Title :
The Spread of Malware on the WiFi Network: Epidemiology Model and Behaviour Evaluation
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Inf. Eng., Chang´an Univ., Xi´an, China
Abstract :
WiFi network more and more plays a important role for user to access internet, whereas this platform also provides the opportunity for the malware to launch massive fraudulent attacks. In this paper, a epidemiology model to describe the spread of malware on the WiFi network is constructed, and by investigating the model´s behavior, some useful suggestions to prevent from infection is also presented.
Keywords :
Internet; computer network security; invasive software; wireless LAN; Internet; WiFi network; behaviour evaluation; epidemiology model; fraudulent attacks; malware; Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Computer worms; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Educational institutions; IP networks; Information science; Internet; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Information Science and Engineering (ICISE), 2009 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4909-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICISE.2009.1285