US Patent 10432648 Automated malware family signature generation

The automatic generation of malware family signatures is disclosed. A set of metadata associated with a plurality of samples is received. The samples are clustered. For members of a first cluster, a set of similarities shared among at least a portion of the members of the first cluster is determined. The similarities are evaluated for suitability as a malware family signature. In the event the similarities are determined to be suitable as a malware family signature, a signature is generated.