A Word-Level Analytical Approach for Identifying Malicious Domain Names Caused by Dictionary-Based DGA Malware

A Word-Level Analytical Approach for Identifying Malicious Domain Names Caused by Dictionary-Based DGA Malware

Computer networks are facing serious threats from the emergence of malware with sophisticated DGAs (Domain Generation Algorithms). This type of DGA malware dynamically generates domain names by concatenating words from dictionaries for evading detection. In this paper, we propose an approach for ide...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Satoh, Yutaka Fukuda, Gen Kitagata, Yutaka Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Electronics
Subjects:
malware detection
dictionary-based domain generation algorithm
domain name
network security
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1039

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