Exploiting Statistical and Structural Features for the Detection of Domain Generation Algorithms

This repository contains a dataset for the research of domain generation algorithms (DGAs) and machine learning. More precisely, it targets dictionary-based DGAs.

Constantinos Patsakis, Fran Casino: "Exploiting Statistical and Structural Features for the Detection of Domain Generation Algorithms", Journal of Information Security and Applications, 2021.

Features ordered as in the shared dataset:

Family: DGA that the domain belongs to

SLD: SLD of the Domain

L-LEN: The length of Domain

L-DIG: The number of digits in Domain

L-CON-MAX: The maximum number of consecutive consonants Domain

R-CON-VOW: Number of consonants divided by L-LEN 

L-SYM: The number of special characters

R-SYM-LEN: L-SYM divided by L-LEN

R-Dom-3G: Ratio of benign grams in Dom-3G

R-Dom-4G: Ratio of benign grams in Dom-4G

R-Dom-5G: Ratio of benign grams in Dom-5G

L-W2: Number of words with more than 2 characters in Domain

L-W3: Number of words with more than 3 characters in Domain

R-WS-LEN: Dom-WS divided by L-LEN

R-WDS-LEN: Dom-WDS divided by L-LEN

R-W2-LEN: Dom-W2 divided by L-LEN

R-W3-LEN: Dom-W3 divided by L-LEN

M2-Dom-Ws: 2-Chain Markov English grams applied to Dom-WS

M2-Dom-WDS: 2-Chain Markov English grams applied Dom-WDS

E-Dom-WS: Entropy of Dom-WS 

E-Dom-WDS: Entropy of Dom-WDS

E-Dom-W2: Entropy of Dom-W2

E-Dom-W3: Entropy of Dom-W3