Comparison of Entropy Calculation Methods for Ransomware Encrypted File Identification

Ransomware is a malicious class of software that utilises encryption to implement an attack on system availability. The target’s data remains encrypted and is held captive by the attacker until a ransom demand is met. A common approach used by many crypto-ransomware detection techniques is to monito...

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Main Authors: Simon R. Davies, Richard Macfarlane, William J. Buchanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24/10/1503