Wael Hafez

21 papers B 2Journal 8Unranked 11
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Wael Hafez, Chenan Wei, Rodrigo Felipe, Amirhossein Nazeri, Cameron Reid
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Wael Hafez, Cameron Reid, Amit Nazeri
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Wael Hafez, Amirhossein Nazeri
2025 conf
CAI
Wael Hafez, Amirhossein Nazeri, Cameron Reid, Sherif Elshami
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Amirhossein Nazeri, Wael Hafez
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Cameron Reid, Wael Hafez, Amirhossein Nazeri
2024 J jnl
Frontiers Big Data
Feras N. Al-Obeidat, Wael Hafez, Asrar Rashid, Mahir Khalil Jallo, Munier Gador, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda, Daniel Simancas-Racines
2024 J jnl
Frontiers Artif. Intell.
Feras N. Al-Obeidat, Wael Hafez, Muneir Gador, Nesma Ahmed, Marwa Muhammed Abdeljawad, Antesh Yadav, Asrar Rashed
2023 conf
CAI
Wael Hafez, Sherif Elshamy, Abdelaziz Farid, Rokya Camara
2022 conf
AGI
Wael Hafez
2020 conf
IHSI
Wael Hafez
2020 conf
AGI
Wael Hafez
2019 conf
IntelliSys (2)
Wael Hafez
2016 conf
CSDM Asia
Wael Hafez
2015 conf
CSDM
Wael Hafez
2014 conf
BICA
Wael Hafez
2012 conf
PerMIS
Wael Hafez
2012 conf
BICA
Wael Hafez
2012 B conf
SMC
Wael Hafez
2010 B conf
SMC
Wael Hafez
2005 J jnl
Int. J. Serv. Stand.
Thomas Gulledge, Wael Hafez, Matthias Ledwon, Carsten Svensson
redb/extractors/macho_extractor.py
← Index redb/extractors/macho_extractor.py python
import logging
from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
import inspect
import sys
import os

import machofile

from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


@abstractmethod
class MachOExtractor(Extractor, metaclass=ABCMeta):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        macho=None,
    ):
        # Read binary and parse machofile BEFORE calling super().__init__
        # This avoids reading the file twice
        with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
            binary_data = f.read()

        # Parse machofile with binary data
        self.macho = macho if macho else self._generate_machofile_object(binary_data)

        # Extract hashes from machofile to pass to parent
        precomputed_hashes = None
        if self.macho:
            try:
                general_info = self.macho.get_general_info()
                if general_info:
                    # For FAT binaries, get_general_info() returns dict with 'fat' key
                    # For single-arch, it returns the info directly
                    if 'fat' in general_info:
                        fat_info = general_info['fat']
                        precomputed_hashes = {
                            'MD5': fat_info.get('MD5'),
                            'SHA1': fat_info.get('SHA1'),
                            'SHA256': fat_info.get('SHA256'),
                        }
                    else:
                        precomputed_hashes = {
                            'MD5': general_info.get('MD5'),
                            'SHA1': general_info.get('SHA1'),
                            'SHA256': general_info.get('SHA256'),
                        }
            except Exception as e:
                logger.debug(f"Could not get hashes from machofile: {e}")

        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            precomputed_hashes=precomputed_hashes,
        )

        # Store binary data so base class doesn't re-read
        self._binary_data = binary_data

    @property
    def binary(self):
        """Override to use already-read binary data."""
        return self._binary_data

    def _generate_machofile_object(self, binary_data):
        """Generate and parse a machofile object from binary data."""
        macho = None
        try:
            macho = machofile.UniversalMachO(data=binary_data)
            if not macho:
                raise Exception("Empty file?")

            # Parse the MachO object once during initialization
            macho.parse()

        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Format error parsing MachO: {e}")
        return macho

    # def _is_macho_file(self):
    #     """Check if the file is a valid Mach-O binary."""
    #     try:
    #         if not self.macho:
    #             return False
            
    #         # For Universal/FAT binaries, check if any architecture is valid
    #         if hasattr(self.macho, 'is_fat') and self.macho.is_fat:
    #             return len(self.macho.architectures) > 0
    #         else:
    #             # Single architecture binary
    #             return hasattr(self.macho, 'macho') and self.macho.macho is not None
    #     except Exception as e:
    #         self.log.error(f"Error checking Mach-O file: {e}")
    #         return False

    def _is_signed(self):
        """Check if the Mach-O binary is code signed using new API."""
        try:
            if not self.macho:
                return False

            # Get architectures using new API
            architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()

            # For each architecture, check if signed
            for arch in architectures:
                try:
                    signature_info = self.macho.get_code_signature_info(arch=arch)
                    if signature_info and signature_info.get('signed', False):
                        return True
                except Exception:
                    continue

            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking Mach-O signature: {e}")
            return False

    def _get_architectures(self):
        """Get list of architectures in the Mach-O binary using new API."""
        try:
            if not self.macho:
                return []

            # Use new API method
            architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()
            return architectures if architectures else []
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error getting architectures: {e}")
            return []

    # def _get_macho_for_arch(self, arch_name=None):
    #     """Get MachO instance for specific architecture or default."""
    #     try:
    #         if not self.macho:
    #             return None
            
    #         if hasattr(self.macho, 'is_fat') and self.macho.is_fat:
    #             if arch_name:
    #                 return self.macho.architectures.get(arch_name)
    #             else:
    #                 # Return first available architecture
    #                 return next(iter(self.macho.architectures.values())) if self.macho.architectures else None
    #         else:
    #             # Single architecture binary
    #             return self.macho.macho if hasattr(self.macho, 'macho') else None
    #     except Exception as e:
    #         self.log.error(f"Error getting MachO for architecture: {e}")
    #         return None

    # def _get_formatted_header_values(self, header):
    #     """Get both raw and human-readable header values."""
    #     try:
    #         macho_instance = self._get_macho_for_arch()
    #         if not macho_instance:
    #             return None
            
    #         # Parse the MachO if not already parsed
    #         if not hasattr(macho_instance, 'header') or not macho_instance.header:
    #             macho_instance.parse()
            
    #         # Get human-readable values using machofile's formatting methods
    #         magic_str = macho_instance.format_magic_value(header.get('magic', 0))
            
    #         # Simple CPU type mapping since CPU_TYPE_MAP is not exposed
    #         cputype = header.get('cputype', 0)
    #         if cputype == 0x7:
    #             cputype_str = "x86"
    #         elif cputype == 0x1000007:
    #             cputype_str = "x86_64"
    #         elif cputype == 0xC:
    #             cputype_str = "ARM"
    #         elif cputype == 0x100000C:
    #             cputype_str = "ARM 64-bit"
    #         else:
    #             cputype_str = str(cputype)
            
    #         cpusubtype_str = macho_instance.decode_cpusubtype(header.get('cputype', 0), header.get('cpusubtype', 0))
    #         filetype_str = macho_instance.format_file_type(header.get('filetype', 0))
    #         flags_str = macho_instance.decode_flags(header.get('flags', 0))
            
    #         return {
    #             'raw': {
    #                 'magic': header.get('magic', 0),
    #                 'cputype': header.get('cputype', 0),
    #                 'cpusubtype': header.get('cpusubtype', 0),
    #                 'filetype': header.get('filetype', 0),
    #                 'flags': header.get('flags', 0),
    #             },
    #             'formatted': {
    #                 'magic_str': magic_str,
    #                 'cputype_str': cputype_str,
    #                 'cpusubtype_str': cpusubtype_str,
    #                 'filetype_str': filetype_str,
    #                 'flags_str': flags_str,
    #             }
    #         }
    #     except Exception as e:
    #         self.log.error(f"Error formatting header values: {e}")
    #         return None