A multi-level deep learning system for malware detection

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Highlights：

• Deep learning performs better than shallow learning models for malware detection.

• A single deep learning model has difficulty to capture complex malware distribution.

• Multi-level deep learning can capture complex malware data distribution effectively.

摘要

•Deep learning performs better than shallow learning models for malware detection.•A single deep learning model has difficulty to capture complex malware distribution.•Multi-level deep learning can capture complex malware data distribution effectively.

论文关键词：Malware detection,Deep learning,Multi-level clustering algorithm,Convolutional neural network,Recurrent neural network,Model construction time

论文评审过程：Received 23 September 2018, Revised 27 April 2019, Accepted 28 April 2019, Available online 2 May 2019, Version of Record 4 June 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.04.064