Wang Chi Cheung

47 papers A* 9A 4B 1Misc 1Journal 29Unranked 3
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Zitian Li, Wang Chi Cheung
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Zitian Li, Wang Chi Cheung
2025 A conf
UAI
Le Yang, Vincent Y. F. Tan, Wang Chi Cheung
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Le Yang, Vincent Y. F. Tan, Wang Chi Cheung
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Lixing Lyu, Jiashuo Jiang, Wang Chi Cheung
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Zitian Li, Wang Chi Cheung
2025 A* conf
ICML
Zitian Li, Wang Chi Cheung
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Zitian Li, Wang Chi Cheung
2024 A conf
AISTATS
Zitian Li, Wang Chi Cheung
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Zitian Li, Wang Chi Cheung
2024 A* conf
ICML
Wang Chi Cheung, Lixing Lyu
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, Lixing Lyu
2024 J jnl
Manuf. Serv. Oper. Manag.
Guodong Lyu, Wang Chi Cheung, Chung-Piaw Teo, Hai Wang
2024 A* conf
NeurIPS
Xilin Zhang, Wang Chi Cheung
2023 J jnl
Trans. Mach. Learn. Res.
Zixin Zhong, Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan
2023 A* conf
ICML
Lixing Lyu, Wang Chi Cheung
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Lixing Lyu, Wang Chi Cheung
2023 J jnl
Manag. Sci.
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2023 conf
CDC
Xilin Zhang, Wang Chi Cheung
2022 J jnl
Manag. Sci.
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2022 J jnl
Manag. Sci.
Wang Chi Cheung, Will Ma, David Simchi-Levi, Xinshang Wang
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Zixin Zhong, Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan
2021 A* conf
ICML
Zixin Zhong, Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan
2020 A* conf
ICML
Zixin Zhong, Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Zixin Zhong, Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Zixin Zhong, Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan
2020 A* conf
ICML
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2019 A conf
AISTATS
Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan, Zixin Zhong
2019 J jnl
Manag. Sci.
Guodong Lyu, Wang Chi Cheung, Mabel C. Chou, Chung-Piaw Teo, Zhichao Zheng, Yuanguang Zhong
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2019 A conf
AISTATS
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2019 A* conf
NeurIPS
Wang Chi Cheung
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2019 J jnl
Math. Oper. Res.
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, Will Ma, David Simchi-Levi, Xinshang Wang
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, Ruihao Zhu
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, Vincent Y. F. Tan, Zixin Zhong
2017 J jnl
CoRR
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi
2017 J jnl
Oper. Res.
Wang Chi Cheung, David Simchi-Levi, He Wang
2014 A* conf
SODA
Wang Chi Cheung, Michel X. Goemans, Sam Chiu-wai Wong
2012 B conf
WCNC
Wang Chi Cheung, Tony Q. S. Quek, Marios Kountouris
2012 conf
ICC
Wang Chi Cheung, Tony Q. S. Quek, Marios Kountouris
2012 J jnl
IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun.
Wang Chi Cheung, Tony Q. S. Quek, Marios Kountouris
2011 conf
EW
Tony Q. S. Quek, Wang Chi Cheung, Marios Kountouris
2011 Misc conf
ICASSP
Wang Chi Cheung, Tony Q. S. Quek, Marios Kountouris
redb/extractors/malcontent.py
← Index redb/extractors/malcontent.py python
import inspect
import json
import subprocess
from typing import Any
from datetime import datetime, timezone

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.models.dataclasses import Malcontent
from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv(override=True)


class MalcontentExtractor(Extractor):
    """
    Extractor for malcontent tool from chainguard-dev/malcontent.

    Malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through context, differential
    analysis, and 14,000+ YARA rules. It analyzes binaries and code to detect
    malicious content and suspicious behavioral patterns.

    Binary can be extracted from Docker image:
        docker cp $(docker create cgr.dev/chainguard/malcontent:latest):/usr/bin/mal /usr/local/bin/mal

    Stores full JSON output for materialized view extraction.
    """

    # Cache version at class level to avoid repeated subprocess calls
    _cached_version = None

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious
        )
        self.malcontent = None

    @classmethod
    def _get_malcontent_version(cls, log) -> str:
        """Get malcontent version, cached at class level."""
        if cls._cached_version is not None:
            return cls._cached_version

        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")
        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                [malcontent_path, "--version"],
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                timeout=10
            )
            version_output = result.stdout.strip()
            if result.returncode == 0 and version_output:
                # Parse "malcontent version v1.21.5" -> "1.21.5"
                if version_output.startswith("malcontent version v"):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version v"):]
                elif version_output.startswith("malcontent version "):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version "):]
                cls._cached_version = version_output
            else:
                cls._cached_version = "unknown"
        except Exception as e:
            log.warning(f"Could not get malcontent version: {e}")
            cls._cached_version = "unknown"

        return cls._cached_version

    def _extract_malcontent(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("MALCONTENT_TIMEOUT", "300"))
        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")

        malcontent_command = [malcontent_path, "analyze", "--format=json", self.filepath]

        import signal

        try:
            process = subprocess.Popen(
                malcontent_command,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                text=True,
                preexec_fn=os.setsid
            )

            try:
                stdout, stderr = process.communicate(timeout=TIMEOUT)
                if process.returncode != 0:
                    self.log.error(f"Error running malcontent, return code: {process.returncode}, stderr: {stderr}")
                    return {}
            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                self.log.warning(f"The malcontent command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds, terminating process group")
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                    try:
                        process.wait(timeout=3)
                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                        self.log.warning("Process didn't terminate with SIGTERM, sending SIGKILL")
                        os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError) as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error while killing process: {e}")
                return {}

            try:
                malcontent_output = json.loads(stdout)
            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error parsing malcontent output: {e}")
                return {}

            # Unwrap the Files/<path> structure to get the inner content
            # Structure is: {"Files": {"/path/to/file": {<actual content>}}}
            files_dict = malcontent_output.get("Files", {})
            if not files_dict:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has no 'Files' key")
                return {}

            # Get the first (and only) file's content
            file_content = next(iter(files_dict.values()), {})
            if not file_content:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has empty file content")
                return {}

            # Extract risk score and level from the unwrapped content
            risk_score = file_content.get("RiskScore", 0)
            risk_level = file_content.get("RiskLevel", "")

            version = self._get_malcontent_version(self.log)

            self.malcontent = Malcontent(
                malcontent_dump=json.dumps(file_content),
                version=version,
                risk_score=risk_score,
                risk_level=risk_level
            )
            self.log.debug(f"Malcontent analysis complete, version={version}, risk={risk_level}({risk_score})")

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Unexpected error in malcontent extraction: {str(e)}")
            if 'process' in locals() and process.poll() is None:
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except:
                    pass
            return {}

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                current_time,
                self.malcontent.version,
                self.malcontent.risk_score,
                self.malcontent.risk_level,
                self.malcontent.malcontent_dump
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'analysis_date',
                'malcontent_version', 'malcontent_risk_score', 'malcontent_risk_level',
                'malcontent_json'
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                'LowCardinality(String)', 'UInt8', 'LowCardinality(String)',
                'JSON'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            self._extract_malcontent()
            return self.malcontent
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting malcontent: {e}")
            return None

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