Victor R. L. Shen

58 papers B 1Misc 6Journal 44Unranked 6
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Knowl. Based Syst.
Jen-Chun Chang, Chia-Cheng Lee, Chung-Fu Lu, Victor R. L. Shen
2025 J jnl
Syst. Eng.
Cheng-Ying Yang, Yi-Nan Lin, Victor R. L. Shen, Frank H. C. Shen, Yan-Cheng Lin
2024 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Cheng-Ying Yang, Yi-Nan Lin, Victor R. L. Shen, Frank H. C. Shen, Chien-Chi Wang
2024 J jnl
Appl. Artif. Intell.
Cheng-Ying Yang, Min-Shiang Hwang, Yu-Wei Tseng, Chou-Chen Yang, Victor R. L. Shen
2024 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Cheng-Ying Yang, Yi-Nan Lin, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Victor R. L. Shen, Yi-Chih Tung, Jia-Fu Lin
2024 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Jen-Chun Chang, Si-Ann Chen, Victor R. L. Shen
2023 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Yi-Nan Lin, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Gwo-Jen Chiou, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Zhi Yang Su
2023 J jnl
J. Intell. Fuzzy Syst.
Jr-Jen Huang, Cheng-Ying Yang, Yi-Nan Lin, Victor R. L. Shen, Chia-Tsai Lin, Frank H. C. Shen
2023 J jnl
Appl. Artif. Intell.
Cheng-Ying Yang, Yi-Nan Lin, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Victor R. L. Shen, Yi-Chih Tung, Frank H. C. Shen, Chun-Hsiang Huang
2022 J jnl
Appl. Artif. Intell.
Te-Wei Chiang, Cheng-Ying Yang, Gwo-Jen Chiou, Frank Yeong-Sung Lin, Yi-Nan Lin, Victor R. L. Shen, Tong-Ying Tony Juang, Chia-Yang Lin
2022 J jnl
Appl. Artif. Intell.
Yi-Nan Lin, Cheng-Ying Yang, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Gwo-Jen Chiou, Victor R. L. Shen, Yi-Chih Tung, Frank H. C. Shen, Hung-Chi Cheng
2021 J jnl
Appl. Artif. Intell.
Dai-Lun Chiang, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Yi-Nan Lin, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Tong-Ying Tony Juang, Ting-Yi Liao
2021 J jnl
Appl. Artif. Intell.
Dai-Lun Chiang, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Yu-Ying Wang, Yi-Nan Lin, Tsang-Yen Hsieh, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Hung-Wei Ho
2020 J jnl
Comput. Electr. Eng.
Yi-Nan Lin, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Tong-Ying Tony Juang, Wen-Hao Hung
2020 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Yi-Nan Lin, Tsang-Yen Hsieh, Jr-Jen Huang, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Hai Hoang Bui
2020 J jnl
J. Intell. Fuzzy Syst.
Yi-Nan Lin, Sheng-Kuan Wang, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Tong-Ying Juang, Chin-Shan Wei
2020 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Victor R. L. Shen, Gwo-Jen Chiou, Yi-Nan Lin, Jhao-Yuan Jhan
2020 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Kuang-Yen Tai, Dai-Lun Chiang, Tzer-Shyong Chen, Victor R. L. Shen, Feipei Lai, Frank Yeong-Sung Lin
2019 J jnl
Appl. Artif. Intell.
Shu-Hung Yang, Yi-Nan Lin, Gwo-Jen Chiou, Ming-Kuen Chen, Victor R. L. Shen, Hsin-Yi Tseng
2018 J jnl
Int. J. Uncertain. Fuzziness Knowl. Based Syst.
Rong-Kuan Shen, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Wei-Chen Li, Tzer-Shyong Chen
2018 J jnl
J. Intell. Manuf.
Victor R. L. Shen, Cheng-Ying Yang, Rong-Kuan Shen, Yu-Chia Chen
2018 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Comput. Soc. Syst.
Rong-Kuan Shen, Yi-Nan Lin, Tong-Ying Tony Juang, Victor R. L. Shen, Soo Yong Lim
2018 Misc conf
ICMLC
Victor R. L. Shen, Chin-Shan Wei, Tong-Ying Tony Juang
2018 J jnl
Syst. Eng.
Rong-Kuan Shen, Gwo-Jen Chiou, Cheng-Ying Yang, Victor R. L. Shen, Yu-Chia Chen
2016 J jnl
Comput. Stand. Interfaces
Victor R. L. Shen, Yu-Ying Wang, Li-Ya Yu
2016 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Victor R. L. Shen, Rong-Kuan Shen, Cheng-Ying Yang, Gibran
2015 J jnl
Wirel. Pers. Commun.
Victor R. L. Shen, Wei-Chieh Huang
2015 J jnl
Comput. Stand. Interfaces
Victor R. L. Shen, Cheng-Ying Yang, Chien Hung Chen
2015 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Victor R. L. Shen, Horng-Yih Lai, Ah-Fur Lai
2014 Misc conf
ICMLC
Victor R. L. Shen, Hung-Chi Chen
2014 B conf
SMC
Victor R. L. Shen, Hsin-Yi Tseng, Chan-Hao Hsu
2014 conf
ICCE-TW
Victor R. L. Shen, Gibran
2013 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Victor R. L. Shen, Yu-Fang Chung, Shyi-Ming Chen, Jhong-Yi Guo
2013 Misc conf
ICMLC
Victor R. L. Shen, Horng-Yih Lai, Ah-Fur Lai
2013 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Shyi-Ming Chen, Li-Wei Lee, Victor R. L. Shen
2012 Misc conf
ICMLC
Victor R. L. Shen, Wei-Chieh Huang, Tzer-Long Chen
2012 J jnl
Knowl. Based Syst.
Victor R. L. Shen, Cheng-Ying Yang, Jia-Hong Lee
2012 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Victor R. L. Shen, Cheng-Ying Yang, Yu-Ying Wang, Yu-Hsiang Lin
2012 Misc conf
ICMLC
Victor R. L. Shen, Wei-Cheng Li, Shyi-Ming Chen
2012 conf
WMUTE
Ah-Fur Lai, Horng-Yih Lai, Victor R. L. Shen, I Chang Tsai, Andy Chou
2012 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Victor R. L. Shen, Yu-Ying Wang, Cheng-Ying Yang, Szu-Tso Yeh
2011 Misc conf
ICMLC
Shyi-Ming Chen, Li-Wei Lee, Victor R. L. Shen
2010 conf
ICWN
Cheng-Ying Yang, Gwo-Ruey Lee, Ah-Fur Lai, Victor R. L. Shen
2010 ed.
Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
Victor R. L. Shen, Henry Been-Lirn Duh, Masahiko Inami, Michael Haller, Yoshifumi Kitamura
2010 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part A
Victor R. L. Shen, Yue-Shan Chang, Tong-Ying Juang
2009 J jnl
Comput. Stand. Interfaces
Victor R. L. Shen, Yu-Fang Chung, Tzer-Shyong Chen
2008 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part A
Victor R. L. Shen, Tong-Ying Tony Juang
2007 conf
CSREA EEE
Victor R. L. Shen, Tong-Ying Juang, Cheng-Ying Yang
2006 J jnl
Integr.
Victor R. L. Shen
2006 conf
ACIS-ICIS
Victor R. L. Shen, Tong-Ying Juang
2006 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part A
Victor R. L. Shen
2005 J jnl
Appl. Math. Comput.
Victor R. L. Shen, Tzer-Shyong Chen, Kai-Quan Shai
2005 conf
DMS
Victor R. L. Shen
2003 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part B
Victor R. L. Shen
2002 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Victor R. L. Shen, Tzer-Shyong Chen
2002 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part A
Victor R. L. Shen, Frank H. C. Shen
2000 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part B
Victor R. L. Shen
1998 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part B
Victor R. L. Shen, Feipei Lai
redb/extractors/macho_extractors/macho_similarity_hashes.py
← Index redb/extractors/macho_extractors/macho_similarity_hashes.py python
import inspect
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.macho_extractor import MachOExtractor


class MachOSimilarityHashExtractor(MachOExtractor):
    """Extract Mach-O similarity hashes using machofile API.

    Similarity hashes are MD5 fingerprints of sorted, deduplicated binary components:
    - dylib_hash: MD5 of dynamic library names
    - import_hash: MD5 of imported function names
    - export_hash: MD5 of exported symbol names
    - entitlement_hash: MD5 of entitlement names and array values
    - symhash: MD5 of external undefined symbols

    For FAT binaries:
    - Inserts one row per architecture slice with per-slice hashes
    - Inserts one row for the FAT container with combined hashes

    For single-arch binaries:
    - Inserts one row with that architecture's hashes

    Note: parent_sha256 and architecture relationships are tracked in redb_basic_properties,
    not duplicated here. Use JOIN with redb_basic_properties when needed.
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        macho=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            macho,
        )
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-macho_hashes"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _extract_similarity_hashes(self, arch_name=None):
        """Extract similarity hashes for a specific architecture."""
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        if not self.macho:
            return None

        try:
            similarity_hashes = self.macho.get_similarity_hashes(arch=arch_name)
            return similarity_hashes if similarity_hashes else None
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting similarity hashes for arch {arch_name}: {e}")
            return None

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            if not self.macho:
                return None

            architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()
            if not architectures:
                return None

            if len(architectures) > 1:
                # FAT binary - return combined hashes + per-arch hashes
                results = []

                # First add combined hashes for the FAT container
                all_hashes = self.macho.get_similarity_hashes()
                combined_hashes = all_hashes.get('combined', {}) if all_hashes else {}
                if combined_hashes:
                    combined_hashes['arch_identifier'] = 'fat'
                    results.append(combined_hashes)

                # Then add per-arch hashes
                for arch_name in architectures:
                    hashes = self._extract_similarity_hashes(arch_name)
                    if hashes:
                        hashes['arch_identifier'] = arch_name
                        results.append(hashes)
                return results
            else:
                # Single architecture - return single result
                return self._extract_similarity_hashes(architectures[0])
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting similarity hashes: {e}")
            return None

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

            try:
                architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()
                is_fat = len(architectures) > 1
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.error(f"Could not get architectures: {e}")
                return None

            data = []
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            # For FAT binaries, first insert a row for the container with combined hashes
            if is_fat:
                all_hashes = self.macho.get_similarity_hashes()  # Without arch returns all including 'combined'
                combined_hashes = all_hashes.get('combined', {}) if all_hashes else {}
                if combined_hashes:
                    data.append([
                        self.sha256,                                    # sha256 (FAT container)
                        combined_hashes.get('dylib_hash'),              # dylib_hash
                        combined_hashes.get('import_hash'),             # import_hash
                        combined_hashes.get('export_hash'),             # export_hash
                        combined_hashes.get('entitlement_hash'),        # entitlement_hash
                        combined_hashes.get('symhash'),                 # symhash
                        current_time,                                   # analysis_date
                    ])

            # Insert rows for each architecture slice
            for arch_name in architectures:
                # Get architecture-specific sha256
                try:
                    arch_general_info = self.macho.get_general_info(arch=arch_name)
                    arch_sha256 = arch_general_info.get('SHA256', self.sha256)
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Could not get arch-specific sha256 for {arch_name}: {e}")
                    arch_sha256 = self.sha256

                # Get similarity hashes for this architecture
                similarity_hashes = self._extract_similarity_hashes(arch_name)
                if not similarity_hashes:
                    continue

                data.append([
                    arch_sha256,                                    # sha256 (arch-specific)
                    similarity_hashes.get('dylib_hash'),            # dylib_hash
                    similarity_hashes.get('import_hash'),           # import_hash
                    similarity_hashes.get('export_hash'),           # export_hash
                    similarity_hashes.get('entitlement_hash'),      # entitlement_hash
                    similarity_hashes.get('symhash'),               # symhash
                    current_time,                                   # analysis_date
                ])

            if not data:
                return None

            column_names = [
                'sha256',
                'macho_dylib_hash', 'macho_import_hash', 'macho_export_hash',
                'macho_entitlement_hash', 'macho_symhash',
                'analysis_date'
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'Nullable(FixedString(32))', 'Nullable(FixedString(32))', 'Nullable(FixedString(32))',
                'Nullable(FixedString(32))', 'Nullable(FixedString(32))',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

        return None

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