Malware spreading models in peer-to-peer networks

Schafer, J.; Malinka, Kamil; Hanáček, Petr

doi:10.1109/ccst.2008.4751325

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“…For example, Ajelli et al describe the spread of a botnet using such a model [1]. Other work incorporates additional factors into differential equation models, such as locations based on time zone [12] and peer-to-peer proto-cols [32]. These approaches focus on the spread of a single type of malware, such as a particular worm or botnet.…”

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Modeling Internet-Scale Policies for Cleaning up Malware

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Forrest

et al. 2012

Economics of Information Security and Privacy III

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An emerging consensus among policy makers is that interventions undertaken by Internet Service Providers are the best way to counter the rising incidence of malware. However, assessing the suitability of countermeasures at this scale is hard. In this paper, we use an agent-based model, called ASIM, to investigate the impact of policy interventions at the Autonomous System level of the Internet. For instance, we find that coordinated intervention by the 0.2%-biggest ASes is more effective than uncoordinated efforts adopted by 30% of all ASes. Furthermore, countermeasures that block malicious transit traffic appear more effective than ones that block outgoing traffic. The model allows us to quantify and compare positive externalities created by different countermeasures. Our results give an initial indication of the types and levels of intervention that are most cost-effective at large scale.

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