A Web-Based Network Worm Simulator

We present a worm simulator which can be run remotely through the Web, based on the parameters supplied by the client. The core simulator program executes on the server and simulates the flow of the worm through a user-specified topology. The results of the simulation are then graphically displayed to the client. A variety of worm vectors can be simulated and various countermeasures such as rate throttling and quarantining can also be employed. The simulator uses a design that is efficient in terms of speed and memory requirements, while providing a lot of features for realistic simulations.