Survey of machine learning techniques for malware analysis

D Ucci, L Aniello, R Baldoni - Computers & Security, 2019 - Elsevier
Coping with malware is getting more and more challenging, given their relentless growth in
complexity and volume. One of the most common approaches in literature is using machine …

Malware dynamic analysis evasion techniques: A survey

A Afianian, S Niksefat, B Sadeghiyan… - ACM Computing Surveys …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The cyber world is plagued with ever-evolving malware that readily infiltrate all defense
mechanisms, operate viciously unbeknownst to the user, and surreptitiously exfiltrate …

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 …

A survey of adversarial attack and defense methods for malware classification in cyber security

S Yan, J Ren, W Wang, L Sun… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Malware poses a severe threat to cyber security. Attackers use malware to achieve their
malicious purposes, such as unauthorized access, stealing confidential data, blackmailing …

Tight arms race: Overview of current malware threats and trends in their detection

L Caviglione, M Choraś, I Corona, A Janicki… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cyber attacks are currently blooming, as the attackers reap significant profits from them and
face a limited risk when compared to committing the “classical” crimes. One of the major …

A Systematical and longitudinal study of evasive behaviors in windows malware

N Galloro, M Polino, M Carminati, A Continella… - Computers & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malware is one of the prevalent security threats. Sandboxes and, more generally,
instrumented environments play a crucial role in dynamically analyzing malware samples …

A survey on automated dynamic malware analysis evasion and counter-evasion: Pc, mobile, and web

A Bulazel, B Yener - Proceedings of the 1st Reversing and Offensive …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Automated dynamic malware analysis systems are important in combating the proliferation
of modern malware. Unfortunately, malware can often easily detect and evade these …

Decoding the secrets of machine learning in malware classification: A deep dive into datasets, feature extraction, and model performance

S Dambra, Y Han, S Aonzo, P Kotzias, A Vitale… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Many studies have proposed machine-learning (ML) models for malware detection and
classification, reporting an almost-perfect performance. However, they assemble ground …

Orchestration of APT malware evasive manoeuvers employed for eluding anti-virus and sandbox defense

A Sharma, BB Gupta, AK Singh, VK Saraswat - Computers & Security, 2022 - Elsevier
The modern day cyber attacks are highly targeted and incorporate advanced tactics,
techniques and procedures for greater stealth, impact and success. These attacks are also …

A first look at the crypto-mining malware ecosystem: A decade of unrestricted wealth

S Pastrana, G Suarez-Tangil - Proceedings of the Internet Measurement …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Illicit crypto-mining leverages resources stolen from victims to mine cryptocurrencies on
behalf of criminals. While recent works have analyzed one side of this threat, ie: web …