IDENTIFYING MALWARE BASED ON A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DOWNLOADER FILE AND A DOWNLOADED FILE

A device may analyze a first file for malware. The device may determine that the first file causes a second file to be downloaded. The device may store linkage information that identifies a relationship between the first file and the second file based on determining that the first file causes the second file to be downloaded. The device may analyze the second file for malware. The device may determine a first malware score for the first file based on analyzing the second file for malware and based on the linkage information. The device may determine a second malware score for the second file based on analyzing the first file for malware and based on the linkage information.