A Kullback-Liebler divergence-based representation algorithm for malware detection

• Main Authors: Aboaoja, Faitouri A., Zainal, Anazida, Ghaleb, Fuad A., Saleh Alghamdi, Norah, Saeed, Faisal, Alhuwayji, Husayn
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023
• Subjects: QA Mathematics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107630/1/FaitouriAAboaoja2023_AKullbackLieblerDivergencebasedRepresentation.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/107630/; http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1492

Background. Malware, malicious software, is the major security concern of the digital realm. Conventional cyber-security solutions are challenged by sophisticated malicious behaviors. Currently, an overlap between malicious and legitimate behaviors causes more difficulties in characterizing those be...