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Towards the epidemiological modeling of computer viruses

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posted on 2012-12-27, 00:00 authored by X Yang, Luxing YangLuxing Yang
Epidemic dynamics of computer viruses is an emerging discipline aiming to understand the way that computer viruses spread on networks. This paper is intended to establish a series of rational epidemic models of computer viruses. First, a close inspection of some common characteristics shared by all typical computer viruses clearly reveals the flaws of previous models. Then, a generic epidemic model of viruses, which is named as the SLBS model, is proposed. Finally, diverse generalizations of the SLBS model are suggested. We believe this work opens a door to the full understanding of how computer viruses prevail on the Internet.

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Journal

Discrete dynamics in nature and society

Volume

2012

Article number

259671

Pagination

1-11

Location

Cairo, Egypt

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

1026-0226

eISSN

1607-887X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2012, Xiaofan Yang and Lu-Xing Yang

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

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