---
task_categories:
- tabular-classification
- other
tags:
- security
- android
- malware
- cybersecurity
- int8
size_categories:
- 100K<n<1M
license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- en
pretty_name: MH-100K Android Malware Dataset
---

# MH-100K: An innovative Android Malware Dataset for advanced research

## Dataset Summary

**MH-100K** is a large-scale dataset for Android malware detection research. It contains **101,975** Android applications (APKs) collected between **2010 and 2022**, providing a diverse set of samples to study malware evolution over more than a decade.

The dataset features high-dimensional tabular data representing the static analysis of these applications. It includes permissions, API calls, and intents, along with extensive metadata and detection labels derived from VirusTotal.

## Dataset Structure

The repository contains the dataset in a consolidated, efficient format:

- **`mh100.parquet`**: The main dataset file containing the feature matrix and metadata for all 101,975 instances. Stored in `int8` format for efficiency.
- **`mh100-labels.csv`**: Contains the label information (Malware vs Benign) and VirusTotal metadata.
- **`feature_names.csv`**: A mapping file that lists the names of the features corresponding to the columns in the feature matrix.

## How to Use

You can load this dataset directly using the Hugging Face `datasets` library. 

### Quick Load

```python
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
import pandas as pd

# 1. Download the specific file to your cache
file_path = hf_hub_download(
    repo_id="hendriow/mh100k",
    filename="mh100.parquet",
    repo_type="dataset"
)

# 2. Read it directly into a dataframe
df = pd.read_parquet(file_path)

df.info()

```

### Loading with Feature Names

Since the dataset is high-dimensional (>10k features), the columns in the parquet file might be indexed. You can map them back to their real names (e.g., `android.permission.INTERNET`) using the `feature_names.csv` file.

```python
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
import pandas as pd

# 1. Download the labels file to your local cache
csv_path = hf_hub_download(
    repo_id="hendriow/mh100k",
    filename="mh100-labels.csv",
    repo_type="dataset"
)

# 2. Read into a DataFrame
labels_df = pd.read_csv(csv_path)

labels_df.head()
```


## Dataset Description


The  **MH-100K**  dataset is a comprehensive collection of Android malware information, comprising 101,975 samples. 
-   **Data Type:** Tabular (Int8)
-   **Time Period:** 2010 - 2022
-   **Source:** Samples randomly selected from AndroZoo.

### Features and Attributes

-   SHA256 hash (APK's signature)
-   File name
-   Package name
-   Android's official compilation API
-   166 permissions
-   24,417 API calls
-   250 intents


### About VirusTotal API

The  [VirusTotal API](https://developers.virustotal.com/reference/overview)  is a crucial tool in this dataset's creation, known for its prowess in detecting suspicious files and URLs. Each API request yields a JSON, aiding in categorizing the APK based on its perceived threat.

## Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please cite the original authors:

> @article{bragancca2023android,
  title={Android malware detection with MH-100K: An innovative dataset for advanced research},
  author={Bragan{\c{c}}a, Hendrio and Rocha, Vanderson and Barcellos, Lucas and Souto, Eduardo and Kreutz, Diego and Feitosa, Eduardo},
    journal={Data in Brief},
    volume={51},
    pages={109750},
    year={2023},
    publisher={Elsevier}
}

> @inproceedings{bragancca2023capturing,   
	title={Capturing the behavior of android malware with mh-100k: A novel and multidimensional dataset},   
	author={Bragan{\c{c}}a, Hendrio and Rocha, Vanderson and Barcellos, Lucas Vilanova and Souto, Eduardo and Kreutz, Diego and Feitosa, Eduardo},   
	booktitle={Simp{\'o}sio Brasileiro de Seguran{\c{c}}a da Informa{\c{c}}{\~a}o e de Sistemas Computacionais  (SBSeg)},   
	pages={510--515},   
	year={2023},   
	organization={SBC} 
}