Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Computer Engineering
First Advisor's Name
Dr. A. Selcuk Uluagac
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee chair
Second Advisor's Name
Dr. Alexander Perez-Pons
Second Advisor's Committee Title
committee member
Third Advisor's Name
Dr. Alex Afanasyev
Third Advisor's Committee Title
committee member
Fourth Advisor's Name
Dr. Engin Kirda
Fourth Advisor's Committee Title
committee member
Keywords
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking, IoT, IoT Security, Malware, Ransomware, Bitcoin
Date of Defense
11-3-2021
Abstract
Cryptojacking is an act of using a victim's computation power without his/her consent. Unauthorized mining costs extra electricity consumption and decreases the victim host's computational efficiency dramatically. In this thesis, we perform an extensive research on cryptojacking malware from every aspects. First, we present a systematic overview of cryptojacking malware based on the information obtained from the combination of academic research papers, two large cryptojacking datasets of samples, and numerous major attack instances. Second, we created a dataset of 6269 websites containing cryptomining scripts in their source codes to characterize the in-browser cryptomining ecosystem by differentiating permissioned and permissionless cryptomining samples. Third, we introduce an accurate and efficient IoT cryptojacking detection mechanism based on network traffic features that achieves an accuracy of 99%. Finally, we believe this thesis will greatly expand the scope of research and facilitate other novel solutions in the cryptojacking domain.
Identifier
FIDC010472
Previously Published In
Tekiner, Ege, et al. "SoK: Cryptojacking Malware." arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.03851 (2021).
Recommended Citation
Tekiner, Ege, "A Deep-dive into Cryptojacking Malware: From an Empirical Analysis to a Detection Method for Computationally Weak Devices" (2021). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4889.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4889
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Data Storage Systems Commons, Digital Communications and Networking Commons, Other Computer Engineering Commons
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