Binary-30K: 38,467 Executables for Malware Detection and Binary Analysis

38,467 records representing approximately 30,000 unique binary executables totaling ~33.41 GB. The dataset was created by mjbommar and last updated on November 14, 2025. It is designed for machine learning research in binary analysis, malware detection, and program understanding.

Use Cases

• Training malware detection models based on binary executable features.
• Research in program understanding and binary analysis using machine learning.
• Benchmarking analysis tools on a multi-platform collection of executables.
• Studying the characteristics of software from diverse sources like Linux, Windows, and malware collections.

Strengths

• Contains 38,467 records representing a substantial collection of ~30,000 unique binary executables.
• Totals approximately 33.41 GB in size, indicating a significant volume of data.
• Sourced from diverse platforms including Linux distributions, Windows, and malware collections like SOREL-20M and Malware Bazaar.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2025-11-14 12:56:16; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Diverse sources including Linux distributions, Windows operating systems, the SOREL-20M malware dataset, and the Malware Bazaar collection.

Collection Method

Collected from the specified platforms and malware collections.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-11-14 12:56:16.