Quorum sensing and self-stopping worms

Authors:
Ryan Vogt;John Aycock;Michael J. Jacobson
Affiliations:
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2007 ACM workshop on Recurring malcode
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Random-scanning worms can be adapted, without a complex overlay control network, to stop their scanning activity once a certain percentage of all vulnerable hosts have been infected. This modification makes a worm more difficult to detect for a defender. This paper examines the theoretical concept of a perfect self-stopping algorithm, and discusses some of the limitations of Ma et al.'s Sum-Count-X self-stopping mechanism [7]. An alternative self-stopping mechanism based on the bacterial mechanism of quorum sensing [4] is suggested, and its feasibility is explored via simulation. Possible counter-measures to this new mechanism are also discussed