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Re: bittorrent == botnet
From: Nicolas RUFF <nicolas.ruff () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:48:31 +0200
I am not a Bittorrent expert, I rather studied eDonkey/eMule network. It seems to me that the ed2k protocol could be used for DDoS attacks, especially if you set up your own "hostile" server. With 100,000+ clients connected to your server, you just have to add a specific "ip:port" combination as source for any incoming request. This kind of attack looks very "promising", for it leaves no track: the protocol is widely used, and the client is "legit". I gave a talk on the subject in May, unfortunately it is in French only: http://www.ossir.org/jssi/jssi2006/supports/3B.pdf Another possibility would be to advertise someone as a Kazaa or Skype supernode ... It would require a deep understanding of their proprietary protocol, though :) Regards, - Nicolas RUFF ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Need to secure your web apps? Cenzic Hailstorm finds vulnerabilities fast. Click the link to buy it, try it or download Hailstorm for FREE. http://www.cenzic.com/products_services/download_hailstorm.php?camp=701600000008bOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- bittorrent == botnet Jason L. Ellison (Oct 03)
- RE: bittorrent == botnet Jason M Frey (Oct 04)
- Re: bittorrent == botnet c0redump (Oct 04)
- Re: bittorrent == botnet Arkem Paul (Oct 04)
- Re: bittorrent == botnet c0redump (Oct 04)
- Re: bittorrent == botnet Nicolas RUFF (Oct 09)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: bittorrent == botnet Elias-Bachrach, Ari (721) (Oct 05)
- RE: bittorrent == botnet Gadi Evron (Oct 05)
- RE: bittorrent == botnet Jason M Frey (Oct 04)