Research on Malware Activity Detection Approaches

Student: Anastasiia Gilinskaia

Faculty: HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE)

Educational Programme: Information Security (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2024

With the increasing variety of malicious software, the relevance of developing and refining methods for detecting such threats has become increasingly significant. Since the 1970s, when computers became widely accessible, a new phase in technological evolution has led to the emergence of the first computer viruses. Despite technological changes, current approaches to the analysis and detection of such software still face challenges in achieving high completeness and accuracy in detection. This study encompasses the analysis and compilation of existing detection methodologies, their application to a sample of malicious and legitimate programs, and the experimental study of their effectiveness.

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