A retrovirus inspired algorithm for virus detection & optimization

GECCO 2006 - Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 103-110

  Edge, Kenneth S ^a   Lamont, Gary B ^a   Raines, Richard A ^a  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Virus; Detection; Function Optimization; Genetic Algorithms; Memetic; RNA; Security

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; RNA; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SECURITY OF DATA;

ARTIFICIAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER VIRUS DETECTION; FUNCTION OPTIMIZATION; MEMETICS;

COMPUTER VIRUSES;

EID: 33750273863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1143997.1144016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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