MP-CA: A malware propagation modeling methodology based on cellular automata

In the last few years, the growing popularity of smart phones has made them an attractive target to hackers and malware writers. One of possible communication channels for the penetration of mobile malware is the Bluetooth interface. In this paper, a new analytical modeling methodology for malware propagation using three-dimensional cellular automata and based on the epidemic theory has been presented and as a case study the propagation of Bluetooth worm has been discussed.