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capa/capa/optimizer.py
Willi Ballenthin 8527d02dc8 pylint fixes
2022-12-06 15:37:31 +00:00

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import logging
import capa.engine as ceng
import capa.features.common
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def get_node_cost(node):
if isinstance(node, (capa.features.common.OS, capa.features.common.Arch, capa.features.common.Format)):
# we assume these are the most restrictive features:
# authors commonly use them at the start of rules to restrict the category of samples to inspect
return 0
# elif "everything else":
# return 1
#
# this should be all hash-lookup features.
# see below.
elif isinstance(node, (capa.features.common.Substring, capa.features.common.Regex, capa.features.common.Bytes)):
# substring and regex features require a full scan of each string
# which we anticipate is more expensive then a hash lookup feature (e.g. mnemonic or count).
#
# TODO: compute the average cost of these feature relative to hash feature
# and adjust the factor accordingly.
return 2
elif isinstance(node, (ceng.Not, ceng.Range)):
# the cost of these nodes are defined by the complexity of their single child.
return 1 + get_node_cost(node.child)
elif isinstance(node, (ceng.And, ceng.Or, ceng.Some)):
# the cost of these nodes is the full cost of their children
# as this is the worst-case scenario.
return 1 + sum(map(get_node_cost, node.children))
else:
# this should be all hash-lookup features.
# we give this a arbitrary weight of 1.
# the only thing more "important" than this is checking OS/Arch/Format.
return 1
def optimize_statement(statement):
# this routine operates in-place
if isinstance(statement, (ceng.And, ceng.Or, ceng.Some)):
# has .children
statement.children = sorted(statement.children, key=get_node_cost)
return
elif isinstance(statement, (ceng.Not, ceng.Range)):
# has .child
optimize_statement(statement.child)
return
else:
# appears to be "simple"
return
def optimize_rule(rule):
# this routine operates in-place
optimize_statement(rule.statement)
def optimize_rules(rules):
logger.debug("optimizing %d rules", len(rules))
for rule in rules:
optimize_rule(rule)
return rules