TY - GEN
T1 - Quantifying the effectiveness of mobile phone virus response mechanisms
AU - Van Ruitenbeek, Elizabeth
AU - Courtney, Tod
AU - Sanders, William H.
AU - Stevens, Fabrice
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Viruses that infect smartphones are emerging as a new front in the fight against computer viruses. In this paper, we model the propagation of mobile phone viruses in order to study their impact on the dependability of mobile phones. We propose response mechanisms and use the models to obtain insight on the effectiveness of these virus mitigation techniques. In particular, we consider the effects of multimedia messaging system (MMS) viruses that spread by sending infected messages to other phones. The virus model is implemented using the Möbius software tool and is highly parameterized, enabling representation of a wide range of potential MMS virus behavior. Using the model, we present the results of four illustrative MMS virus scenarios simulated with and without response mechanisms. By measuring the propagation rate and the extent of virus penetration in the simulation phone population, we quantitatively compare the effectiveness of mobile phone virus response mechanisms.
AB - Viruses that infect smartphones are emerging as a new front in the fight against computer viruses. In this paper, we model the propagation of mobile phone viruses in order to study their impact on the dependability of mobile phones. We propose response mechanisms and use the models to obtain insight on the effectiveness of these virus mitigation techniques. In particular, we consider the effects of multimedia messaging system (MMS) viruses that spread by sending infected messages to other phones. The virus model is implemented using the Möbius software tool and is highly parameterized, enabling representation of a wide range of potential MMS virus behavior. Using the model, we present the results of four illustrative MMS virus scenarios simulated with and without response mechanisms. By measuring the propagation rate and the extent of virus penetration in the simulation phone population, we quantitatively compare the effectiveness of mobile phone virus response mechanisms.
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U2 - 10.1109/DSN.2007.78
DO - 10.1109/DSN.2007.78
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:36049030713
SN - 0769528554
SN - 9780769528557
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks
SP - 790
EP - 799
BT - Proceedings - 37th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, DSN 2007
T2 - 37th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, DSN 2007
Y2 - 25 June 2007 through 28 June 2007
ER -