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Design of a Retargetable Decompiler for a Static Platform-Independent Malware Analysis

ĎURFINA, L.; KŘOUSTEK, J.; ZEMEK, P.; KOLÁŘ, D.; HRUŠKA, T.; MASAŘÍK, K.; MEDUNA, A. Design of a Retargetable Decompiler for a Static Platform-Independent Malware Analysis. The 5th International Conference on Information Security and Assurance. Communications in Computer and Information Science, Volume 200. Brno: Springer Verlag, 2011. p. 72-86. ISBN: 978-3-642-23140-7.
Czech title
Návrh rekonfigurovatelného dekompilátoru pro statickou, platformě nezávislou analýzu škodlivého kódu
Type
conference paper
Language
English
Authors
Ďurfina Lukáš, Ing., Ph.D.
Křoustek Jakub, Ing., Ph.D.
Zemek Petr, Ing., Ph.D.
Kolář Dušan, doc. Dr. Ing. (DIFS)
Hruška Tomáš, prof. Ing., CSc. (DIFS)
Masařík Karel, Ing., Ph.D. (CM-SDE)
Meduna Alexandr, prof. RNDr., CSc. (DIFS)
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Keywords

decompilation, reverse engineering, malware, LLVM, Lissom, ISAC

Abstract

Together with the massive expansion of smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices, we can notice a growing number of malware threats targeting these platforms. Software security companies are not prepared for such diversity of target platforms and there are only few techniques for platform-independent malware analysis. This is a major security issue these days. In this paper, we propose a concept of a retargetable reverse compiler (i.e. a decompiler), which is in an early stage of development. The retargetable decompiler transforms platform-specific binary applications into a high-level language (HLL) representation, which can be further analyzed in a uniform way. This tool will help with a static platform-independent malware analysis. Our unique solution is based on an exploitation of two systems that were originally not intended for such an application - the architecture description language (ADL) ISAC for a platform description and the LLVM Compiler System as the core of the decompiler. In this study, we show that our tool can produce highly readable HLL code.

Published
2011
Pages
72–86
Proceedings
The 5th International Conference on Information Security and Assurance
Series
Communications in Computer and Information Science, Volume 200
ISBN
978-3-642-23140-7
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Place
Brno
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-23141-4_8
BibTeX 
@inproceedings{BUT76329,
  author="Lukáš {Ďurfina} and Jakub {Křoustek} and Petr {Zemek} and Dušan {Kolář} and Tomáš {Hruška} and Karel {Masařík} and Alexandr {Meduna}",
  title="Design of a Retargetable Decompiler for a Static Platform-Independent Malware Analysis",
  booktitle="The 5th International Conference on Information Security and Assurance",
  year="2011",
  series="Communications in Computer and Information Science, Volume 200",
  pages="72--86",
  publisher="Springer Verlag",
  address="Brno",
  doi="10.1007/978-3-642-23141-4\{_}8",
  isbn="978-3-642-23140-7",
  url="http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-23141-4_8"
}
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