Malware.AI
Short bio
Malware.AI.(id-nr) are detection names created by our automated signature system, run by one of our proprietary detection engines. Our various engines provide different layers of protection that rely on machine learning technology with autonomous learning, harnessing the compute power of Artificial Intelligence to make near real-time decisions. This is especially helpful in spotting zero-minute malware as the detection system looks at small components and file behavior to quickly parse the files to spot known bad (or good) elements, making a highly accurate determination on the file. Malwarebytes has been using this technology for nearly a decade to quickly spot malware, adware, and other threat tactics. Our experts provide another layer of protection, investigating additional contextual information, guiding the machine learning and AI tools, and providing regular updates to improve detection capabilities.
The id-nr is usually around 9 digits.
Types of infection
Based on closer determination, items detected as Malware.AI can be categorized more precisely based on their behavior. Malwarebytes uses the underlying threat categories:
- Adware
- Fraudtool
- Hijack
- Ransomware
- Riskware
- Rogue
- Rootkit
- Spyware
- Trojan
- Virus
- Worm
Protection
Malwarebytes detects unknown threats as Malware.AI by using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques without any specific detection rules to protect users from malware that has not yet been researched and classified. This helps protect our customers against 0-day malware.
