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A novel deep learning model-based optimization algorithm for text message spam detection

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Mobile texting has increased social engineering assaults like phishing. Because spam, or unsolicited text messages, spread phishing attempts that steal personal information. Traditional methods of spam detection, often based on statistical models or human rule-based systems, have difficulties in keeping up with the growing complexity of spamming strategies. Gathering pertinent data from social networks is a challenging task, mostly due to the limits imposed by privacy concerns and time constraints. The inefficiency and time-consuming nature of conventional frequency-based techniques to word encoding are generally recognized. Text classification has shown promising outcomes with the use of word embeddings and deep learning techniques. The proposed approach involves integrating deep learning with the Remora optimization algorithm framework (DL–ROA) to autonomously extract intricate patterns and nuanced information from text messages. The system’s capacity to adapt to new spamming strategies enhances the DL–ROA. The proposed technique improves the accuracy of detection while reducing the inefficiency and time required to create contextual word vectors based on word frequency. Spam detection is achieved by using a hybrid deep model that combines long short-term memory (LSTM) and deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN) architectures. Empirical data demonstrate that the DL–ROA technique surpasses existing deep learning models in terms of accuracy, f1-score, and recall. In addition, the DL–ROA achieved an unprecedented accuracy rate of 98.25%.

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Das, L., Ahuja, L. & Pandey, A. A novel deep learning model-based optimization algorithm for text message spam detection. J Supercomput (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-024-06148-z

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