Xiangzhen Meng

14 papers A 1C 2Journal 8Unranked 3
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Netw. Sci. Eng.
Hui Li, Xin Yang, Guohua Wei, Kedan Li, Weimin Zeng, Runhuai Huang, Weixiang Huang, Xiangzhen Meng, Yiwang Le, Ping Lu, Xiyu Wang, Yanping Zhang, Rui Chen, Shuo-Yen Robert Li
2026 J jnl
Digit. Signal Process.
Jinxin Pan, Xiaoxuan Jiao, Bo Jing, Shenglong Wang, Xiangzhen Meng
2025 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Xiangzhen Meng, Xiaoxuan Jiao, Jiahui Li, Shenglong Wang, Jinxin Pan, Bo Jing, Xilang Tang
2025 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Xiangzhen Meng, Xiaoxuan Jiao, Jiahui Li, Shenglong Wang, Jinxin Pan, Bo Jing, Xilang Tang
2025 conf
ICCIP
Haozhe Li, Zhen Li, Haoxian Nan, Peilin Jiang, Ruozhou Zhang, Yujin Wang, Zhuo Chen, Jie Wei, Xiangzhen Meng
2025 A conf
ECAI
Jiahui Li, Xiangzhen Meng, Peilin Jiang, Xilang Tang
2024 J jnl
Sensors
Shenglong Wang, Bo Jing, Jinxin Pan, Xiangzhen Meng, Yifeng Huang, Xiaoxuan Jiao
2024 J jnl
Sensors
Shenglong Wang, Xiaoxuan Jiao, Bo Jing, Jinxin Pan, Xiangzhen Meng, Yifeng Huang, Shaoting Pei
2024 J jnl
Sensors
Xiangzhen Meng, Bo Jing, Shenglong Wang, Jinxin Pan, Yifeng Huang, Xiaoxuan Jiao
2023 conf
CCIS
Xiangzhen Meng, Bo Jing, Lekun Xia, Jiahui Li, Xiaoxuan Jiao, Shaoting Pei, Peilin Jiang
2021 conf
IEEE BigData
Yaoguang Huo, Junfeng Ma, Hui Li, Xin Yang, Han Wang, Xiangzhen Meng
2020 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Rui Liang, Nan Peng, Lutian Zhou, Xiangzhen Meng, Yihua Hu, Yaochun Shen, Xue Xue
2017 C conf
IECON
Yaohua Li, Yafei Qu, Haohao Shi, Xiangzhen Meng, Sen Jiao
2017 C conf
IECON
Yaohua Li, Yafei Qu, Haohao Shi, Xiangzhen Meng, Sen Jiao
redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_inconsistency_tests.py
← Index redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_inconsistency_tests.py python
import inspect
from redb.ext.spoof_check import (
    Result,
    checksum_test,
    duplicate_test,
    import_count_test,
    linker_test,
)
from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.pe_extractor import PEExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import (
    DotNetInconsistencyTests,
    PEInconsistencyTests,
)
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any


class PEInconstistencyTestsExtractor(PEExtractor):
    """Collection of functions to perform features inconsistency tests

    A Test where the result is True means that there is an inconsistency.
    At the moments it runs a series of inconsistency tests on PE metadata from
    - spoof_check
    - pescanner
    - dotnetfile
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        pe=None,
        dotnet=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            pe,
        )
        self.dotnet = dotnet if dotnet else None
        self.pe_inconsistency_tests = None
        self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-pe_inconsistency_tests"

    def tag(self):
        return [Tag.PE_INCONSISTENCY_TESTS.value, Tag.DOTNET_INCONSISTENCY_TESTS.value]

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        tests_performed = False

        # Handle PE rich header tests
        try:
            rich_header = self.pe.parse_rich_header()
            if rich_header:
                self.pe_inconsistency_tests = PEInconsistencyTests(
                    test_rich_header_checksum=checksum_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_duplicate=duplicate_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_linker=linker_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                    test_rich_header_import_count=import_count_test(self.pe, rich_header) == Result.INVALID,
                )
                tests_performed = True
            else:
                self.pe_inconsistency_tests = PEInconsistencyTests(
                    test_rich_header_checksum=None,
                    test_rich_header_duplicate=None,
                    test_rich_header_linker=None,
                    test_rich_header_import_count=None,
                )
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error processing rich header tests for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            self.pe_inconsistency_tests = None

            # self.export_to_elastic([self.pe_inconsistency_tests])

        # Handle .NET tests
        try:
            if self._check_dotnet():
                if not self.dotnet:
                    self.dotnet, self.error = self._generate_dotnetfile_object()
                if self.error:
                    self.log.error(f"Error generating .NET object {self.hash.sha256}: {self.error}")
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = DotNetInconsistencyTests(
                    test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.is_dotnet_data_directory_hidden,
                    test_dotnet_extra_data=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_metadata_table_extra_data,
                    test_dotnet_fake_types=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_self_referenced_typeref_entries,
                    test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_typeref_entries,
                    test_dotnet_fake_datastreams=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_fake_data_streams,
                    test_dotnet_extra_module_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.module_table_has_multiple_rows,
                    test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.assembly_table_has_multiple_rows,
                    test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_strings_stream_entries,
                    test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_mixed_case_stream_names,
                    test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_invalid_methoddef_entries,
                    test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings=self.dotnet.AntiMetadataAnalysis.has_max_len_exceeding_strings,
                )
                tests_performed = True
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error processing .NET tests for {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests = None

        # self.export_to_elastic([self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests])

        # If no tests were performed, return False to skip database insertion
        if not tests_performed:
            self.log.info("No inconsistency tests were performed.")
            return False

        return True

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return [self.pe_inconsistency_tests, self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests]
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            # For PE tests: if no rich header (all True), store NULL instead
            has_rich_header = any([
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_checksum'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_duplicate'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_linker'),
                hasattr(self.pe_inconsistency_tests, 'test_rich_header_import_count')
            ])
            
            pe_tests = [
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_checksum,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_duplicate,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_linker,
                None if not has_rich_header else self.pe_inconsistency_tests.test_rich_header_import_count,
            ]
            
            # For .NET tests: if not a .NET file, store NULL instead of False
            dotnet_tests = [
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_data if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_fake_types if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_fake_datastreams if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_module_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
                self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests.test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings if self.dotnet_inconsistency_tests else None,
            ]
            
            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                self.md5,
                self.sha1,
                *pe_tests,
                *dotnet_tests,
                current_time
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                'test_rich_header_checksum', 'test_rich_header_duplicate', 'test_rich_header_linker', 'test_rich_header_import_count',
                'test_dotnet_data_dir_hidden', 'test_dotnet_extra_data',
                'test_dotnet_fake_types', 'test_dotnet_invalid_type_ref',
                'test_dotnet_fake_datastreams', 'test_dotnet_extra_module_table',
                'test_dotnet_extra_assembly_table', 'test_dotnet_invalid_strings_stream',
                'test_dotnet_streams_mixed_case', 'test_dotnet_method_def_invalid_table',
                'test_dotnet_max_len_exceeding_strings', 'analysis_date'
            ]
            
            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)', 'Nullable(Boolean)',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            if not data:
                return None

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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