ML-Based Behavioral Malware Detection Is Far From a Solved Problem

Authors: Kaya, Yigitcan, Chen, Yizheng, Botacin, Marcus, Saha, Shoumik, Pierazzi, Fabio, Cavallaro, Lorenzo, Wagner, David, Dumitras, Tudor

Subject Terms: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.06124

GPThreats-3: Is Automatic Malware Generation a Threat?

Authors: Botacin, Marcus

Source: 2023 IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW) SPW Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW), 2023 IEEE. :238-254 May, 2023

Relation: 2023 IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW)

Towards more realistic evaluations: The impact of label delays in malware detection pipelines

Authors: Botacin, Marcus ^{a, ⁎}, Gomes, Heitor ^b

Source: In Computers & Security January 2025 148

Fast & Furious: Modelling Malware Detection as Evolving Data Streams

Authors: Ceschin, Fabrício, Botacin, Marcus, Gomes, Heitor Murilo, Pinagé, Felipe, Oliveira, Luiz S., Grégio, André

Subject Terms: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security, Computer Science - Machine Learning

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.12311

The AV says: Your Hardware Definitions Were Updated!

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Galante, Lucas, Ceschin, Fabricio, Santos, Paulo C., Carro, Luigi, de Geus, Paulo, Gregio, Andre, Alves, Marco A. Z.

Source: 2019 14th International Symposium on Reconfigurable Communication-centric Systems-on-Chip (ReCoSoC) Reconfigurable Communication-centric Systems-on-Chip (ReCoSoC), 2019 14th International Symposium on. :27-34 Jul, 2019

Relation: 2019 14th International Symposium on Reconfigurable Communication-centric Systems-on-Chip (ReCoSoC)

Malware MultiVerse: From Automatic Logic Bomb Identification to Automatic Patching and Tracing

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Grégio, André

Subject Terms: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.06127

A [in]Seguran\c{c}a dos Sistemas Governamentais Brasileiros: Um Estudo de Caso em Sistemas Web e Redes Abertas

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Grégio, André

Subject Terms: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.06068

Machine Learning (In) Security: A Stream of Problems

Authors: Ceschin, Fabrício, Botacin, Marcus, Bifet, Albert, Pfahringer, Bernhard, Oliveira, Luiz S., Gomes, Heitor Murilo, Grégio, André

Source: Digital Threats 2023

Subject Terms: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security, Computer Science - Machine Learning

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2010.16045

Why We Need a Theory of Maliciousness: Hardware Performance Counters in Security
25th Information security International conference, ISC

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Grégio, André

Source: Lecture notes in computer science. 13640:381-389

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Dissecting Applications Uninstallers and Removers: Are They Effective?
25th Information security International conference, ISC

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Grégio, André

Source: Lecture notes in computer science. 13640:339-359

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A Praise for Defensive Programming: Leveraging Uncertainty for Effective Malware Mitigation

Authors: Sun, Ruimin, Botacin, Marcus, Sapountzis, Nikolaos, Yuan, Xiaoyong, Bishop, Matt, Porter, Donald E, Li, Xiaolin, Gregio, Andre, Oliveira, Daniela

Source: IEEE Transaction of Dependability and Security 2020

Subject Terms: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1802.02503

A Praise for Defensive Programming: Leveraging Uncertainty for Effective Malware Mitigation

Authors: Sun, Ruimin, Botacin, Marcus, Sapountzis, Nikolaos, Yuan, Xiaoyong, Bishop, Matt, Porter, Donald E., Li, Xiaolin, Gregio, Andre, Oliveira, Daniela

Source: IEEE transactions on dependable and secure computing. 19(1):353-369

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HEAVEN: A Hardware-Enhanced AntiVirus ENgine to accelerate real-time, signature-based malware detection

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Alves, Marco Zanata, Oliveira, Daniela, Grégio, André

Source: In Expert Systems With Applications 1 September 2022 201

AntiViruses under the microscope: A hands-on perspective

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Domingues, Felipe Duarte, Ceschin, Fabrício, Machnicki, Raphael, Zanata Alves, Marco Antonio, de Geus, Paulo Lício, Grégio, André

Source: In Computers & Security January 2022 112

On the Security of Application Installers and Online Software Repositories
Detection of intrusions and malware, and vulnerability assessment (International Conference)

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Bertão, Giovanni, de Geus, Paulo, Grégio, André, Kruegel, Christopher, Vigna, Giovanni

Source: Lecture notes in computer science. 12223:192-216

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Understanding uses and misuses of similarity hashing functions for malware detection and family clustering in actual scenarios

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Galhardo Moia, Vitor Hugo, Ceschin, Fabricio, Amaral Henriques, Marco A., Grégio, André

Source: In Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation September 2021 38

Challenges and pitfalls in malware research

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Ceschin, Fabricio, Sun, Ruimin, Oliveira, Daniela, Grégio, André

Source: In Computers & Security July 2021 106

Fuzzing and Symbolic Execution for Multipath Malware Tracing: Bridging Theory and Practice via Survey and Experiments.

Authors: Botacin, Marcus¹, botacin@tamu.edu

Source: Digital Threats: Research & Practice; Dec2024, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p1-33, 33p

L(a)ying in (Test)Bed: How Biased Datasets Produce Impractical Results for Actual Malware Families' Classification
Information security (International conference)

Authors: Beppler, Tamy, Botacin, Marcus, Ceschin, Fabrício J. O., Oliveira, Luiz E. S., Grégio, André

Source: Lecture notes in computer science. 11723:381-401

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We need to talk about antiviruses: challenges & pitfalls of AV evaluations

Authors: Botacin, Marcus, Ceschin, Fabricio, de Geus, Paulo, Grégio, André

Source: In Computers & Security August 2020 95