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Executable compression

Known as: EXE Packers, EXE packer, Packed executable 
Executable compression is any means of compressing an executable file and combining the compressed data with decompression code into a single… (More)
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2014
2014
Absent extreme learning machine algorithm with application to packed executable identification
Extreme learning machine (ELM) has been an important research topic over the last decade due to its high efficiency, easy… (More)
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2014
2014
On the adoption of anomaly detection for packed executable filtering
Malware packing is a common technique employed to hide malicious code and to avoid static analysis. In order to fully inspect the… (More)
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2014
2014
Detecting packed executables using steganalysis
This paper proposes a novel method of detecting packed executable files using steganalysis, primarily targeting the detection of… (More)
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2011
2011
Collective classification for packed executable identification
Malware is any software designed to harm computers. Commercial anti-virus are based on signature scanning, which is a technique… (More)
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2011
2011
Semi-supervised learning for packed executable detection
The term malware is coined to name any software with malicious intentions. One of the methods malware writers use for hiding… (More)
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2011
2011
Structural Feature Based Anomaly Detection for Packed Executable Identification
Malware is any software with malicious intentions. Commercial anti-malware software relies on signature databases. This approach… (More)
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2008
2008
PE File Header Analysis-Based Packed PE File Detection Technique (PHAD)
In order to conceal malware, malware authors use the packing and encryption techniques. If the malware is packed or encrypted… (More)
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2008
2008
An automatic anti-anti-VMware technique applicable for multi-stage packed malware
The VMware Workstation virtualisation software is widely used by antivirus researchers for malware analysis. However, a large… (More)
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2008
2008
Darwin inside the machines: Malware evolution and the consequences for computer security
Recent advances in anti-malware technologies have steered the security industry away from maintaining vast signature databases… (More)
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Code Compression
Current research in compiler optimization counts mainly CPU time and perhaps the first cache level or two. This view has been… (More)
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