Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction Approach

ABSTRACT In this paper, the spread of worms as a type of malware is modeled with epidemic models. In the proposed model, we have considered the defense mechanism of the benign worm, link prediction, and quarantine of the infected nodes as methods to reduce the spread of the worm in complex networks....

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Main Authors: Elham Asadi, Soodeh Hosseini
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Published: Wiley 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.13110
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description ABSTRACT In this paper, the spread of worms as a type of malware is modeled with epidemic models. In the proposed model, we have considered the defense mechanism of the benign worm, link prediction, and quarantine of the infected nodes as methods to reduce the spread of the worm in complex networks. For the benign worm, the parameters of the ability to detect vulnerable nodes and the ability to immunization nodes have been considered, and we have investigated their role in reducing the spread of the worm in the network. The vulnerability list of the benign worm is considered as another characteristic of the benign worm and its role in the spread of the worm is analyzed. In the context of dynamic analysis of the model, we have obtained the initial equilibrium point and the basic reproduction ratio. Finally, the proposed model is evaluated on the Barabasi Albert artificial network and the standard data sets and compared with the SIR and SIRV models.
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spelling doaj-art-166516dd84614e59abbeb60340a91caa2025-08-20T03:11:14ZengWileyEngineering Reports2577-81962025-02-0172n/an/a10.1002/eng2.13110Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction ApproachElham Asadi0Soodeh Hosseini1Department of Computer Science Faculty of Mathematics and Computer, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman Kerman IranDepartment of Computer Science Faculty of Mathematics and Computer, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman Kerman IranABSTRACT In this paper, the spread of worms as a type of malware is modeled with epidemic models. In the proposed model, we have considered the defense mechanism of the benign worm, link prediction, and quarantine of the infected nodes as methods to reduce the spread of the worm in complex networks. For the benign worm, the parameters of the ability to detect vulnerable nodes and the ability to immunization nodes have been considered, and we have investigated their role in reducing the spread of the worm in the network. The vulnerability list of the benign worm is considered as another characteristic of the benign worm and its role in the spread of the worm is analyzed. In the context of dynamic analysis of the model, we have obtained the initial equilibrium point and the basic reproduction ratio. Finally, the proposed model is evaluated on the Barabasi Albert artificial network and the standard data sets and compared with the SIR and SIRV models.https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.13110benign wormscomplex networksepidemic modellink predictionworm propagation
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Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction Approach
Engineering Reports
benign worms
complex networks
epidemic model
link prediction
worm propagation
title Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction Approach
title_full Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction Approach
title_fullStr Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction Approach
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction Approach
title_short Dynamics of Worm Propagation Model in Complex Networks Considering Benign Worm and Link Prediction Approach
title_sort dynamics of worm propagation model in complex networks considering benign worm and link prediction approach
topic benign worms
complex networks
epidemic model
link prediction
worm propagation
url https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.13110
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