A theoretical method for assessing disruptive computer viruses

Yingbo Wu, Pengdeng Li, Luxing Yang, Xiaofan Yang*, Yuan Yan Tang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To assess the prevalence of disruptive computer viruses in the situation that every node in a network has its own virus-related attributes, a heterogeneous epidemic model is proposed. A criterion for the global stability of the virus-free equilibrium and a criterion for the existence of a unique viral equilibrium are given, respectively. Furthermore, extensive simulation experiments are conducted, and some interesting phenomena are found from the experimental results. On this basis, some policies of suppressing disruptive viruses are recommended.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-336
Number of pages12
JournalPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume482
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Disruptive computer virus
  • Equilibrium
  • Global stability
  • Heterogeneous epidemic model
  • Spectral radius
  • Virus-spreading network

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