Enhancing Malware Detection Through Hybrid Deep Learning Techniques

The detection of malware needs superior methods than basic signature detection because it remains vital to cybersecurity. This research examines malware classification through the deep learning approach by analyzing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Gated Recurrent Units (GRU) and develops a new BiGRU + CNN hybrid model. The main purpose is to achieve better detection performance through reduced numbers of false alarms. The research employs executable file feature data while implementing preprocessing methods together with fivefold cross-validation validation to establish strong model reliability. Experimental findings show CNN along with LSTM and GRU attains excellent recall values yet produces elevated erroneous positive predictions. The proposed BiGRU + CNN model delivers superiority over single-model architecture as it reaches 96.06% accuracy alongside 96.13% precision and 99.92% recall and 97.99% F1-score. The obtained results show that this integration has better malware detection capabilities thereby demonstrating its potential for cybersecurity applications.