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Epidemiological Models Applied to Viruses in Computer Networks

Jos R.S. Piqueira, Betyna F. Navarro and Luiz H.A. Monteiro

Abstract

To investigate the use of classical epidemiological models for studying computer virus propagation we described analogies between computer and population disease propagation using SIR (Susceptible-Infected-Removed) epidemiological models. By modifying these models with the introduction of anti-viral individuals we analyzed the stability of the disease free equilibrium points. Consequently, the basal virus reproduction rate gives some theoretical hints about how to avoid infections in a computer network. Numerical simulations show the dynamics of the process for several parameter values giving the number of infected machines as a function of time.

Journal of Computer Science
Volume 1 No. 1, 2005, 31-34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2005.31.34

Submitted On: 17 May 2005 Published On: 31 March 2005

How to Cite: Piqueira, J. R., Navarro, B. F. & Monteiro, L. H. (2005). Epidemiological Models Applied to Viruses in Computer Networks. Journal of Computer Science, 1(1), 31-34. https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2005.31.34

Open AccessCopyright: © 2005 Jos R.S. Piqueira, Betyna F. Navarro and Luiz H.A. Monteiro. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Basal Reproduction Rate
  • Computer Virus
  • Computer Network
  • Dynamical Systems