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Configuration Extraction

Configuration Extraction is a methodological process in malware reverse engineering that identifies and isolates embedded parameters, such as command-and-control addresses, encryption keys, or operational directives, distinguishing it from general static or dynamic analysis techniques by specifically targeting malware’s customizable runtime behavior.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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On the inference of configuration structures from source code

Maren Krone, Gregor Snelting · 1994 · 128 citations

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Static extraction of program configuration options

Ariel Rabkin, Randy H. Katz · 2011 · 102 citations

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Where Do Configuration Constraints Stem From? An Extraction Approach and an Empirical Study

Sarah Nadi, Thorsten Berger, Christian Kästner et al. · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 2015 · 95 citations · Full text

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On the inference of configuration structures from source code

Maren Krone, Gregor Snelting · 2002 · 67 citations

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Kmax: finding all configurations of Kbuild makefiles statically

Paul Gazzillo · 2017 · 58 citations

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Authors

38

  1. CK
    Christian Kästner

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    4 publications · 177 citations

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  2. GS
    Gregor Snelting

    Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

    2 publications · 195 citations

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  3. ML
    Max Lillack

    Leipzig University, Germany

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  4. EB
    Eric Bodden

    Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  5. XL
    Xiangke Liao

    National University of Defense Technology, China

    2 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

22

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    188 citations

  2. Technische Universität Darmstadt

    Darmstadt, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    148 citations

  3. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    71 citations

  4. Technische Universität Braunschweig

    Braunschweig, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    390 citations

  5. National University of Defense Technology

    Changsha, China

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    180 citations

  6. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  7. Fudan University

    Shanghai, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    136 citations

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Venues

  1. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

    TSE · 2 publications · 124 citations

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  3. IEEE Transactions on Reliability

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. Composites Communications

    1 publications · 17 citations

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