A Comprehensive Survey on Malware Detection Techniques

Malware, malicious software designed to infiltrate and compromise computer systems, poses an ever-growing threat in today's interconnected world. This comprehensive review delves into the diverse landscape of malware detection techniques. We categorize and analyze these techniques. Each approach's strengths, weaknesses, and real-world applications are thoroughly examined. Evaluation metrics crucial to assessing detection effectiveness are elucidated. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges in malware detection techniques face in protecting cyberspace against attacks, by presenting a literature on such emerging techniques for cyber security. It also provides brief descriptions of each techniques method. It finally discusses the challenges of using these techniques in cyber security. This paper provides the latest extensive bibliography and the current trends of malware detection.