Decentralized Malware Attacks Detection using Blockchain

¹ Assistant Professor, Global Academy of Technology, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Karnataka, Bangalore- 560098, India
² Associate Professor, Global Academy of Technology, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Karnataka, Bangalore- 560098, India
³ Global Academy of Technology, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Karnataka, Bangalore -560098, India

^* Corresponding author: sheela.s@gat.ac.in

Abstract

This research introduces an approach to detect malware attacks using blockchain technology that integrates signature-based and behavioralbased methods. The proposed system uses a decentralized blockchain network to share and store malware signatures and behavioral patterns. This enables faster and more efficient detection of new malware files. The signature-based method involves storing the signatures in the blockchain and the sharing of the signature of malware files among the user nodes of the p2p blockchain network, while the behavioral-based approach analyzes the behavior and actions of files in a separate virtualized environment to identify suspicious patterns. This system addresses the limitations of conventional signature-based methods, which can be evaded by polymorphic malware, and behavioral-based methods, which may generate false positives. The results of the evaluation indicate that the proposed system achieves high detection rates while maintaining low false positives. Overall, the proposed system offers an effective and efficient approach to malware detection by utilizing the strengths of both signature-based and behavioral-based methods and utilizing the security and transparency benefits of blockchain technology.