A traffic signature-based algorithm for detecting scanning internet worms

• Main Authors: M. Rasheed, Mohammad, Ghazali, Osman, Md Norwawi, Norita, M. Kadhum, Mohammed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Pakistan 2009
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/2261/1/A_Traffic_Signature-based_Algorithm_for_Detecting.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/2261/; http://ijcnis.kust.edu.pk/issue/view/427

Internet worms that spread autonomously from one host to another cause major problem in today’s networks. On 25th January 2003, “Slammer” was released into the internet and after ten minutes the worm infected more than 90% of vulnerable hosts.Worms cause damage to the network by consuming its reso...