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Computing is still under a significant threat from ransomware, which necessitates prompt action to prevent it. Ransomware attacks can have a negative impact on how smart grids, particularly digital substations. In addition to examining a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-02 Hong-Nhung Nguyen , Ha-Thanh Nguyen , Damien Lescos

Ransomware has emerged as an infamous malware that has not escaped a lot of myths and inaccuracies from media hype. Victims are not sure whether or not to pay a ransom demand without fully understanding the lurking consequences. In this…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Aaron Zimba , Mumbi Chishimba , Sipiwe Chihana

Malware detection and classification remains a topic of concern for cybersecurity, since it is becoming common for attackers to use advanced obfuscation on their malware to stay undetected. Conventional static analysis is not effective…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-02 Md Shahnawaz , Bishwajit Prasad Gond , Durga Prasad Mohapatra

Ransomware is considered as a significant threat for most enterprises since the past few years. In scenarios wherein users can access all files on a shared server, one infected host can lock the access to all shared files. We propose a tool…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-16 Eduardo Berrueta , Daniel Morato , Eduardo Magaña , Mikel Izal

We present a novel approach to identify ransomware campaigns derived from attack timelines representations within victim networks. Malicious activity profiles developed from multiple alert sources support the construction of alert graphs.…

Dynamic malware analysis executes the program in an isolated environment and monitors its run-time behaviour (e.g. system API calls) for malware detection. This technique has been proven to be effective against various code obfuscation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-27 Zhaoqi Zhang , Panpan Qi , Wei Wang

Ransomware is a malicious class of software that utilises encryption to implement an attack on system availability. The target's data remains encrypted and is held captive by the attacker until a ransom demand is met. A common approach used…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-25 Simon R Davies , Richard Macfarlane , William J. Buchanan

Detecting malware, especially ransomware, is essential to securing today's interconnected ecosystems, including cloud storage, enterprise file-sharing, and database services. Training high-performing artificial intelligence (AI) detectors…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Daniel M. Jimenez-Gutierrez , Enrique Zuazua , Joaquin Del Rio , Oleksii Sliusarenko , Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria

Ransomware has been an ongoing issue since the early 1990s. In recent times ransomware has spread from traditional computational resources to cyber-physical systems and industrial controls. We devised a series of experiments in which…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-13 Anthony Melaragno , William Casey

The damage caused by crypto-ransomware, due to encryption, is difficult to revert and cause data losses. In this paper, a machine learning (ML) classifier was built to early detect ransomware (called crypto-ransomware) that uses…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Chih-Yuan Yang , Ravi Sahita

In recent years, there has been a significant surge in malware attacks, necessitating more advanced preventive measures and remedial strategies. While several successful AI-based malware classification approaches exist categorized into…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-22 Quincy Card , Daniel Simpson , Kshitiz Aryal , Maanak Gupta , Sheikh Rabiul Islam

A survey of machine learning techniques trained to detect ransomware is presented. This work builds upon the efforts of Taylor et al. in using sensor-based methods that utilize data collected from built-in instruments like CPU power and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-18 Erik Larsen , David Noever , Korey MacVittie

Ransomware, a fearsome and rapidly evolving cybersecurity threat, continues to inflict severe consequences on individuals and organizations worldwide. Traditional detection methods, reliant on static signatures and application behavioral…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-13 Dionysios Diamantopoulos , Roman Pletka , Slavisa Sarafijanovic , A. L. Narasimha Reddy , Haris Pozidis

The threat of malware is a serious concern for computer networks and systems, highlighting the need for accurate classification techniques. In this research, we experiment with multimodal machine learning approaches for malware…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Jonathan Jiang , Mark Stamp

Driven by the high profit, Portable Executable (PE) malware has been consistently evolving in terms of both volume and sophistication. PE malware family classification has gained great attention and a large number of approaches have been…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-01 Yixuan Ma , Shuang Liu , Jiajun Jiang , Guanhong Chen , Keqiu Li

The use of multi-threading and file prioritization methods has accelerated the speed at which ransomware encrypts files. To minimize file loss during the ransomware attack, detecting file modifications at the earliest execution stage is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-19 Mohan Anand Putrevu , Hrushikesh Chunduri , Venkata Sai Charan Putrevu , Sandeep K Shukla

In recent years, there has been a surge in malware attacks across critical infrastructures, requiring further research and development of appropriate response and remediation strategies in malware detection and classification. Several works…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-08 Quincy Card , Kshitiz Aryal , Maanak Gupta

The increasing sophistication of cyber threats has necessitated the development of advanced detection mechanisms capable of identifying malicious activities with high precision and efficiency. A novel approach, termed Autonomous Feature…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-27 Barnaby Quince , Levi Gareth , Sophie Larkspur , Thaddeus Wobblethorn , Thomas Quibble

Ransomware can produce direct and controllable economic loss, which makes it one of the most prominent threats in cyber security. As per the latest statistics, more than half of malwares reported in Q1 of 2017 are ransomwares and there is a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-04-07 Manaar Alam , Sayan Sinha , Sarani Bhattacharya , Swastika Dutta , Debdeep Mukhopadhyay , Anupam Chattopadhyay

Crypto-ransomware remains a significant threat to governments and companies alike, with high-profile cyber security incidents regularly making headlines. Many different detection systems have been proposed as solutions to the ever-changing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-31 Simon R Davies , Richard Macfarlane , William J Buchanan