A mathematical model for virus infection in a system of interacting computers



Título del documento: A mathematical model for virus infection in a system of interacting computers
Revue: Computational & applied mathematics
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000310633
ISSN: 0101-8205
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Matematica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Año:
Volumen: 22
Número: 2
Paginación: 209-231
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Aplicado, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés We introduce a simplified theoretical model to describe a virtual virus propagation process in a set of interacting computers. The propagation mechanisms considered here are those related to the reception of messages through internet as well as the ones concerning the simple exchange of files using recording devices as compact disks or the commonly used floppy disks. In spite of its inherent simplicity, this model provides a good idea of the infection process and trends. From the mathematical point of view, the nonlinear delay integral equation that we obtain here presents certain interesting features which are explored and enlightened in this paper
Disciplinas: Ciencias de la computación,
Matemáticas
Palabras clave: Matemáticas aplicadas,
Seguridad en cómputo,
Virus informáticos,
Modelos matemáticos,
Propagación
Keyword: Computer science,
Mathematics,
Applied mathematics,
Computing security,
Informational viruses,
Mathematical models,
Propagation
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