Research Article

Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning

Volume: 1 Number: 1 September 30, 2024
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Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning

Abstract

The threat posed by malware has increased with the growth of technology. This makes malware detection a crucial problem. It specifically pertains to the heightened security risks that the underlying programs and their users frequently encounter. On the CIC-MalMem2022 dataset, experiments were executed. KNN, Decision Tree, Random Forest, GaussianNB, and AdaBoost were used for binary classification and multiclass classification. Additionally, the effectiveness of the employed algorithms has been evaluated. The machine learning models were optimized by tuning the hyperparameters. Random Forest and AdaBoost both achieved binary classification accuracy of 99.99%. Optuna Hyperparameter tuning for Random forest based multiclass classification performed with an accuracy of 88.31%.

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Thanks

We would like to thank Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, for providing the ecosystem to work on research project.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

System and Network Security, Data and Information Privacy

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Shripad Bhatlawande This is me
0000-0001-8405-9824
India

Akhil Bhalgat This is me
India

Niranjan Bharate This is me
India

Publication Date

September 30, 2024

Submission Date

February 14, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 17, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Shilaskar, S., Bhatlawande, S., Bhalgat, A., & Bharate, N. (2024). Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning. ITU Journal of Wireless Communications and Cybersecurity, 1(1), 1-8. https://izlik.org/JA42YD72ZN
AMA
1.Shilaskar S, Bhatlawande S, Bhalgat A, Bharate N. Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning. ITU JWCC. 2024;1(1):1-8. https://izlik.org/JA42YD72ZN
Chicago
Shilaskar, Swati, Shripad Bhatlawande, Akhil Bhalgat, and Niranjan Bharate. 2024. “Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning”. ITU Journal of Wireless Communications and Cybersecurity 1 (1): 1-8. https://izlik.org/JA42YD72ZN.
EndNote
Shilaskar S, Bhatlawande S, Bhalgat A, Bharate N (September 1, 2024) Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning. ITU Journal of Wireless Communications and Cybersecurity 1 1 1–8.
IEEE
[1]S. Shilaskar, S. Bhatlawande, A. Bhalgat, and N. Bharate, “Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning”, ITU JWCC, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–8, Sept. 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42YD72ZN
ISNAD
Shilaskar, Swati - Bhatlawande, Shripad - Bhalgat, Akhil - Bharate, Niranjan. “Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning”. ITU Journal of Wireless Communications and Cybersecurity 1/1 (September 1, 2024): 1-8. https://izlik.org/JA42YD72ZN.
JAMA
1.Shilaskar S, Bhatlawande S, Bhalgat A, Bharate N. Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning. ITU JWCC. 2024;1:1–8.
MLA
Shilaskar, Swati, et al. “Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning”. ITU Journal of Wireless Communications and Cybersecurity, vol. 1, no. 1, Sept. 2024, pp. 1-8, https://izlik.org/JA42YD72ZN.
Vancouver
1.Swati Shilaskar, Shripad Bhatlawande, Akhil Bhalgat, Niranjan Bharate. Ransomware, Spyware, and Trojan Malware Detection for Android Using Machine Learning. ITU JWCC [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 1;1(1):1-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42YD72ZN