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Zbl 1248.68074
Gan, Chenquan; Yang, Xiaofan; Liu, Wanping; Zhu, Qingyi; Zhang, Xulong
Propagation of computer virus under human intervention: a dynamical model.
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[J] Discrete Dyn. Nat. Soc. 2012, Article ID 106950, 8 p. (2012). ISSN 1026-0226; ISSN 1607-887X/e

Summary: This paper examines the propagation behavior of computer virus under human intervention. A dynamical model describing the spread of computer virus, under which a susceptible computer can become recovered directly and an infected computer can become susceptible directly, is proposed. Through a qualitative analysis of this model, it is found that the virus-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable when the basic reproduction number $R_0 \leq 1$ , whereas the viral equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable if $R_0 > 1$. Based on these results and a parameter analysis, some appropriate measures for eradicating the spread of computer virus across the Internet are recommended.
MSC 2000:
*68M11
90B18 Communication networks
37N99 Applications of dynamical systems
68N99 Software
92D30 Epidemiology

Keywords: computer virus; human intervention

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