Design and Implementation of a Simple Classroom Laboratory Internet Worm

Abstract Beginners to Internet security research require an understanding of the inner workings of worms. A simple research worm designed to run on a test network facilitates this understanding. This paper explains the design and implementation of a simple research worm. A discussion of worm structure is provided. Design decisions made in creating our research worm are then given with an emphasis on how they relate to real Internet worms.