gutembergue Soares da Silva, Halysson B. Mendonça, Ricardo Q. de F. H. Silva, João V. L. da Silva, Fernanda E. S. Galdino, Vitor F. C. de Carvalho, Lucas I. C. Medeiros
2023 conf
INNS DLIA@IJCNN
Pedro V. A. Alves, Mateus A. S. S. Goldbarg, Wysterlânya K. P. Barros, Iago D. Rego, Vinícius J. M. T. Filho, Allan de M. Martins, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Ramon dos Reis Fontes, Eduardo Henrique da Silva Aranha, Augusto José Venâncio Neto, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes
2022 J jnl
Sensors
Daniel L. Flor, Danilo Pena, Hyago Lucas Oliveira, Luan Pena, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Allan de M. Martins
2022 J jnl
Sensors
J. Marcos Leal Barbosa Filho, Millena M. de Medeiros Campos, Daniel L. Flor, William S. Alves, Adaildo G. D'Assunção, Marcio E. C. Rodrigues, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2022 J jnl
Sensors
Deyvid L. Leite, Pablo Javier Alsina, Millena M. de Medeiros Campos, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Álvaro Augusto M. de Medeiros
2021 conf
IPIN-WiP
André B. de F. Diniz, Danilo de S. Pena, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2021 J jnl
Telecommun. Syst.
Yuri V. L. de Melo, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Tarcisio F. Maciel
2021 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Daniel Rodrigues de Luna, Lívio Carvalho de Sousa, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Interdiscip. Telecommun. Netw.
Pedro Maia De Santana, Thiago A. Scher, Juliano Joao Bazzo, Álvaro Augusto M. de Medeiros, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2021 J jnl
Sensors
Iago Diógenes do Rego, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2020 J jnl
Sensors
Daniel L. Flor, Danilo Pena, Luan Pena, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Allan de M. Martins
2020 J jnl
Sensors
Daniel Rodrigues de Luna, T. T. C. Palitó, Y. A. O. Assagra, Ruy Alberto Pisani Altafim, João Paulo Carmo, Ruy Alberto Correa Altafim, Antonio Adilton Oliveira Carneiro, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2020 J jnl
Sensors
José M. de Castro Neto, Sildolfo F. G. Neto, Pedro Maia De Santana, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2019 J jnl
Sensors
Danilo Pena, Carlos Lima, Matheus Dória, Luan Pena, Allan de M. Martins, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2019 J jnl
Telecommun. Syst.
Pedro Maia De Santana, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Fuad M. Abinader Jr., José M. de Castro Neto
2019 conf
WF-IoT
Nibia Souza Bezerra, Christer Åhlund, Saguna, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2019 J jnl
Sensors
Nibia Souza Bezerra, Christer Åhlund, Saguna Saguna, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2018 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Fuad M. Abinader Jr., Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Sayantan Choudhury, Fabiano de Sousa Chaves, André M. Cavalcante, Erika P. L. Almeida, Robson D. Vieira, Esa Tuomaala, Klaus Doppler
2017 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Fuad M. Abinader Jr., Sayantan Choudhury, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Fabiano de Sousa Chaves, André M. Cavalcante, Erika P. L. Almeida, Robson D. Vieira, Esa Tuomaala, Klaus Doppler
2014 J jnl
IEEE Commun. Mag.
Fuad M. Abinader Jr., Erika P. L. Almeida, Fabiano de Sousa Chaves, André M. Cavalcante, Robson D. Vieira, Rafael C. D. Paiva, Angilberto M. Sobrinho, Sayantan Choudhury, Esa Tuomaala, Klaus Doppler, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr.
2014 conf
VTC Fall
Fuad M. Abinader Jr., Erika P. L. Almeida, Sayantan Choudhury, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., André M. Cavalcante, Fabiano de Sousa Chaves, Esa Tuomaala, Robson D. Vieira, Klaus Doppler
2012 conf
VTC Fall
Aluisio I. Rêgo Fontes, Leandro A. Pasa, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Fuad M. Abinader Jr., José Alfredo Ferreira Costa, Luiz Felipe Q. Silveira
2012 conf
VTC Fall
Fuad M. Abinader Jr., Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Nibia Souza Bezerra, Gino Lozada, Pekko Orava, Anderson S. B. Fernandes, Adaildo G. D'Assunção
2006 B conf
PIMRC
Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., R. A. de Oliveira Neto, Fabiano de Sousa Chaves, Leonardo S. Cardoso, Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti
2006 B conf
PIMRC
Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., R. A. de Oliveira Neto, Fabiano de Sousa Chaves, Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti
2006 B conf
PIMRC
Fabiano de Sousa Chaves, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., R. A. de Oliveira Neto, Carlos Héracles M. de Lima, Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti
2004 conf
ICT
Carlos Héracles M. de Lima, Emanuel Bezerra Rodrigues, Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti, André R. Braga
2002 conf
VTC Spring
Vicente A. de Sousa Jr., Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti, Carlos Héracles M. de Lima, Emanuel Bezerra Rodrigues
redb/ext/spoof_check.py
← Index redb/ext/spoof_check.py python
import copy
import struct
from enum import Enum

"""
Checks that the metadata within a file's Rich header does not contradict the
other metadata contained within it.

References:
    https://gist.github.com/skochinsky/07c8e95e33d9429d81a75622b5d24c8b
    https://www.sec.in.tum.de/i20/publications/finding-the-needle-a-study-of-
    the-pe32-rich-header-and-respective-malware-triage
"""

KNOWN_PRODUCT_IDS = {
    0: "Unknown",
    1: "Import0",
    2: "Linker510",
    3: "Cvtomf510",
    4: "Linker600",
    5: "Cvtomf600",
    6: "Cvtres500",
    7: "Utc11_Basic",
    8: "Utc11_C",
    9: "Utc12_Basic",
    10: "Utc12_C",
    11: "Utc12_CPP",
    12: "AliasObj60",
    13: "VisualBasic60",
    14: "Masm613",
    15: "Masm710",
    16: "Linker511",
    17: "Cvtomf511",
    18: "Masm614",
    19: "Linker512",
    20: "Cvtomf512",
    21: "Utc12_C_Std",
    22: "Utc12_CPP_Std",
    23: "Utc12_C_Book",
    24: "Utc12_CPP_Book",
    25: "Implib700",
    26: "Cvtomf700",
    27: "Utc13_Basic",
    28: "Utc13_C",
    29: "Utc13_CPP",
    30: "Linker610",
    31: "Cvtomf610",
    32: "Linker601",
    33: "Cvtomf601",
    34: "Utc12_1_Basic",
    35: "Utc12_1_C",
    36: "Utc12_1_CPP",
    37: "Linker620",
    38: "Cvtomf620",
    39: "AliasObj70",
    40: "Linker621",
    41: "Cvtomf621",
    42: "Masm615",
    43: "Utc13_LTCG_C",
    44: "Utc13_LTCG_CPP",
    45: "Masm620",
    46: "ILAsm100",
    47: "Utc12_2_Basic",
    48: "Utc12_2_C",
    49: "Utc12_2_CPP",
    50: "Utc12_2_C_Std",
    51: "Utc12_2_CPP_Std",
    52: "Utc12_2_C_Book",
    53: "Utc12_2_CPP_Book",
    54: "Implib622",
    55: "Cvtomf622",
    56: "Cvtres501",
    57: "Utc13_C_Std",
    58: "Utc13_CPP_Std",
    59: "Cvtpgd1300",
    60: "Linker622",
    61: "Linker700",
    62: "Export622",
    63: "Export700",
    64: "Masm700",
    65: "Utc13_POGO_I_C",
    66: "Utc13_POGO_I_CPP",
    67: "Utc13_POGO_O_C",
    68: "Utc13_POGO_O_CPP",
    69: "Cvtres700",
    70: "Cvtres710p",
    71: "Linker710p",
    72: "Cvtomf710p",
    73: "Export710p",
    74: "Implib710p",
    75: "Masm710p",
    76: "Utc1310p_C",
    77: "Utc1310p_CPP",
    78: "Utc1310p_C_Std",
    79: "Utc1310p_CPP_Std",
    80: "Utc1310p_LTCG_C",
    81: "Utc1310p_LTCG_CPP",
    82: "Utc1310p_POGO_I_C",
    83: "Utc1310p_POGO_I_CPP",
    84: "Utc1310p_POGO_O_C",
    85: "Utc1310p_POGO_O_CPP",
    86: "Linker624",
    87: "Cvtomf624",
    88: "Export624",
    89: "Implib624",
    90: "Linker710",
    91: "Cvtomf710",
    92: "Export710",
    93: "Implib710",
    94: "Cvtres710",
    95: "Utc1310_C",
    96: "Utc1310_CPP",
    97: "Utc1310_C_Std",
    98: "Utc1310_CPP_Std",
    99: "Utc1310_LTCG_C",
    100: "Utc1310_LTCG_CPP",
    101: "Utc1310_POGO_I_C",
    102: "Utc1310_POGO_I_CPP",
    103: "Utc1310_POGO_O_C",
    104: "Utc1310_POGO_O_CPP",
    105: "AliasObj710",
    106: "AliasObj710p",
    107: "Cvtpgd1310",
    108: "Cvtpgd1310p",
    109: "Utc1400_C",
    110: "Utc1400_CPP",
    111: "Utc1400_C_Std",
    112: "Utc1400_CPP_Std",
    113: "Utc1400_LTCG_C",
    114: "Utc1400_LTCG_CPP",
    115: "Utc1400_POGO_I_C",
    116: "Utc1400_POGO_I_CPP",
    117: "Utc1400_POGO_O_C",
    118: "Utc1400_POGO_O_CPP",
    119: "Cvtpgd1400",
    120: "Linker800",
    121: "Cvtomf800",
    122: "Export800",
    123: "Implib800",
    124: "Cvtres800",
    125: "Masm800",
    126: "AliasObj800",
    127: "PhoenixPrerelease",
    128: "Utc1400_CVTCIL_C",
    129: "Utc1400_CVTCIL_CPP",
    130: "Utc1400_LTCG_MSIL",
    131: "Utc1500_C",
    132: "Utc1500_CPP",
    133: "Utc1500_C_Std",
    134: "Utc1500_CPP_Std",
    135: "Utc1500_CVTCIL_C",
    136: "Utc1500_CVTCIL_CPP",
    137: "Utc1500_LTCG_C",
    138: "Utc1500_LTCG_CPP",
    139: "Utc1500_LTCG_MSIL",
    140: "Utc1500_POGO_I_C",
    141: "Utc1500_POGO_I_CPP",
    142: "Utc1500_POGO_O_C",
    143: "Utc1500_POGO_O_CPP",
    144: "Cvtpgd1500",
    145: "Linker900",
    146: "Export900",
    147: "Implib900",
    148: "Cvtres900",
    149: "Masm900",
    150: "AliasObj900",
    151: "Resource900",
    152: "AliasObj1000",
    154: "Cvtres1000",
    155: "Export1000",
    156: "Implib1000",
    157: "Linker1000",
    158: "Masm1000",
    170: "Utc1600_C",
    171: "Utc1600_CPP",
    172: "Utc1600_CVTCIL_C",
    173: "Utc1600_CVTCIL_CPP",
    174: "Utc1600_LTCG_C ",
    175: "Utc1600_LTCG_CPP",
    176: "Utc1600_LTCG_MSIL",
    177: "Utc1600_POGO_I_C",
    178: "Utc1600_POGO_I_CPP",
    179: "Utc1600_POGO_O_C",
    180: "Utc1600_POGO_O_CPP",
    183: "Linker1010",
    184: "Export1010",
    185: "Implib1010",
    186: "Cvtres1010",
    187: "Masm1010",
    188: "AliasObj1010",
    199: "AliasObj1100",
    201: "Cvtres1100",
    202: "Export1100",
    203: "Implib1100",
    204: "Linker1100",
    205: "Masm1100",
    206: "Utc1700_C",
    207: "Utc1700_CPP",
    208: "Utc1700_CVTCIL_C",
    209: "Utc1700_CVTCIL_CPP",
    210: "Utc1700_LTCG_C ",
    211: "Utc1700_LTCG_CPP",
    212: "Utc1700_LTCG_MSIL",
    213: "Utc1700_POGO_I_C",
    214: "Utc1700_POGO_I_CPP",
    215: "Utc1700_POGO_O_C",
    216: "Utc1700_POGO_O_CPP",
    219: "Cvtres1200",
    220: "Export1200",
    221: "Implib1200",
    222: "Linker1200",
    223: "Masm1200",
    # Speculation
    224: "AliasObj1200",
    237: "Cvtres1210",
    238: "Export1210",
    239: "Implib1210",
    240: "Linker1210",
    241: "Masm1210",
    # Speculation
    242: "Utc1810_C",
    243: "Utc1810_CPP",
    244: "Utc1810_CVTCIL_C",
    245: "Utc1810_CVTCIL_CPP",
    246: "Utc1810_LTCG_C ",
    247: "Utc1810_LTCG_CPP",
    248: "Utc1810_LTCG_MSIL",
    249: "Utc1810_POGO_I_C",
    250: "Utc1810_POGO_I_CPP",
    251: "Utc1810_POGO_O_C",
    252: "Utc1810_POGO_O_CPP",
    255: "Cvtres1400",
    256: "Export1400",
    257: "Implib1400",
    258: "Linker1400",
    259: "Masm1400",
    260: "Utc1900_C",
    261: "Utc1900_CPP",
    # Speculation
    262: "Utc1900_CVTCIL_C",
    263: "Utc1900_CVTCIL_CPP",
    264: "Utc1900_LTCG_C ",
    265: "Utc1900_LTCG_CPP",
    266: "Utc1900_LTCG_MSIL",
    267: "Utc1900_POGO_I_C",
    268: "Utc1900_POGO_I_CPP",
    269: "Utc1900_POGO_O_C",
    270: "Utc1900_POGO_O_CPP",
}


class Result(Enum):
    VALID = 0
    INVALID = 1
    UNABLE_TO_PARSE = 2


def _rol(val, num):
    """Rotates val to the left by num bits."""
    return ((val << (num % 32)) & 0xFFFFFFFF) | (val >> (32 - (num % 32)))


def checksum_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Tests that the Rich header checksum is valid.

    Computes what the Rich header checksum should be. If the Rich header
    contains a different checksum value, this function returns INVALID
    This indicates that either the Rich header or MS-DOS stub has been modified

    The Rich header checksum is computed from the following:
        Length of the MS-DOS stub
        Contents of the MS-DOS stub, with e_lfanew zeroed out
        Rich header @Comp.IDs and lowest 5 bits of each count
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}
    # Checksum stored in Rich header
    rich_checksum = rich_header.get("checksum", None)

    # Get DOS header data
    if pe.DOS_HEADER.e_lfanew > len(pe.__data__):
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE
    data = pe.__data__[: pe.DOS_HEADER.e_lfanew]

    # Get start marker
    mask = 0x536E6144  # DanS (little-endian)
    start_marker = struct.pack(
        "<LLLL", rich_checksum ^ mask, rich_checksum, rich_checksum, rich_checksum
    )
    if not len(start_marker):
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get index of start marker
    start_index = data.find(start_marker)
    if start_index == -1:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Compute cd as MS-DOS stub portion of checksum
    # Zero out e_lfanew from 0x3c to 0x3f
    cd = 0
    for i in range(start_index):
        if i >= 0x3C and i <= 0x3F:
            cd += _rol(0, i)
        else:
            cd += _rol(data[i], i)

    # Compute cd as Rich header portion of checksum
    cr = 0
    while len(rich_fields):
        compid = rich_fields.pop(0)
        count = rich_fields.pop(0)
        cr += _rol(compid, count & 0x1F)

    # Compute checksum from MS-DOS stub start index, cd, cr
    # Only keep lowest 32 bits
    checksum = (start_index + cd + cr) & 0xFFFFFFFF

    # Compare computed checksum with the checksum in the Rich header
    if checksum != rich_checksum:
        return Result.INVALID
    else:
        return Result.VALID


def duplicate_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Checks for duplicate @Comp.IDs in the Rich header.

    If the Rich header contains duplicate entries, returns INVALID
    This indicates that the Rich header has been modified
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get a list of @Comp.IDs in rich_fields
    compids = []
    for i in range(len(rich_fields)):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            compids.append(rich_fields[i])

    # Check if any @Comp.IDs are duplicates
    if len(compids) != len(set(compids)):
        return Result.INVALID

    return Result.VALID


def linker_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Checks that the Rich and PE header linker versions do not conflict.

    Certain Rich Header ProdIDs correspond to linker versions
    Although they are undocumented, we have used prior research as well as our
    own to determine many of them
    There are likely more linker version ProdIDs that we have not identified

    If the linker versions conflict, this function returns INVALID
    This indicates that the Rich header or PE header has been modified
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get list of ProdIDs from rich_fields
    prodids = []
    for i in range(len(rich_fields)):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            prodids.append(rich_fields[i] >> 16)

    # Parse major and minor linker versions from PE header
    pe_major = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.MajorLinkerVersion
    pe_minor = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.MinorLinkerVersion

    # Iterate over Rich header ProdIDs
    found_linker = False
    for prodid in prodids:

        # Only interested in ProdIDs that correspond to linker versions
        if KNOWN_PRODUCT_IDS.get(prodid) is None:
            continue
        prodid_name = KNOWN_PRODUCT_IDS[prodid]
        if not prodid_name.startswith("Linker"):
            continue

        found_linker = True

        # Parse major and minor linker version from ProdID
        prodid_name = prodid_name[6:]
        if prodid_name.endswith("p"):
            prodid_name = prodid_name[:-1]
        rich_major = int(prodid_name[:-2])
        rich_minor = int(prodid_name[-2:])

        # Check whether the Rich and PE linker versions match
        if pe_major == rich_major and pe_minor == rich_minor:
            return Result.VALID

    if not found_linker:
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    return Result.INVALID


def import_count_test(pe, rich_header):
    """Checks that import0 does not conflict with the IAT import count.

    The Rich header contains a ProdID called import0
    It is related to the number of imports in the IAT, but we are unsure how
    It is never less than the number of imports in the IAT

    If import0 is less than IAT import count, this function returns INVALID
    This indicates that the Rich header or IAT has been modified
    """
    if rich_header is None:
        rich_header = {}

    # Check whether the file has an IAT
    if not hasattr(pe, "DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT"):
        return Result.UNABLE_TO_PARSE

    # Get the number of imports in the IAT
    iat_count = 0
    for entry in pe.DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT:
        for imported_function in entry.imports:
            iat_count += 1

    # Get list of @Comp.IDs and counts from Rich header
    # Elements in rich_fields at even indices are @Comp.IDs
    # Elements in rich_fields at odd indices are counts
    rich_fields = copy.deepcopy(rich_header.get("values", None))
    if len(rich_fields) % 2 != 0:
        return Result.INVALID

    # Get @Comp.ID 65536 (ProdID Import0)
    import0_count = None
    while len(rich_fields):
        compid = rich_fields.pop(0)
        count = rich_fields.pop(0)
        if compid == 65536:
            import0_count = count

    # Legitimate files never have import0_count < iat_count
    if import0_count is None:
        return Result.VALID

    if import0_count < iat_count:
        return Result.INVALID

    return Result.VALID