Survey on Different Kinds of Malware and their Detection

As computer technology is becoming necessity in our day to day life in various aspects like education, communication, banking etc., computer system’s security becomes the main concern nowadays. Malware is getting its roots strong due to this emerging growth of high speed internet, so detection and removal of these malware in an effective manner is very essential. Malware detectors are the tools to protect against malware. The goal of this research is to study the concept of malware, its kinds and several detection techniques for their recognition. The main objective is to compare the detection techniques to check their effectiveness. The metrics used to compare the performance of these techniques have also been studied. Keywords— Malware, Detection Techniques, Signatures, Anomaly, Behaviour.