RT Journal Article T1 Stochastic modeling of computer virus spreading with warning signals A1 Amador, J. A1 Artalejo Rodríguez, Jesús Manuel AB Modeling and understanding virus spreading is a crucial issue in computer security. Epidemiological models have been proposed to deal with this problem. We investigate the dynamics of computer virus spreading by considering an stochastic susceptible-infected-removed-susceptible (SIRS) model where immune computers send warning signals to reduce the propagation of the virus among the rest of the computers in the network. We perform an exhaustive analysis of the main indicators of the spread and persistence of the infection. To this end, we provide a detailed study of the quasi-stationary distribution, the number of cases of infection, the extinction time and the hazard time PB Elsevier SN 0016-0032 YR 2013 FD 2013-06 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33323 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33323 LA eng NO Government of Spain (Department of Science and Innovation) NO European Commission DS Docta Complutense RD 28 abr 2024