Research Article

Real-Time Malware Process Detection and Automated Process Killing

Table 3

Malware families with more than 10 samples in the dataset. 315 families were represented in the dataset, with 27 having being represented more than 10 times. Basic description provided which does not cover the wide range of behaviours carried out by some malware families but is intended to indicate the range of behaviours in the top 27 families included in the dataset.

Malware family# Train set# Test setTotalDescription

Startsurf66273339Adware
Fareit33222255Spyware
Vigram23212235Adware
Winwrapper78886PUA
Downloadguide155974Adware
Gandcrab55459Ransomware
Emotet124658Credstealer
Chapak43741Installer
Virut30232Backdoor
Installmonster121830Installer
Noon82230Spyware
Gamarue111829Backdoor
Razy71623Crypto stealer
Zeroaccess23023Rootkit
Soft32downloader52223Installer
Appster71522PUA
Prepscram12021Installer
Zusy21921Spyware
Darkkomet17118RAT
Adposhel41416Adware
Swrort13013Backdoor
Slugin13013Installer
Vobfus11213Installer
Speedingupmypc11112Adware
Relevantknowledge5611Adware
Kuaizip4711PUA
Bladabindi7411Backdoor

Other (10 instances)377260602

# Other families (10 instances)184154288

Unknown333291671

Total1,1371,6552,792