Xiaofeng Wang

20 papers B 1Journal 16Unranked 3
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Tianxiang Lv, Xiaofeng Wang, Shuaiming Lai, Tao Xie, Xi Zheng, Daying Quan, Yuanyuan Qi, Fang Zhou
2026 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Multim.
Xiaofeng Wang, Zhengjie Zhang, Yuanyuan Qi, Guodong Shen, Shuaiming Lai, Yuntao Chen, Fang Zhou, Daying Quan
2026 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Xiwen Zheng, Xiaofeng Wang, Yongxia Zhou, Tianxiang Lv, Tao Xie, Hao Yu, Shihuan Zhang, Fang Zhou, Junzheng Jiang, Daying Quan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Comput. Soc. Syst.
Xiaofeng Wang, Shuaiming Lai, Shuailei Zhu, Yuntao Chen, Laishui Lv, Yuanyuan Qi
2025 J jnl
Int. J. Mach. Learn. Cybern.
Shuailei Zhu, Xiaofeng Wang, Shuaiming Lai, Yuntao Chen, Wenchao Zhai, Daying Quan, Yuanyuan Qi, Laishui Lv
2025 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Xiaofeng Wang, Zengjie Zhang, Guodong Shen, Shuaiming Lai, Yuntao Chen, Shuailei Zhu
2025 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Hongkai Xie, Xinyi Ying, Xiaofeng Wang, Yuanyuan Qi, Wei Chen, Xiaofeng Huang, Junzheng Jiang, Daying Quan
2024 conf
ICMLCA
Yuntao Chen, Xiaofeng Wang, Shuaiming Lai, Fuhua Xu, Daying Quan, Fang Zhou
2024 J jnl
IEEE Access
Mengting Jiang, Fang Zhou, Lai Shen, Xiaofeng Wang, Daying Quan, Ning Jin
2024 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Xiaofeng Wang, Guodong Shen, Zengjie Zhang, Shuaiming Lai, Shuailei Zhu, Yuntao Chen, Daying Quan
2023 conf
WCSP
Zhipeng Hu, Huihui Li, Zeyu Tang, Xiaofeng Wang, Jia Sun, Daying Quan
2022 J jnl
Remote. Sens.
Daying Quan, Wei Feng, Gabriel Dauphin, Xiaofeng Wang, Wenjiang Huang, Mengdao Xing
2022 J jnl
Symmetry
Daying Quan, Zeyu Tang, Xiaofeng Wang, Wenchao Zhai, Chongxiao Qu
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Pattern Recognit. Artif. Intell.
Gan Huang, Li Yang, Ding Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Yanfu Wang
2021 conf
WCSP
Shitong Li, Daying Quan, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaoping Jin
2021 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Xiaofeng Wang, Jianhua Li, Li Yang, Hongmei Mi
2021 J jnl
Int. J. Mach. Learn. Cybern.
Xiaofeng Wang, Jianhua Li, Li Yang, Hongmei Mi, Jia Yuan Yu
2017 J jnl
IEEE Access
Xiaofeng Wang, Gongshen Liu, Jianhua Li
2016 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Xiaofeng Wang, Gongshen Liu, Li Pan, Jianhua Li
2014 B conf
DSAA
Xiaofeng Wang, Gongshen Liu, Jianhua Li
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