With the growing sophistication of malware, the need to devise improved malware detection
schemes is crucial. The packing of executable files, which is one of the most common …

Malware analysis and detection techniques have been evolving during the last decade as a
reflection to development of different malware techniques to evade network-based and host …

Machine learning techniques are widely used in addition to signatures and heuristics to
increase the detection rate of anti-malware software, as they automate the creation of …

Signature-based malware detection systems have been a much used response to the
pervasive problem of malware. Identification of malware variants is essential to a detection …

To date, industrial antivirus tools are mostly using signature-based methods to detect
malware occurrences. However, sophisticated malware, such as metamorphic or …

Malware family classification is an age old problem that many Anti-Virus (AV) companies
have tackled. There are two common techniques used for classification, signature based …

An open research problem on malware analysis is how to statically distinguish between
packed and non-packed executables. This has an impact on antivirus software and malware …

The proportion of packed malware has been growing rapidly and now comprises more than
80% of all existing malware. In this paper, we propose a method for classifying the packing …

Abstract Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of Military information is a crucial and
critical factor for a country's national security. The security of military information systems …

The battle between malware analysts and malware authors is a never-ending challenge with
the advent of complex malware such as polymorphic, metamorphic, and packed malware. A …