Accelerating Malware Classification: A Vision Transformer Solution
The escalating frequency and scale of recent malware attacks underscore the urgent need for swift and precise malware classification in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. Key challenges include accurately categorizing closely related malware families. To tackle this evolving threat landscape, this paper proposes a novel architecture LeViT-MC which produces state-of-the-art results in malware detection and classification. LeViT-MC leverages a vision transformer-based architecture, an image-based visualization approach, and advanced transfer learning techniques. Experimental results on multi-class malware classification using the MaleVis dataset indicate LeViT-MC's significant advantage over existing models. This study underscores the critical importance of combining image-based and transfer learning techniques, with vision transformers at the forefront of the ongoing battle against evolving cyber threats. We propose a novel architecture LeViT-MC which not only achieves state of the art results on image classification but is also more time efficient.
Code (1)
Tasks
Classificationimage-classificationImage ClassificationMalware ClassificationMalware DetectionTransfer LearningSimilar Papers 제목 키워드 기반
Self-Supervised Vision Transformers for Malware Detection
Malware detection plays a crucial role in cyber-security with the increase in malware growth and advancements in cyber-attacks. Previously unseen malware which is not determined by security vendors are often used in thes…
Binary ClassificationMalware ClassificationMalware DetectionMalware Family Detection+2ThreatVisionAI: A Hybrid CNN-ViT Framework for Image-Based Malware Classification
Traditional malware detection methods struggle to generalize to obfuscated or previously unseen threats. This paper introduces ThreatVisionAI, a hybrid malware family classification framework that integrates a raw-image …
Malware ClassificationMalware DetectionUnderstanding the efficacy, reliability and resiliency of computer vision techniques for malware detection and future research directions
My research lies in the intersection of security and machine learning. This overview summarizes one component of my research: combining computer vision with malware exploit detection for enhanced security solutions. I wi…
BIG-bench Machine LearningClassificationGeneral Classificationimage-classification+4An Ensemble of Pre-trained Transformer Models For Imbalanced Multiclass Malware Classification
Classification of malware families is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of how they can infect devices, computers, or systems. Thus, malware identification enables security researchers and incident responders to …
Malware ClassificationMalware families discovery via Open-Set Recognition on Android manifest permissions
Malware are malicious programs that are grouped into families based on their penetration technique, source code, and other characteristics. Classifying malware programs into their respective families is essential for bui…
Malware ClassificationMalware DetectionOpen Set Learning