Domain and Server abuse has many incarnations. Hot linking your images, Denial of Service attacks, slimy posts on your site, breaking into your hosting/server account, hacking your site, and the list goes on. In this post I’m going to cover Bandwidth consumption abuse. Where your site/server is targeted and this causes you to consume large amounts of bandwidth which can cost you money, slow down your site, and perhaps your host will terminate your account.
Domain and Server abuse has many incarnations. Hot linking your images, Denial of Service attacks, slimy posts on your site, breaking into your hosting/server account, hacking your site, and the list goes on. In this post I’m going to cover Bandwidth consumption abuse. Where your site/server is targeted and this causes you to consume large amounts of bandwidth which can cost you money, slow down your site, and perhaps your host will terminate your account. Continue reading »
Rootkits are a very popular technique among intruders to hide themselves in compromised machines. Some rootkits are also used by Worms and DDoS tools to help hide themselves before they launch an attack. An intrusion can remain undetected for months when such a tool is used by an attacker. This all sounds very 1337, so why talk about it on a Scumware site? Well, the whole can of worms is about to explode.