Malware detection in PE files using deep learning with self-supervised learning techniques

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a surge in new malware created by hackers globally, posing challenges for traditional detection methods. This paper explores using advanced artificial intelligence, specifically Deep Learning with Self-supervised learning, to identify malware in executable files. Our study focuses on comparing the effectiveness of popular deep learning techniques like CNN models and fine-tuned CNN models, against Autoencoder models. The key contribution of this paper lies in comparing the results of these different approaches to malware detection.