The execution of malware in an instrumented sandbox is a widespread approach for the
analysis of malicious code, largely because it sidesteps the difficulties involved in the static …

The volume and the sophistication of malware are continuously increasing and evolving.
Automated dynamic malware analysis is a widely-adopted approach for detecting malicious …

Automated dynamic malware analysis systems are important in combating the proliferation
of modern malware. Unfortunately, malware can often easily detect and evade these …

Automated dynamic malware analysis is a common approach for detecting malicious
software. However, many malware samples identify the presence of the analysis …

The amount of time in which a sample is executed is one of the key parameters of a malware
analysis sandbox. Setting the threshold too high hinders the scalability and reduces the …

Detecting differences between two binary executables (binary diffing), first derived from
patch analysis, have been widely employed in various software security analysis tasks, such …

Cryptographic implementations are a valuable target for address-based side-channel
attacks and should, thus, be protected against them. Countermeasures, however, are often …

Complex malware samples feature measures to impede automatic and manual analyses,
making their investigation cumbersome. While automatic characterization of malware …

Nowadays, most of the cyber-attacks are initiated by extremely malicious programs known
as Malware. Malwares are very vigorous and can penetrate the security of information and …

Malicious software (malware) poses a significant threat to the security of our networks and
users. In the ever-evolving malware landscape, Excel 4.0 Office macros (XL4) have recently …