Research Article

Dynamical Behavior of Hybrid Propagation of Computer Viruses

Table 2

Parameters involved in the model.

ParametersDescription

The ratio of computers connected to the Internet.
The ratio at which each S computer becomes L computer by contact with either L computer or B computer.
The rate at which B computers are cured.
The rate at which B computers are cured.
The rate at which R computers lose immunity.
The rate at which the descendants of the L computers become the S computers.
The rate at which the descendants of the B computer become the S computers.