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Towards the epidemiological modeling of computer viruses
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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Discrete dynamics in nature and societyVolume
2012Article number
259671Pagination
1 - 11Publisher
Hindawi Publishing CorporationLocation
Cairo, EgyptPublisher DOI
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1026-0226eISSN
1607-887XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2012, Xiaofan Yang and Lu-Xing YangUsage metrics
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