Modeling and Simulation Study of the Propagation and Defense of Internet Email Worm

As many people rely on email communications for business and everyday life, Internet email worms constitute one of the major security threats for the society. Unlike scanning worms such as Code Red or Slammer, email worms spread over a logical network defined by email address relationship, making traditional epidemic models invalid for modeling the propagation of email worms. As many people rely on email communications for business and everyday life, Internet email worms constitute one of the major security threats for the society. Unlike scanning worms such as Code Red or Slammer, email worms spread over a logical network defined by email address relationship, making traditional epidemic models invalid for modeling the propagation of email worms.