Using deep learning and zero-shot learning techniques to detect zero-day android malware

Publication Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date (Issue Year)

2023

Journal Name

International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering, ICECCME 2023

Abstract

The prevalence of cyber security threats, such as the Android Zero-day vulnerability, is becoming increasingly worrisome. With the widespread use of Android-powered mobile devices, attackers are leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities to infect Android software at an alarming rate. Detecting zero-day vulnerabilities in Android applications is particularly challenging due to their unpatched and undiscovered nature, resulting in a lack of reference points for identification. In response to this issue, we propose a novel and effective system called Zero-Vuln, which is designed to classify and identify zero-day Android malware. Zero-Vuln leverages deep learning and zero-shot learning techniques, as well as established data-sets, to identify previously unknown malware. Our approach achieves a remarkable performance of 83% accuracy, as well as high precision and recall, and represents a significant contribution to the field of cyber security.

Keywords

Measurement, Mechatronics, Feature extraction, Malware, Computer crime, Smart phones

Rsif Scholar Name

Zakaria Sawadogo

Rsif Scholar Nationality

Burkina Faso

Cohort

Cohort 2

Thematic Area

ICTs Including Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Africa Host University (AHU)

University of Gaston Berger (UGB), Senegal

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