Improving heuristics

2008-08-01

Newaz Rafiq

Zheng Group, Paretologic, Canada

Yida Mao

Zheng Group, Paretologic, Canada
Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

Heuristic detection can provide valuable assistance to help security analysts in achieving zero-day malware detection. Newaz Rafiq and Yida Mao discuss a novel heuristic detection technique with a high level of accuracy and a high level of adaptability to meet the challenge of new malware.


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