SAMA: A Comprehensive Smart Automated Malware Analyzer Empowered by ChatGPT Integration
Mahmoud A. Khalifa, Iman Almomani, Walid El‐Shafai · 2024
Smart Automated Malware Analyzer (SAMA) is a sophisticated automated tool designed to streamline and enhance the malware analysis process. With a comprehensive suite of features, the SAMA tool empowers security researchers and analysts to dissect and understand the behavior of malicious software efficiently. This paper presents each feature's design, implementation, and significance, highlighting their pivotal role in strengthening cybersecurity defenses. SAMA tool offers a holis-tic approach to malware analysis, leveraging heuristic analysis, string analysis, entropy analysis, API function analysis, signature-based detection, VirusTotal integration, GPT-assisted analysis, LOLBIN detection, and report generation capabilities. Experi-mental validations and real-world case studies demonstrate the efficacy and utility of the SAMA tool in combating evolving cyber threats.