Malware detection
As the prevalence of malware grows, so does the need for detecting it. Routine system scans and analysis by malware detection algorithms can help users stay safe and keep their systems clean.
Malware detection methods
Malware detection can be divided broadly into three main categories: signature-based, behavioral-based, and heuristic methods. In this section, we will look at what these methods are in short and also discuss techniques for analysis.
Signature-based methods
These methods aim to detect malware by storing a database of known malware examples. All applications are checked against this database to identify whether they are malicious. The algorithm examines each application and calculates a signature using a hash function. In computer security, the hash of a file can be treated as its unique identity. It is nearly impossible to have two files with the same hash unless they are identical. Therefore, this method works really well in detecting known...
