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Pushcube · 01-21-2011, 07:17 PM

DDoS'ing capabilities are only limited by the size of the botnet. A single person with just their home connection and a copy of some skiddie tool like LoIC would be like firing a peashooter at a batteship these days. But get a group of 20+ using it and your site will be effected (not Google etc obviously, 99% of VPS/shared sites). Next level, someone creates their own botnet (easy to do), or someone who pays to use one of the big botnets would be like Godzilla (them) Vs Japan (your server). You'd be walking funny for weeks after.

DDoS is so effective simply due to its packet structure, not necessarily it's mbps/gbps size (tho obviously the more the merrier). So, for example, the BredoLab/Oficla botnet had, at it's peak last year, close to 30,000,000 bots at it's disposal. While it was mostly used for email spam if it had of been used for DDoS'ing it would have.. well.. it would have fucked any site up it targeted. Google included. Easily.

01-21-2011, 07:17 PM
Pushcube Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 54	DDoS'ing capabilities are only limited by the size of the botnet. A single person with just their home connection and a copy of some skiddie tool like LoIC would be like firing a peashooter at a batteship these days. But get a group of 20+ using it and your site will be effected (not Google etc obviously, 99% of VPS/shared sites). Next level, someone creates their own botnet (easy to do), or someone who pays to use one of the big botnets would be like Godzilla (them) Vs Japan (your server). You'd be walking funny for weeks after. DDoS is so effective simply due to its packet structure, not necessarily it's mbps/gbps size (tho obviously the more the merrier). So, for example, the BredoLab/Oficla botnet had, at it's peak last year, close to 30,000,000 bots at it's disposal. While it was mostly used for email spam if it had of been used for DDoS'ing it would have.. well.. it would have fucked any site up it targeted. Google included. Easily. __________________ Server Optimisation - Pentesting - Secure WP Installs.