Abstract: The classification of content on the deep and dark web has been a topic of interest for researchers. Researchers focus on adopting more efficient and effective classification methods as the data available on deep and dark web platforms continues to grow. Multi-label classification is the approach for simultaneously categorizing content into multiple classes. To address this, a hybrid approach combining Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) and Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) has been proposed. The approach involves preprocessing a dataset of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) documents, selecting specific HTML tags to generate embeddings using TF-IDF, and using an RNN model for multi-label classification. The proposed model was evaluated against commonly used methods (Binary Relevance, Classifier Chains, and Label Powerset) using precision, recall, and F1-score as evaluation metrics, demonstrating promising results in accurately classifying data from the deep and dark web. This contribution represents a noteworthy advancement for researchers and analysts working in this field.

Ashwini Dalvi, Soham Bhoir, Nishavak Naik, Atharva Kitkaru, Irfan Siddavatam and Sunil Bhirud, “A Hybrid TF-IDF and RNN Model for Multi-label Classification of the Deep and Dark Web” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 14(7), 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2023.01407106

@article{Dalvi2023,
title = {A Hybrid TF-IDF and RNN Model for Multi-label Classification of the Deep and Dark Web},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2023.01407106},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2023.01407106},
year = {2023},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {14},
number = {7},
author = {Ashwini Dalvi and Soham Bhoir and Nishavak Naik and Atharva Kitkaru and Irfan Siddavatam and Sunil Bhirud}
}