Research Article

Mal-Netminer: Malware Classification Approach Based on Social Network Analysis of System Call Graph

Table 6

Malware samples for experiments.

Malware classMalware familyQuantityBehavior characteristics

Adware (1,820)Win32.FakeInstaller435Download malicious files and display unwanted ads
Win32.ScreenSaver1,211Display random ads in a pop-up
Win32.SideTab174Download malicious files and display unwanted ads

Trojan (742)Win32.Llac352Download files or give backdoor
Win32.Pakes176Install “rogueware” by claiming the computer is infected by spyware
Win32.Regrun214Perform various actions (e.g., spam emails and infect removable drives)

Worm (1,053)Win32.Mydoom646Spread on the Internet as an attachment to infected messages
Win32.Mytob358Similar to Mydoom, which provides backdoor for an attacker
Win32.Zwr49Spread on WinRAR files by infecting RAR archives