This document discusses using machine learning for malware detection. It begins with an introduction to machine learning and feature selection for classification problems. Popular supervised learning algorithms that can be used for malware detection are discussed, including K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), K-Means clustering, Support Vector Machines (SVM), Decision Trees, and Random Forests. Features that could be used for malware detection, such as file size, entropy, and behavioral patterns, are also outlined. The document concludes with brief mentions of neural networks, deep learning, and Python libraries that can be used like Scikit-Learn.