Next Generation Society. Technological and Legal Issues. Third International Conference, e-Democracy 2009, Athens, Greece, September 23-25, 2009, Revised Selected Papers

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Biological Aspects of Computer Virology

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_20,
        author={Vasileios Vlachos and Diomidis Spinellis and Stefanos Androutsellis-Theotokis},
        title={Biological Aspects of Computer Virology},
        proceedings={Next Generation Society. Technological and Legal Issues. Third International Conference, e-Democracy 2009, Athens, Greece, September 23-25, 2009, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={E-DEMOCRACY},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Malware Computer Epidemiology Artificial Immune Systems},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_20}
    }
    
  • Vasileios Vlachos
    Diomidis Spinellis
    Stefanos Androutsellis-Theotokis
    Year: 2012
    Biological Aspects of Computer Virology
    E-DEMOCRACY
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_20
Vasileios Vlachos1,*, Diomidis Spinellis2,*, Stefanos Androutsellis-Theotokis2,*
  • 1: Technological Educational Institute of Larissa
  • 2: Athens University of Economic Business
*Contact email: vsvlachos@gmail.com, dds@aueb.gr, stheotok@aueb.gr

Abstract

Recent malware epidemics proved beyond any doubt that frightful predictions of fast-spreading worms have been well founded. While we can identify and neutralize many types of malicious code, often we are not able to do that in a timely enough manner to suppress its uncontrolled propagation. In this paper we discuss the decisive factors that affect the propagation of a worm and evaluate their effectiveness.