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Entropy-based Classification

Entropy-Based Classification is a malware classification method that distinguishes malicious software based on the statistical entropy of file content, wherein high entropy values typically indicate encryption or packing behaviors characteristic of obfuscated malware.

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Quantification method of classification processes. Concept of structural $a$-entropy

Jan Havrda, František Charvát · 1967 · 852 citations

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Using Maximum Entropy for Text Classification

Kamal Nigam, John Lafferty, Andrew McCallum · 1999 · 757 citations

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Description of the Entropy™ algorithm as applied in the Datex‐Ohmeda S/5™ Entropy Module

H. Viertiö‐Oja, V. Maja, Mika Särkelä et al. · Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2004 · 584 citations

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Using Entropy Analysis to Find Encrypted and Packed Malware

Robert L. Lyda, James Hamrock · IEEE Security & Privacy · 2007 · 361 citations

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An efficient fuzzy classifier with feature selection based on fuzzy entropy

Hahn-Ming Lee, Chih‐Ming Chen, Jyh-Ming Chen et al. · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part B (Cybernetics) · 2001 · 294 citations

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    David Cuesta–Frau

    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    5 publications · 96 citations

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    Sandra Oltra–Crespo

    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    3 publications · 48 citations

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    Francisco Torrens

    Universitat de València, Spain

    3 publications · 90 citations

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    Gloria Castellano

    Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr, Spain

    3 publications · 90 citations

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    Pau Miró–Martínez

    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    3 publications · 48 citations

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  1. Universitat Politècnica de València

    Valencia, Spain

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    275 citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    351 citations

  3. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Korea University

    Seoul, South Korea

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    560 citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    331 citations

  6. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    222 citations

  7. University of Science and Technology of China

    Hefei, China

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    218 citations

  8. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    203 citations

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  1. Entropy

    22 publications · 700 citations

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  2. IEEE Access

    6 publications · 323 citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    6 publications · 155 citations

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  4. Expert Systems with Applications

    5 publications · 292 citations

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