MS Researchers Tackle Automated Malware Classification

Vikingod · May 13, 2006, 06:27 AM

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Researchers from Microsoft's anti-malware engineering team are working on an automated way to sort through the thousands of malware families and variants attacking Windows computers. The company unveiled its plans at the EICAR (European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research) conference in Hamburg, Germany, proposing the use of distance measure and machine learning technologies to come up with automatic classification of viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and other malicious software programs.

A research paper presented by Microsoft's lead anti-virus researcher, Tony Lee, described the existing process of manual human malware analysis as "inefficient and inadequate" and suggested an ambitious method that combines runtime behavior analysis, static binary analysis and adaptable algorithms to automate classification.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	MS Researchers Tackle Automated Malware Classification Read More / Source: eWEEK ____________ Researchers from Microsoft's anti-malware engineering team are working on an automated way to sort through the thousands of malware families and variants attacking Windows computers. The company unveiled its plans at the EICAR (European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research) conference in Hamburg, Germany, proposing the use of distance measure and machine learning technologies to come up with automatic classification of viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and other malicious software programs. A research paper presented by Microsoft's lead anti-virus researcher, Tony Lee, described the existing process of manual human malware analysis as "inefficient and inadequate" and suggested an ambitious method that combines runtime behavior analysis, static binary analysis and adaptable algorithms to automate classification. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*