NDLI: MetaAware: Identifying Metamorphic Malware

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Qinghua Zhang Reeves, D.S.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh (Qinghua Zhang; Reeves, D.S.)
Abstract	Detection of malicious software (malware) by the use of static signatures is often criticized for being overly simplistic. Available methods of obfuscating code (so-called metamorphic malware) will invalidate the use of a fixed signature, without changing the harmful effects of the software. This paper presents a new approach for recognizing metamorphic malware. The method uses fully automated static analysis of executables to summarize and compare program semantics, based primarily on the pattern of library or system functions which are called. The proposed method has been prototyped and evaluated using randomized benchmark programs, instances of known malware program variants, and utility software available in multiple releases. The results demonstrate three important capabilities of the proposed method: (a) it does well at identifying metamorphic variants of common malware; (h) it distinguishes easily between programs that are not related; and, (c) it can identify and detect program variations, or code reuse. Such variations can be due to insertion of malware (such as viruses) into the executable of a host program. We argue that this method of metamorphic code detection will be difficult for malware writers to bypass.
Starting Page	411
Ending Page	420
File Size	281010
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780769530604
ISSN	10639527
DOI	10.1109/ACSAC.2007.9
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-12-10
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Protection Pattern matching Viruses (medical) Character generation Computer security Application software Laboratories Computer science Pattern analysis Software libraries
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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