Li, JunStafford, John2012-10-262012-10-262012https://hdl.handle.net/1794/12341The Internet has become a core component of our lives and businesses. Its reliability and availability are of paramount importance. There are many types of malware that impact the availability of the Internet, including network worms, bot-nets, viruses, etc. Detecting such attacks is a critical component of defending against them. This dissertation focuses on detecting and understanding self-propagating network worms, a type of malware with a proven record of disrupting the Internet. According toen-USAll Rights Reserved.Intrusion detectionMalwareNetworksWormElectronic Thesis or Dissertation