Malware attacks on Windows machines pose significant cybersecurity threats,necessitating effective detection and prevention mechanisms.Supervised machine learning classifiers have emerged as promising tools for malwar...Malware attacks on Windows machines pose significant cybersecurity threats,necessitating effective detection and prevention mechanisms.Supervised machine learning classifiers have emerged as promising tools for malware detection.However,there remains a need for comprehensive studies that compare the performance of different classifiers specifically for Windows malware detection.Addressing this gap can provide valuable insights for enhancing cybersecurity strategies.While numerous studies have explored malware detection using machine learning techniques,there is a lack of systematic comparison of supervised classifiers for Windows malware detection.Understanding the relative effectiveness of these classifiers can inform the selection of optimal detection methods and improve overall security measures.This study aims to bridge the research gap by conducting a comparative analysis of supervised machine learning classifiers for detecting malware on Windows systems.The objectives include Investigating the performance of various classifiers,such as Gaussian Naïve Bayes,K Nearest Neighbors(KNN),Stochastic Gradient Descent Classifier(SGDC),and Decision Tree,in detecting Windows malware.Evaluating the accuracy,efficiency,and suitability of each classifier for real-world malware detection scenarios.Identifying the strengths and limitations of different classifiers to provide insights for cybersecurity practitioners and researchers.Offering recommendations for selecting the most effective classifier for Windows malware detection based on empirical evidence.The study employs a structured methodology consisting of several phases:exploratory data analysis,data preprocessing,model training,and evaluation.Exploratory data analysis involves understanding the dataset’s characteristics and identifying preprocessing requirements.Data preprocessing includes cleaning,feature encoding,dimensionality reduction,and optimization to prepare the data for training.Model training utilizes various supervised classifiers,and their performance is evaluated using metrics such as accuracy,precision,recall,and F1 score.The study’s outcomes comprise a comparative analysis of supervised machine learning classifiers for Windows malware detection.Results reveal the effectiveness and efficiency of each classifier in detecting different types of malware.Additionally,insights into their strengths and limitations provide practical guidance for enhancing cybersecurity defenses.Overall,this research contributes to advancing malware detection techniques and bolstering the security posture of Windows systems against evolving cyber threats.展开更多
Hardware security remains as a major concern in the circuit design flow.Logic block based encryption has been widely adopted as a simple but effective protection method.In this paper,the potential threat arising from ...Hardware security remains as a major concern in the circuit design flow.Logic block based encryption has been widely adopted as a simple but effective protection method.In this paper,the potential threat arising from the rapidly developing field,i.e.,machine learning,is researched.To illustrate the challenge,this work presents a standard attack paradigm,in which a three-layer neural network and a naive Bayes classifier are utilized to exemplify the key-guessing attack on logic encryption.Backed with validation results obtained from both combinational and sequential benchmarks,the presented attack scheme can specifically accelerate the decryption process of partial keys,which may serve as a new perspective to reveal the potential vulnerability for current anti-attack designs.展开更多
树增强朴素贝叶斯(TAN)分类器在模型的复杂性和分类精度之间实现较好折衷,成为当前分类器学习的一个研究热点.为了提高 TAN 分类器的分类准确率,本文提出一种基于 KL 距离的 TAN 分类器判别性学习方法.首先用 EAR 方法学习 TAN 分类器...树增强朴素贝叶斯(TAN)分类器在模型的复杂性和分类精度之间实现较好折衷,成为当前分类器学习的一个研究热点.为了提高 TAN 分类器的分类准确率,本文提出一种基于 KL 距离的 TAN 分类器判别性学习方法.首先用 EAR 方法学习 TAN 分类器的结构,然后用基于 KL 距离的目标函数优化 TAN 的参数.在标准数据集上的实验结果表明,用该方法学习的 TAN 分类器具有较高的分类精度.展开更多
基金This researchwork is supported by Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project Number(PNURSP2024R411),Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
文摘Malware attacks on Windows machines pose significant cybersecurity threats,necessitating effective detection and prevention mechanisms.Supervised machine learning classifiers have emerged as promising tools for malware detection.However,there remains a need for comprehensive studies that compare the performance of different classifiers specifically for Windows malware detection.Addressing this gap can provide valuable insights for enhancing cybersecurity strategies.While numerous studies have explored malware detection using machine learning techniques,there is a lack of systematic comparison of supervised classifiers for Windows malware detection.Understanding the relative effectiveness of these classifiers can inform the selection of optimal detection methods and improve overall security measures.This study aims to bridge the research gap by conducting a comparative analysis of supervised machine learning classifiers for detecting malware on Windows systems.The objectives include Investigating the performance of various classifiers,such as Gaussian Naïve Bayes,K Nearest Neighbors(KNN),Stochastic Gradient Descent Classifier(SGDC),and Decision Tree,in detecting Windows malware.Evaluating the accuracy,efficiency,and suitability of each classifier for real-world malware detection scenarios.Identifying the strengths and limitations of different classifiers to provide insights for cybersecurity practitioners and researchers.Offering recommendations for selecting the most effective classifier for Windows malware detection based on empirical evidence.The study employs a structured methodology consisting of several phases:exploratory data analysis,data preprocessing,model training,and evaluation.Exploratory data analysis involves understanding the dataset’s characteristics and identifying preprocessing requirements.Data preprocessing includes cleaning,feature encoding,dimensionality reduction,and optimization to prepare the data for training.Model training utilizes various supervised classifiers,and their performance is evaluated using metrics such as accuracy,precision,recall,and F1 score.The study’s outcomes comprise a comparative analysis of supervised machine learning classifiers for Windows malware detection.Results reveal the effectiveness and efficiency of each classifier in detecting different types of malware.Additionally,insights into their strengths and limitations provide practical guidance for enhancing cybersecurity defenses.Overall,this research contributes to advancing malware detection techniques and bolstering the security posture of Windows systems against evolving cyber threats.
基金supported by the 111 Project under Grant No.B18001the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2018YFB2202605+1 种基金the Guangdong Science and Technology Project of China under Grant No.2019B010155002the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61672054.
文摘Hardware security remains as a major concern in the circuit design flow.Logic block based encryption has been widely adopted as a simple but effective protection method.In this paper,the potential threat arising from the rapidly developing field,i.e.,machine learning,is researched.To illustrate the challenge,this work presents a standard attack paradigm,in which a three-layer neural network and a naive Bayes classifier are utilized to exemplify the key-guessing attack on logic encryption.Backed with validation results obtained from both combinational and sequential benchmarks,the presented attack scheme can specifically accelerate the decryption process of partial keys,which may serve as a new perspective to reveal the potential vulnerability for current anti-attack designs.
文摘树增强朴素贝叶斯(TAN)分类器在模型的复杂性和分类精度之间实现较好折衷,成为当前分类器学习的一个研究热点.为了提高 TAN 分类器的分类准确率,本文提出一种基于 KL 距离的 TAN 分类器判别性学习方法.首先用 EAR 方法学习 TAN 分类器的结构,然后用基于 KL 距离的目标函数优化 TAN 的参数.在标准数据集上的实验结果表明,用该方法学习的 TAN 分类器具有较高的分类精度.
