Api2vec++: Boosting api sequence representation for malware detection and classification

L Cui, J Yin, J Cui, Y Ji, P Liu, Z Hao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Analyzing malware based on API call sequences is an effective approach, as these
sequences reflect the dynamic execution behavior of malware. Recent advancements in …

Api2vec: Learning representations of api sequences for malware detection

L Cui, J Cui, Y Ji, Z Hao, L Li, Z Ding - Proceedings of the 32nd ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Analyzing malware based on API call sequence is an effective approach as the sequence
reflects the dynamic execution behavior of malware. Recent advancements in deep learning …

DMalNet: Dynamic malware analysis based on API feature engineering and graph learning

C Li, Z Cheng, H Zhu, L Wang, Q Lv, Y Wang, N Li… - Computers & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are widely considered a useful data
source for dynamic malware analysis to understand the behavioral characteristics of …

Cruparamer: Learning on parameter-augmented api sequences for malware detection

X Chen, Z Hao, L Li, L Cui, Y Zhu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Learning on execution behaviour, ie, sequences of API calls, is proven to be effective in
malware detection. In this paper, we present CruParamer, a deep neural network based …

Multi-perspective API call sequence behavior analysis and fusion for malware classification

P Wu, M Gao, F Sun, X Wang, L Pan - Computers & Security, 2025 - Elsevier
The growing variety of malicious software, ie, malware, has caused great damage and
economic loss to computer systems. The API call sequence of malware reflects its dynamic …

TagSeq: Malicious behavior discovery using dynamic analysis

YT Huang, YS Sun, MC Chen - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In recent years, studies on malware analysis have noticeably increased in the cybersecurity
community. Most recent studies concentrate on malware classification and detection or …

Dynamic malware analysis based on API sequence semantic fusion

S Zhang, J Wu, M Zhang, W Yang - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The existing dynamic malware detection methods based on API call sequences ignore the
semantic information of functions. Simply mapping API to numerical values does not reflect …

A novel deep framework for dynamic malware detection based on API sequence intrinsic features

C Li, Q Lv, N Li, Y Wang, D Sun, Y Qiao - Computers & Security, 2022 - Elsevier
Dynamic malware detection executes the software in a secured virtual environment and
monitors its run-time behavior. This technique widely uses API sequence analysis to identify …

Lightweight and Robust Malware Detection Using Dictionaries of API Calls

AY Daeef, A Al-Naji, J Chahl - Telecom, 2023 - mdpi.com
Malware in today's business world has become a powerful tool used by cyber attackers. It
has become more advanced, spreading quickly and causing significant harm. Modern …

Malware Classification Using Dynamically Extracted API Call Embeddings

S Aggarwal, F Di Troia - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Malware classification stands as a crucial element in establishing robust computer security
protocols, encompassing the segmentation of malware into discrete groupings. Recently, the …