Malware Analysis

Malware analysis is the systematic process of examining and interpreting malicious code or software to understand its behavior, functionality, and potential impact for the purposes of threat detection and mitigation.

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2017–2026

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Parents

Cybersecurity

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Anti-analysis TechniquesBehavioral AnalysisBotnet AnalysisCode Obfuscation AnalysisCommand AnalysisControl AnalysisFileless Malware AnalysisMalware AttributionMalware ClassificationMalware Evasion Techniques

Publications

4.3K

Drebin: Effective and Explainable Detection of Android Malware in Your Pocket

Daniel J. Arp, Michael Spreitzenbarth, Hugo Gascón et al. · 2014 · 2.3K citations

Computing, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity +13

Dynamic Taint Analysis for Automatic Detection, Analysis, and Signature Generation of Exploits on Commodity Software

James Newsome, Dawn Song · Figshare · 2018 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity +15

Malware images

Lakshmanan Nataraj, S. Karthikeyan, Grégoire Jacob et al. · 2011 · 1.2K citations

Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity +15

Data mining methods for detection of new malicious executables

Matthew G. Schultz, Eleazar Eskin, F. Zadok et al. · 2002 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity +10

Automated Whitebox Fuzz Testing.

Patrice Godefroid, Michael Y. Levin, David A. Molnar · 2008 · 1.1K citations

Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Science +17

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Christopher Kruegel
University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
39 publications · 7K citations
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Mourad Debbabi
Concordia University, Canada
29 publications · 2K citations
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Francesco Mercaldo
Institute of Informatics and Telematics, Italy
34 publications · 1.7K citations
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Mark Stamp
San Jose State University, United States
30 publications · 2K citations
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Giovanni Vigna
University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
25 publications · 3.6K citations
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Computers & Security
174 publications · 12K citations
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IEEE Access
121 publications · 7.1K citations
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arXiv (Cornell University)
Repository · 111 publications · 5.2K citations
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Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques
69 publications · 3.5K citations
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IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
41 publications · 2.8K citations
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See also Malware Analysis
Core Methods	Machine Learning Deep Learning Static Analysis Reverse Engineering Behavioral Analysis Hybrid Analysis Side-channel Analysis
Analysis Tools	Volatility Framework Analysis Binary Instrumentation
Malware Behaviors	Code Obfuscation Code Injection Binary Packing Command And Control Protocols Phase Polymorphism Metamorphic Rock Formation Linux Rootkits Dead Code Insertion Instruction Substitution
Detection Applications	Static Analysis Threat Hunting Behavioral Analysis Penetration Testing Incident Response Automated Malware Triage Automated Incident Response Vulnerability Management
Analysis Challenges	Code Obfuscation Feature Engineering Phase Polymorphism Metamorphic Rock Formation Code Encryption Packing Anti-debugging Anti-virtualization Techniques Environmental Awareness Sandbox Evasion