Android malware classification using deep learning CNN with Co-occurrence matrix feature

This paper proposes a method for improving the feature set of Android malware classification based on co-concurrence matrix (co-matrix). The co-matrix is established based on a list of raw features extracted from .apk files. The proposed feature can take the advantage of CNN while remaining important features of the Android malwares. Experimental results of CNN model conducted on a very popular Android malware dataset, Drebin, prove the feasibility of our proposed co-matrix feature.