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Malware Classification Using Api Call Information And Word Embeddings, Sahil Aggarwal

Master's Projects

Malware classification is the process of classifying malware into recognizable categories and is an integral part of implementing computer security. In recent times, machine learning has emerged as one of the most suitable techniques to perform this task. Models can be trained on various malware features such as opcodes, and API calls among many others to deduce information that would be helpful in the classification.

Word embeddings are a key part of natural language processing and can be seen as a representation of text wherein similar words will have closer representations. These embeddings can be used to discover a quantifiable …

Spam Comments Detection In Youtube Videos, Priyusha Kotta

Master's Projects

This paper suggests an innovative way for finding spam or ham comments on the video- sharing website YouTube. Comments that are contextually irrelevant for a particular video or have a commercial motive constitute as spam. In the past few years, with the advent of advertisements spreading to new arenas such as the social media has created a lucrative platform for many. Today, it is being widely used by everyone. But this innovation comes with its own impediments. We can see how malicious users have taken over these platforms with the aid of automated bots that can deploy a well-coordinated spam …