Evaluating payload features for malware infection detection

Abstract

Analysis of malware-infected traffic data revealed the payload features that are the most effective for detecting infection. The traffic data was attack traffic using the D3M2012 dataset and CCC DATAsets 2009, 2010, and 2011. Traffic flowing on an intranet at two different sites was used as normal traffic data. Since the type of malware (worm, Internet connection confirmation, etc.) affects the type of traffic generated, the malware was divided into three types — worm, Trojan horse, and file-infected virus — and the most effective features were identified for each type.