Wei Cheng

31 papers C 2Journal 29
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Hassaan Ahmad, Wei Cheng, Wentao Wang, Haoyu Liu, Zhibin Wei, Shuo Zhang, Zelin Nie, Jiangkun Yang, Xuefeng Chen
2026 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Shushuai Xie, Wei Cheng, Zelin Nie, Qian Huang, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Rongyong Zhang, Yunjie Yang
2026 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Chao Song, Wei Cheng, Mingsui Yang, Xuefeng Chen, Liqi Yan, Baijie Qiao, Lin Gao, Hai Huang, Yang Lu
2025 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Shushuai Xie, Wei Cheng, Zelin Nie, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Qian Huang, Rongyong Zhang, Yunjie Yang
2025 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Hassaan Ahmad, Wei Cheng, Wentao Wang, Shou Zhang, Zelin Nie, Haoyu Liu, Xuefeng Chen
2025 J jnl
Reliab. Eng. Syst. Saf.
Wei Cheng, Hassaan Ahmad, Lin Gao, Ji Xing, Zelin Nie, Xuefeng Chen, Zhao Xu, Rongyong Zhang
2025 C conf
INDIN
Shuo Zhang, Wei Cheng, Le Zhang, Zelin Nie, Wentao Wang, Haoyu Liu
2025 J jnl
Inf. Fusion
Wei Cheng, Xue Liu, Ruiqiao Gou, Baoqing Ding, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Xiaolong Chang, Zelin Nie, Rongyong Zhang, Yifan Zhi
2025 J jnl
Knowl. Based Syst.
Shushuai Xie, Wei Cheng, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Zelin Nie, Qian Huang, Rongyong Zhang
2025 C conf
INDIN
Le Zhang, Wei Cheng, Shuo Zhang, Zelin Nie
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng.
Xue Liu, Wei Cheng, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Zhibin Zhao, Lin Gao, Rongyong Zhang, Qian Huang, Hongpeng Zhou, Weixing Zheng, Wei Pan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Le Zhang, Wei Cheng, Shuo Zhang, Ji Xing, Zelin Nie, Xuefeng Chen, Dapeng Lan, Yu Liu, Yun Yang, Zhibo Pang
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Wei Cheng, Zelin Nie, Yuxin Guan, Ji Xing, Lingxiu Chen, Na Xue, Xuefeng Chen, Lin Gao, Jin Yan, Wei Deng
2024 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Chao Zhang, Yongrui Yu, Guanghui Zhou, Junjie Hu, Ying Zhang, Dongxu Ma, Wei Cheng, Songchen Men
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Shushuai Xie, Wei Cheng, Ji Xing, Zelin Nie, Xuefeng Chen, Lin Gao, Qian Huang, Rongyong Zhang
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Wei Cheng, Shushuai Xie, Ji Xing, Zelin Nie, Xuefeng Chen, Yilong Liu, Xue Liu, Qian Huang, Rongyong Zhang
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Shushuai Xie, Wei Cheng, Zelin Nie, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Lin Gao, Zhao Xu, Rongyong Zhang
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Xue Liu, Wei Cheng, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Zhibin Zhao, Lin Gao, Baoqing Ding, Kangning Zhou, Yifan Zhi, Rongyong Zhang
2024 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Xue Liu, Wei Cheng, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Linying Li, Yuxin Guan, Baoqing Ding, Zelin Nie, Rongyong Zhang, Yifan Zhi
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Le Zhang, Wei Cheng, Shuo Zhang, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Lin Gao, Zhao Xu, Ruzhen Yang, Junying Hong, Yingfei Ma
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Wei Cheng, Le Zhang, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Zelin Nie, Shuo Zhang, Song Wang, Rongyong Zhang, Qian Huang
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Wei Cheng, Song Wang, Le Zhang, Zelin Nie, Ji Xing, Yilong Liu, Xuefeng Chen, Rongyong Zhang, Qian Huang
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Wei Cheng, Song Wang, Yilong Liu, Xuefeng Chen, Zelin Nie, Ji Xing, Rongyong Zhang, Qian Huang
2023 J jnl
Comput. Ind. Eng.
Fengtian Chang, Guanghui Zhou, Qian Huang, Kai Ding, Wei Cheng, Jizhuang Hui, Yifan Zhi, Chao Zhang
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Wei Cheng, Xue Liu, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Baoqing Ding, Rongyong Zhang, Kangning Zhou, Qian Huang
2023 J jnl
Trans. Inst. Meas. Control
Wei Cheng, Chao Song, Shengming Han, Ka Ou, Xuefeng Chen, Lin Gao, Zelin Nie, Peng Zhang, Jinglei Ni
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Jing Huang, Zhifen Zhang, Rui Qin, Yanlong Yu, Guangrui Wen, Wei Cheng, Xuefeng Chen
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Le Zhang, Wei Cheng, Ji Xing, Xuefeng Chen, Zelin Nie, Shuo Zhang, Junying Hong, Zhao Xu
2023 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Chao Zhang, Zenghui Wang, Guanghui Zhou, Fengtian Chang, Dongxu Ma, Yanzhen Jing, Wei Cheng, Kai Ding, Dan Zhao
2021 J jnl
Sensors
Wei Cheng, Jinglei Ni, Chao Song, Muhammad Mubashir Ahsan, Xuefeng Chen, Zelin Nie, Yilong Liu
2019 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Fengtian Chang, Guanghui Zhou, Wei Cheng, Chao Zhang, Changle Tian
redb/extractors/decompiler/apk/method_extractor.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/apk/method_extractor.py python
"""Per-method content extraction, hashing, and similarity computation.

Handles SHA-256 content hashing, ssdeep/TLSH fuzzy hashing, MinHash
computation, and obfuscation indicator detection for APK methods.
"""

import hashlib
import re
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

from redb.extractors.decompiler.apk.smali_normalization import (
    categorize_opcode,
    normalize_method_body,
)
from redb.extractors.decompiler.apk.smali_parser import SmaliParser


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Smali Prime Product — semantic primes matching Binary Ninja's LLIL primes
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Each Dalvik semantic category maps to the same prime its LLIL counterpart
# uses in cfg_features.py. This makes prime products semantically comparable
# for APK-vs-APK similarity (not numerically comparable to Binja values).

SMALI_OP_PRIMES = {
    "ALU": 37,       # ADD/SUB → same prime as LLIL_ADD
    "CONV": 131,     # Type conversions → same as LLIL_SX
    "CMP": 103,      # Comparisons → same as LLIL_CMP_E
    "MOV": 2,        # Register moves → same as LLIL_SET_REG
    "CONST": 2,      # Constants → SET_REG equivalent
    "LOAD": 5,       # Field/array reads → same as LLIL_LOAD
    "STORE": 7,      # Field/array writes → same as LLIL_STORE
    "CALL": 17,      # invoke-* → same as LLIL_CALL
    "BRANCH": 29,    # if-* → same as LLIL_IF
    "JMP": 31,       # goto → same as LLIL_GOTO
    "SWITCH": 151,   # switch → same as LLIL_JUMP_TO
    "RET": 23,       # return → same as LLIL_RET
    "ALLOC": 5,      # new-instance/new-array → LOAD-adjacent (heap access)
    "TYPE": 1,       # check-cast/instance-of → identity (metadata)
    "ARR": 5,        # array-length/fill-array → LOAD-adjacent
    "EXC": 23,       # throw → RET-adjacent (control transfer out)
    "SYNC": 1,       # monitor → identity (no LLIL equivalent)
    "OTHER": 1,      # Unknown → identity
}


def compute_prime_product_smali(smali_body: str) -> int:
    """Multiplicative hash of normalized Dalvik opcodes. Mod 2^64.

    Same algorithm as cfg_features.compute_prime_product but using
    Dalvik semantic categories instead of LLIL operation enums.
    """
    if not smali_body:
        return 0

    product = 1
    for line in smali_body.splitlines():
        stripped = line.strip()
        if not stripped or stripped.startswith((".", ":", "#")):
            continue
        opcode = stripped.split()[0].split("/")[0] if stripped else ""
        category = categorize_opcode(opcode)
        prime = SMALI_OP_PRIMES.get(category, 1)
        product = (product * prime) % (2**64)

    return product


def count_call_instructions(smali_body: str) -> int:
    """Count invoke-* instructions in a smali method body."""
    if not smali_body:
        return 0
    count = 0
    for line in smali_body.splitlines():
        stripped = line.strip()
        if stripped.startswith("invoke-"):
            count += 1
    return count


def compute_sha256(content: str) -> str:
    """Compute SHA-256 hash of normalized content."""
    return hashlib.sha256(content.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()


def compute_ssdeep(content: str) -> Optional[str]:
    """Compute ssdeep fuzzy hash of content."""
    try:
        import ppdeep
        data = content.encode("utf-8")
        if len(data) < 50:
            return None
        result = ppdeep.hash(data)
        return result if result else None
    except (ImportError, Exception):
        return None


def compute_tlsh(content: str) -> Optional[str]:
    """Compute TLSH fuzzy hash of content."""
    try:
        import tlsh
        data = content.encode("utf-8")
        if len(data) < 50:
            return None
        result = tlsh.hash(data)
        return result if result else None
    except (ImportError, Exception):
        return None


def compute_minhash(
    content: str,
    n: int = 3,
    normalization_level: str = "opcode_api",
) -> Optional[List[int]]:
    """Compute MinHash signature from semantically normalized smali n-grams.

    Applies semantic normalization (analogous to Binary Ninja's LLIL) before
    computing the MinHash. This strips register allocation noise and
    instruction encoding variants while preserving operation semantics and
    API references.

    Uses the same algorithm and parameters as the Binary Ninja MinHasher
    (64 seeds from master seed 0xdeadbeef, 8-bit signature elements, mmh3)
    to ensure cross-platform similarity comparisons are compatible.

    Args:
        content: Raw smali method body.
        n: N-gram size (default 3).
        normalization_level: Normalization level for instructions.
            'opcode_api' (default) preserves API call/field references.
            'category' uses only semantic categories.
            'opcode' uses base opcodes without operands.
    """
    try:
        import mmh3
    except ImportError:
        return None

    HASH_MAX = 0xFFFFFFFF
    SIGNATURE_LENGTH = 64
    SIGNATURE_BITS = 8

    # Semantically normalize instructions (like LLIL for native code)
    lines = normalize_method_body(content, level=normalization_level)

    if len(lines) < n:
        return None

    # Build n-grams (tuples of normalized instruction strings)
    shingles = [tuple(lines[i:i + n]) for i in range(len(lines) - n + 1)]

    if not shingles:
        return None

    # Generate deterministic seeds matching the Binary Ninja pipeline
    import random
    rng = random.Random(0xDEADBEEF)
    seeds = [rng.randint(0, HASH_MAX) for _ in range(SIGNATURE_LENGTH)]

    # For each seed, hash all shingles and take the minimum
    signature = []
    for seed in seeds:
        min_val = HASH_MAX
        for shingle in shingles:
            text = "|".join(str(elem) for elem in shingle)
            h = mmh3.hash(text, seed) & HASH_MAX
            if h < min_val:
                min_val = h
        # Truncate to signature bits
        if SIGNATURE_BITS < 32:
            min_val %= (2 ** SIGNATURE_BITS)
        signature.append(min_val)

    return signature


def detect_obfuscation_indicators(
    method_name: str,
    class_name: str,
    smali_body: str,
    instruction_count: int,
) -> Dict[str, bool]:
    """Compute obfuscation indicators for a method.

    Returns dict with boolean indicators.
    """
    indicators = {}

    # Short method name (typical R8/ProGuard output)
    indicators["short_method_name"] = len(method_name) <= 2

    # Short class name — extract simple name from Dalvik descriptor
    simple_class = class_name
    if "/" in simple_class:
        simple_class = simple_class.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
    simple_class = simple_class.rstrip(";")
    indicators["short_class_name"] = len(simple_class) <= 2

    # String encryption: const-string followed by decryption-pattern call
    indicators["has_string_encryption"] = _detect_string_encryption(smali_body)

    # Reflection calls
    indicators["has_reflection_calls"] = _detect_reflection_calls(smali_body)

    # Excessive goto count (control flow flattening)
    goto_count = _count_goto_instructions(smali_body)
    threshold = max(5, int(instruction_count * 0.15))
    indicators["excessive_goto_count"] = goto_count > threshold

    return indicators


def _detect_string_encryption(smali_body: str) -> bool:
    """Detect const-string followed by decryption-pattern calls."""
    lines = smali_body.split("\n")
    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
        stripped = line.strip()
        if stripped.startswith("const-string"):
            # Check the next 3 lines for invoke-* to potential decryption
            for j in range(i + 1, min(i + 4, len(lines))):
                next_line = lines[j].strip()
                if next_line.startswith("invoke-"):
                    # Common decryption patterns
                    if any(
                        pat in next_line
                        for pat in [
                            "decrypt",
                            "decode",
                            "Cipher",
                            "DES",
                            "AES",
                            "Base64",
                            "getBytes",
                        ]
                    ):
                        return True
    return False


def _detect_reflection_calls(smali_body: str) -> bool:
    """Detect use of Java reflection APIs."""
    reflection_patterns = [
        "Ljava/lang/reflect/",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->forName",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->getMethod",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->getDeclaredMethod",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->getField",
        "Ljava/lang/Class;->getDeclaredField",
    ]
    for pattern in reflection_patterns:
        if pattern in smali_body:
            return True
    return False


def _count_goto_instructions(smali_body: str) -> int:
    """Count goto/goto_16/goto_32 instructions."""
    count = 0
    for line in smali_body.split("\n"):
        stripped = line.strip()
        if stripped.startswith(("goto ", "goto/16 ", "goto/32 ")):
            count += 1
        elif stripped in ("goto", "goto/16", "goto/32"):
            count += 1
    return count


def dalvik_to_java_class(descriptor: str) -> str:
    """Convert Dalvik class descriptor to Java dot notation.

    Lcom/example/Foo; -> com.example.Foo
    """
    if descriptor.startswith("L") and descriptor.endswith(";"):
        return descriptor[1:-1].replace("/", ".")
    return descriptor.replace("/", ".")


def dalvik_type_to_java(type_desc: str) -> str:
    """Convert a Dalvik type descriptor to Java type name."""
    type_map = {
        "V": "void",
        "Z": "boolean",
        "B": "byte",
        "S": "short",
        "C": "char",
        "I": "int",
        "J": "long",
        "F": "float",
        "D": "double",
    }

    if not type_desc:
        return "void"

    if type_desc in type_map:
        return type_map[type_desc]

    if type_desc.startswith("["):
        return dalvik_type_to_java(type_desc[1:]) + "[]"

    if type_desc.startswith("L") and type_desc.endswith(";"):
        full = type_desc[1:-1].replace("/", ".")
        # Return simple name
        return full.rsplit(".", 1)[-1] if "." in full else full

    return type_desc


def dalvik_to_java_prototype(
    method_name: str, signature: str, class_name: str = ""
) -> str:
    """Convert Dalvik method signature to Java-style prototype.

    Input: method_name='onCreate', signature='(Landroid/os/Bundle;)V'
    Output: 'void onCreate(Bundle)'
    """
    # Parse return type and param types from signature
    if not signature or not signature.startswith("("):
        return f"void {method_name}()"

    close_paren = signature.find(")")
    if close_paren == -1:
        return f"void {method_name}()"

    params_str = signature[1:close_paren]
    return_type_str = signature[close_paren + 1:]

    return_type = dalvik_type_to_java(return_type_str)
    params = _parse_dalvik_params(params_str)
    param_java = ", ".join(dalvik_type_to_java(p) for p in params)

    return f"{return_type} {method_name}({param_java})"


def _parse_dalvik_params(params_str: str) -> List[str]:
    """Parse Dalvik parameter descriptor string into individual types."""
    params = []
    i = 0
    while i < len(params_str):
        ch = params_str[i]
        if ch in "VZBSCIJFD":
            params.append(ch)
            i += 1
        elif ch == "[":
            # Array — find the base type
            array_prefix = "["
            i += 1
            while i < len(params_str) and params_str[i] == "[":
                array_prefix += "["
                i += 1
            if i < len(params_str):
                if params_str[i] == "L":
                    end = params_str.find(";", i)
                    if end != -1:
                        params.append(array_prefix + params_str[i : end + 1])
                        i = end + 1
                    else:
                        break
                else:
                    params.append(array_prefix + params_str[i])
                    i += 1
        elif ch == "L":
            end = params_str.find(";", i)
            if end != -1:
                params.append(params_str[i : end + 1])
                i = end + 1
            else:
                break
        else:
            i += 1
    return params