“…It attacked more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries and organizations, ranging from the UK National Health Service, the Bank of China, the Russian Interior Ministry, to FedEx [10]. Moreover, some viruses have been developed to launch advanced persistent threats (APTs) on industrial control systems, such as Stuxnet, Industroyer, and Triton [11,12]. In this context, it is extremely important to understand the propagation behavior of malware and then propose efficient control strategies to prevent its spread.…”