Performance Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Malware Detection by Using CICMalDroid2020 Dataset

Abstract

In parallel with the developments in technology, access to information has become easier. Although this situation has a positive effect on our lives, it is an inevitable fact that information has become a target by malicious people. Theft of information and its use as a threat by these people have caused concerns about information security. Malware developed for these purposes poses a great danger to the security of information. In the face of this situation, which increases as access to information becomes easier, researchers have accelerated their work on detecting and preventing malware and ensuring information security. In the literature, it is seen that the detection of malicious software has been carried out with different studies. In this study, malware detection was carried out using the WEKA program. The effects of different machine learning classifiers, feature extraction and the parameters that affect the performance of the classification that gives the best result were examined in the analyzes made with the CICMalDroid2020 dataset. The results are presented in detail.

Keywords

• Malware detection
• CICMalDroid2020
• WEKA
• Machine learning

CICMalDroid2020 Veri Kümesi Kullanılarak Kötü Amaçlı Yazılım Tespiti için Makine Öğrenimi Algoritmalarının Performans Analizi

Abstract

Teknolojideki gelişmelere paralel olarak bilgiye erişim kolaylaşmıştır. Bu durumun hayatımıza pozitif etkisi olsa da bilginin hedef haline geldiği kaçınılmaz bir gerçektir. Kötü amaçlı kişiler tarafından bilgilerin çalınması, tehdit unsuru olarak kullanılması bilgi güvenliği konusunda endişelere sebep olmuştur. Bu amaçlarla geliştirilen kötücül yazılımlar, bilginin güvenliği açısından büyük bir tehlike oluşturmaktadır. Bilgiye erişim kolaylaştıkça artan bu durum karşısında araştırmacılar, kötücül yazılımların tespiti, engellenmesi ve bilgi güvenliğinin sağlanması konusunda çalışmalarına hız kazandırmışlardır. Literatürde, farklı çalışmalar ile kötücül yazılımların tespiti gerçekleştirildiği görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada ise, kötücül yazılım tespiti WEKA programı kullanarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. CICMalDroid2020 veri seti ile yapılan analizlerde, farklı makine öğrenmesi sınıflandırıcılarının, özellik çıkarımının ve en iyi sonucu veren sınıflandırmanın performansını etkileyen parametrelerin etkisi incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, detaylı bir şekilde aktarılmıştır.

Keywords

• Kötücül yazılım tespiti
• CICMaldroid2020
• WEKA
• Makine öğrenimi

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