Malware Detection ML ML Frameworks

Machine learning projects for detecting, analyzing, and classifying malware across different file types and platforms (PE files, APK, executables). Does NOT include general cybersecurity tools, network intrusion detection, or non-ML-based antivirus solutions.

There are 110 malware detection ml frameworks tracked. 3 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is rednaga/APKiD at 61/100 with 2,431 stars. 1 of the top 10 are actively maintained.

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#	Framework	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	rednaga/APKiD Android Application Identifier for Packers, Protectors, Obfuscators and...	61	Established	2,431	YARA
2	0xfke/Malware-Detection-and-Analysis-using-Machine-Learning Malware🦠 Detection and Analysis using Machine Learning (MDAML) is designed...	53	Established	42	Jupyter Notebook
3	rieck/malheur A Tool for Automatic Analysis of Malware Behavior	50	Established	373	C
4	AFAgarap/malware-classification Towards Building an Intelligent Anti-Malware System: A Deep Learning...	49	Emerging	173	Python
5	CalebFenton/apkfile Android app analysis and feature extraction library	48	Emerging	226	Java
6	Kiinitix/Malware-Detection-using-Machine-learning Anomaly based Malware Detection using Machine Learning (PE and URL)	48	Emerging	179	Jupyter Notebook
7	projectmatris/antimalwareapp Anti-malware for Android using machine learning	47	Emerging	286	Java
8	vannu07/Android-Malware-Detection Android Malware Detection is a machine learning-based security tool designed...	47	Emerging	13	TypeScript
9	hija/MalwareDataScience Malware Data Science Reading Diary / Notes	47	Emerging	130	Jupyter Notebook
10	Projects-Developer/50-Final-Year-Projects-with-Source-Code Final year projects are a crucial part of a student's academic journey,...	46	Emerging	806	—
11	MohamedMostafa010/ExeRay ExeRay AI detects malicious Windows executables using ML. Analyzes entropy,...	44	Emerging	60	Python
12	nikolamilosevic86/owasp-seraphimdroid OWASP Seraphimdroid is an open source project with aim to create, as a...	44	Emerging	69	Java
13	user1342/DroidDetective A machine learning malware analysis framework for Android apps.	44	Emerging	136	Python
14	iosifache/DikeDataset Dataset with labeled benign and malicious files 🗃️	44	Emerging	150	TeX
15	0xh3xa/awesome-malware-benign-datasets 🪲 A list of malware and benign datasets for malware research	44	Emerging	33	—
16	PowerLZY/MalConv-Pytorch 基于深度学习的恶意软件检测研究；MalConv;	43	Emerging	118	Python
17	ANSSI-FR/DECODE Malware detection tool for Windows PE files based on DFIR ORC data	43	Emerging	11	Python
18	Kunal-Attri/Malware-Detection-ML-Model This is a Malware Detection ML model made using Random Forest Algorithm	43	Emerging	39	Python
19	keithjjones/malgazer A Python malware analysis library.	43	Emerging	50	Python
20	Coldwave96/WebShell-AIHunter 机器学习NB算法实现基于文本的WebShell检测工具	42	Emerging	36	Python
21	czs108/Microsoft-Malware-Classification 🔍 "2015 Microsoft Malware Classification Challenge" - Using machine learning...	40	Emerging	31	Jupyter Notebook
22	emr4h/CyberMachine Detects cyber threats to the end user with machine learning. This tool can...	39	Emerging	25	Python
23	avdhoot0303/Malware-detection-of-PE-files This project is Malware detection API using ML and CNN techniques	39	Emerging	25	Jupyter Notebook
24	yueyueL/DL-based-Android-Malware-Defenses-review Papers, code and datasets about deep learning for Android malware defenses...	38	Emerging	148	—
25	surajr/Machine-Learning-approach-for-Malware-Detection A Machine Learning approach for classifying a file as Malicious or Legitimate	38	Emerging	74	Jupyter Notebook
26	action-ai-institute/MABEL-dataset MABEL: Malware Analysis Benchmark for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	38	Emerging	31	—
27	SitinCloud/malwares-ml Machine Learning and Datasets for Malwares Static Analysis.	37	Emerging	19	Jupyter Notebook
28	Vatshayan/Final-Year-Project-Cryptographic-Technique-for-Communication-System Top B.tech/M.tech Final Year Project "Design and Analysis of Cryptographic...	37	Emerging	285	Jupyter Notebook
29	cyberhunters/Malware-Detection-Using-Machine-Learning Multi-class malware classification using Deep Learning	37	Emerging	76	Jupyter Notebook
30	gauthamp10/android-permissions-dataset Android App Permission data of 2.2 million applications from Google Playstore.	37	Emerging	19	—
31	emr4h/Malware-Detection-Using-Machine-Learning This project analyzes PE information of exe files to detect malware. In...	36	Emerging	13	Jupyter Notebook
32	Walid-khaled/Design-Patterns-Detection-ML This repository contains an implementation for design patterns detection. In...	35	Emerging	10	Jupyter Notebook
33	DSTI-A20-RW/ransomware-preencryption-detector Creation of a web application for detecting ransomware at pre-encryption...	35	Emerging	8	Jupyter Notebook
34	Raideeen/Explainable-AI-malware-detection Malware detection with added explanability of AI through saliency map on...	35	Emerging	9	Python
35	cmikke97/Automatic-Malware-Signature-Generation Automatic Malware Signature Generation Tool	35	Emerging	16	Python
36	cridin1/malware-classification-CNN This GitHub repository contains an implementation of a malware...	34	Emerging	42	Jupyter Notebook
37	Sameer411/Malware-Detection-Using-Machine-Learning Malware Detection Using Machine Learning Bertelsmann Project Repo	34	Emerging	9	Jupyter Notebook
38	TanayBhadula/malware-image-detection A deep learning project which uses a method that converts malware .bytes...	34	Emerging	35	Jupyter Notebook
39	Projects-Developer/10-Latest-Final-Year-Projects-with-Source-Code 10 Latest Final Year Project Includes Source Code, PPT, Synopsis, Report,...	34	Emerging	5	—
40	Projects-Developer/Top-40-Python-Projects-for-Beginners-to-Advanced Python is a popular and versatile programming language that is widely used...	33	Emerging	4	—
41	inspiringz/XDet 基于机器学习的 Webshell 检测 (OPCode -> N-Gram -> TF-IDF -> XGBoost)	33	Emerging	47	PHP
42	Anagh-Sharma/Malware-Detection-using-Deep-Transfer-Learning-Static-Malware-Detection Static malware detection using transfer learning techniques on MMCC_2015 dataset.	33	Emerging	6	Jupyter Notebook
43	DasariJayanth/Malware-Detection-in-PE-files-using-Machine-Learning Detecting Malware in PE files	32	Emerging	27	Jupyter Notebook
44	Loai-Houmane/QR-Code-Malware-Detection 🛡️ This project aims to detect malware embedded within QR codes, assisting...	32	Emerging	3	C++
45	Anurag-Dutta/KOL-4-GEN Visual Technique for Malware Classification	31	Emerging	1	Jupyter Notebook
46	da4nyy/ANTIVIRUSxML File integrity monitor with malware detection using machine learning	31	Emerging	14	Python
47	Vatshayan/MALWARE-DETECTION-FINAL-YEAR-PROJECT Final Year Malware Detection Project with PPT, Research Paper, code and...	30	Emerging	175	Jupyter Notebook
48	PowerLZY/malware_classification_bdci 2021 CCF BDCI 数字安全公开赛“基于人工智能的恶意软件家族分类”赛题第二名Petrichor战队解决方案	30	Emerging	21	Python
49	nirogu/ObfuscatedMalwareDetection Obfuscated malware detection using deep learning models and transfer learning	30	Emerging	5	Jupyter Notebook
50	adeilsonsilva/malware-injection Official implementation for the paper "On deceiving malware classification...	29	Experimental	36	Python
51	Findcoding/Android-Malware-Detection-System-Using-Machine-Learning Leveraging the power of Machine Learning as a tool, we delve into the realm...	29	Experimental	21	Jupyter Notebook
52	mpasco/MalbehavD-V1 Public datasets of malware and benign executable files (Windows EXE files)....	29	Experimental	24	—
53	wrinkl3/Defoe Website defacement detection system based on machine learning	29	Experimental	9	Java
54	La-Casette/malicious_pdf_detection This project compares the performance of K-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector...	28	Experimental	8	Jupyter Notebook
55	MShantanu110/Malware_VisionCNN CNN-based Malware Classification tool using Visual Entropy and Grad-CAM.	27	Experimental	1	Python
56	rising-anti-malware-team/lame-machine-learning （x64,仅用于测试）基于机器学习的人工智能恶意软件检测(评估)引擎，纯本地模型，适用于PDF/SWF/PE/PE+。Machine learning...	27	Experimental	6	—
57	4ykutG/webguard Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Yazılım Mühendisliği Bölümü; veritabanı...	25	Experimental	2	C#
58	GlgApr/Malware-Analyzer Automation Batch Malware Analyzer using Ghidra headlessAnalyzer	25	Experimental	12	Java
59	Vatshayan/Network-Intrusion-Detection-Project Network Intrusion Detection System Project using Machine Learning with code...	24	Experimental	105	Jupyter Notebook
60	Projects-Developer/Top-10-BCA-Final-Year-Projects The top 10 BCA final year projects include e-commerce website development,...	24	Experimental	15	—
61	Bogdan2K2/Virus-Scanner Virus Scanner: machine learning malware detection, archive scanning, and...	23	Experimental	1	Python
62	JerryJev1/image-malware-detection-model 🖼️ Detect and classify malware using deep learning on grayscale images,...	22	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
63	CyberSaR-KAUST/Ransomware-Malware-Family-Detection-Dataset Ransomware detection dataset with function call graphs (FCG) for real-time...	22	Experimental	—	—
64	Projects-Developer/Top-10-MCA-Projects-Ideas AI, blockchain, IoT, and big data analytics, providing MCA students with...	22	Experimental	7	—
65	spatswats/malware-vision-classifier Malware family classification by converting .asm disassembly files into...	22	Experimental	—	Python
66	Vatshayan/Android-Malware-Detection-Using-Machine-Learning Android Malware Detection Using Machine Learning Project with Source Code...	21	Experimental	63	Jupyter Notebook
67	Vatshayan/Cryptography-Communication-System B.tech College Project for Secure Message Communication though Cryptography...	21	Experimental	9	HTML
68	prajitdatta/Microsoft-Malware-Prediction Predicting Malware on 8.9M Machines Using LightGBM	21	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
69	Projects-Developer/Cyber-Security-Final-Year-Projects-Github Cyber threat detection using machine learning is a proactive approach to...	21	Experimental	4	—
70	TomaIjatomi/robust-malware-detection-ensemble Stacked ensemble malware detection with adversarial (MalGAN-inspired)...	21	Experimental	—	—
71	Vatshayan/Final-Year-College-Project Final Year Cryptography Project for Secure Communication System. Python...	21	Experimental	9	Jupyter Notebook
72	geobour98/malware-classification Malware Classification	21	Experimental	—	Python
73	sidbav/AV-vs-Evasive Malware Detection and Evasion	20	Experimental	5	C++
74	tegridydev/open-malsec Open-MalSec is an open-source dataset curated for cybersecurity research and...	20	Experimental	8	—
75	Projects-Developer/Top-20-Python-Projects-With-Source-Code-2025 Top 20+ Python Projects With Source Code (2025) Includes Source Code, PPT,...	20	Experimental	2	—
76	PrathuashaKB/MALDEFENDER-A-Malware-Detection-System Bachelor Thesis - Maldefender is a machine learning-based system that...	20	Experimental	2	—
77	malwaredetectioninthewild/explore_data Malware Detection In the Wild Leaderboard (SaTML 2025) -- Datasets and...	20	Experimental	5	Jupyter Notebook
78	Projects-Developer/Top-30-Artificial-Intelligence-Project-Ideas-in-2025 Top 30 Artificial Intelligence Project Ideas in 2025 Includes Source Code,...	20	Experimental	2	—
79	Sarthaklad1034/SecQR SecQR is an AI-powered QR code scanner that identifies and warns users about...	19	Experimental	1	JavaScript
80	Gaurav0502/malware-classification Assessing 📊 the impact of class imbalance on model performance and...	19	Experimental	17	Jupyter Notebook
81	marcoserenelli/MCCukoo Classifying malware by analysing Cuckoo's sandbox reports	17	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook
82	0xh3xa/Portable-Executable-Malimg-Dataset Portable Executable (PE) of Malimg Dataset	16	Experimental	3	—
83	mdshoaibuddinchanda/zombieguard ML-based detection of Zombie ZIP archive header evasion attacks (CVE-2026-0866)	16	Experimental	2	Python
84	pintamonas4575/SECURITY-project-MAADM-UPM Malware classifier practice and paper revision from security subject. ML and...	14	Experimental	1	HTML
85	CyberSaR-KAUST/Function-Call-Graph-Malware-Family-Detection-Dataset Benchmark malware dataset with function call graphs (FCG) for malware family...	14	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
86	OdigweIfe/Malware-Interception-Framework A real-time, system-level intelligent download interception framework for...	14	Experimental	—	Python
87	shreya-santhosh/Malware-Detection-ML LightGBM malware classifier trained on EMBER dataset — 94% accuracy, 0.9863...	14	Experimental	—	Python
88	Projects-Developer/BE-Final-Year-Engineering-Projects BE Final Year Engineering Projects Includes Source Code, PPT, Synopsis,...	13	Experimental	—	—
89	zkcplk/Federe_Ogrenme_ile_Malware_Tespiti Marmara Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği...	13	Experimental	10	Python
90	Projects-Developer/Innovative-Project-Ideas-For-Computer-Science-Students Innovative project ideas for computer science students Includes Source Code,...	13	Experimental	—	—
91	trongbui1105/Malware-Detection-And-Classification Detect and classify malicious code from PE files	13	Experimental	9	CSS
92	Carl-Trebor-Katalbas/MALDROID MALDROID: Malware Detection in Android Application through APK Analysis...	13	Experimental	—	—
93	Projects-Developer/Ransomware-Prediction-Using-Machine-Learning-Project The project aims to develop a machine learning-based system to predict and...	13	Experimental	—	—
94	Projects-Developer/50-Major-Projects-for-CSE-Final-Year-Students 50+ Major Projects for CSE Final Year Students Includes Source Code, PPT,...	13	Experimental	—	—
95	jahez07/Multimodal-Fusion-Strategy-to-Classify-Malware This work focuses on proposing a novel approach towards classifying malware...	12	Experimental	5	Jupyter Notebook
96	juliusmarkwei/Crypto-jacking-Classificatioin classifying network activity from various websites as either cryptojacking...	12	Experimental	6	Jupyter Notebook
97	pavankethavath/Microsoft-Classifying-Cybersecurity-Incidents-with-ML A machine learning pipeline for classifying cybersecurity incidents as True...	12	Experimental	7	Jupyter Notebook
98	XiAnzheng-ID/RansomPyShield-Model Malware Classifer Trained using XGBoost with Optuna and YARA Integration	12	Experimental	2	YARA
99	khangtictoc/Thesis-Demo Android Malware Detection Web Application	12	Experimental	5	TypeScript
100	Dam4323/AndroidMalware-CGDATASET Static classification of android malware samples	12	Experimental	1	—
101	DarriusChen/MalwareMind This project is an implement of a paper about adversarial example and...	11	Experimental	1	Vue
102	T-Mohamed-Shafeek/VGG16-for-Malware-Classification This is a Research project which introduces an AI approach which is Deep...	11	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
103	dhruvvv55/Malware-Detection-using-CNN-LSTM Malware Detection for Windows PE files using CNN+LSTM	11	Experimental	3	Jupyter Notebook
104	malwaredetectioninthewild/malwaredetectioninthewild.github.io Malware Detection In the Wild Leaderboard (SaTML 2025) -- Website	11	Experimental	—	HTML
105	Projects-Developer/Cyber-Threat-Detection-Using-Machine-Learning Cyber threat detection using machine learning is a proactive approach to...	11	Experimental	4	—
106	suryateja0153/Malware-Classification-TensorFlow Multi-level Classification (Unbalanced Data) project to predict if a given...	11	Experimental	4	Assembly
107	khangtictoc/Thesis.Text_base_Android_malware_classification.Model Science paper	11	Experimental	4	Jupyter Notebook
108	Goktug-Dusunen/Deltax-Anti Hello, I am trying to make my own antivirus in this project, an anti virus...	11	Experimental	4	Shell
109	sshourya5969/malware-detection-ml-dl Malware detection system using FNN, CNN, and LSTM models with PyTorch,...	11	Experimental	—	Python
110	FredRanieri/rnn_malware_detection A research project using Keras and TensorFlow to try to detect if a .exe...	10	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook

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antimalwareapp and Android-Malware-Detection (47 vs 47) Malware-Detection-and-Analysis-using-Machine-Learning and Android-Malware-Detection (53 vs 47)