An analysis of a model of computer viruses spreading via electronic mail

Systems and Computers in Japan

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 81-90

  Okamoto, Takeshi ^a   Ishida, Yoshiteru ^b  

^a KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antivirus; Computer virus; Electronic mail; Lattice model; Spreading phenomenon

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRONIC MAIL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCANNING;

ANTIVIRUS; LATTICE MODEL; SPREADING PHENOMENON;

COMPUTER VIRUSES;

EID: 0036891022     PISSN: 08821666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/scj.1178     Document Type: Article

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