Automated spyware detection using end user license agreements

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Security and Assurance, ISA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 445-452

  Boldt, Martin ^a   Jacobsson, Andreas ^a   Lavesson, Niklas ^a   Davidsson, Paul ^a  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONTRACTS;

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; SPYWARE;

SET THEORY;

EID: 51349162112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISA.2008.91     Document Type: Conference Paper

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