Author :
Peláez, Colón E. ; Bowles, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an overview of the main categories of malicious programs known as Trojan horses, viruses, bacteria, worms, and logic bombs. The focus is on their general behavior and the properties seen in their implementations rather than the ultimate effects or their intended destructive behavior. Possible preventive measures are also discussed
Keywords :
computer viruses; Trojan horses; computer bacteria; computer viruses; computer worms; logic bombs; preventive measures;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1991. Proceedings., Twenty-Third Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Columbia, SC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2190-7
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1991.138618
