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Thanks, Marty. A couple people have said that a DDOS attack would result in an error such as "404: Page Not Available", rather than the page looking the same as normal but with a frozen timer. What do you think? Has your page ever been taken down?
 
@ laterob. The timers do not freeze. The entire site freezes. You should understand that when you look at a page you are not looking directly whats on the server. The page, even this one is downloaded to your computer and then reconstructed. Your computer will then download a new page when you click a link. When BB site freezes, so do the timers and since you are looking at a cached page on your computer, and the timer is the only active part of the page, it only LOOKS like the timer froze. this is the mistake people are commenting on. If, while the site is frozen due to an attack that has used up available memory or overclocked the cpu, you try to click a link or refresh the page, you would wait and wait and wait till the request timed out, ususally around 3 minutes and then you would see the error page. The attacks only happen when bidding is heavy because thats when it has the most effect. Even though the site freezes, the server clock controling the timer is still running and when the attack stops the auction is over. Hope that helps
 
So it only happens when the bidding is heavy but all attacks happen when their is no bidding. So you saying noone is attacking the site when there is a lot of bidding like the pied for example

radarman2000 said:
@ laterob. The timers do not freeze. The entire site freezes. You should understand that when you look at a page you are not looking directly whats on the server. The page, even this one is downloaded to your computer and then reconstructed. Your computer will then download a new page when you click a link. When BB site freezes, so do the timers and since you are looking at a cached page on your computer, and the timer is the only active part of the page, it only LOOKS like the timer froze. this is the mistake people are commenting on. If, while the site is frozen due to an attack that has used up available memory or overclocked the cpu, you try to click a link or refresh the page, you would wait and wait and wait till the request timed out, ususally around 3 minutes and then you would see the error page. The attacks only happen when bidding is heavy because thats when it has the most effect. Even though the site freezes, the server clock controling the timer is still running and when the attack stops the auction is over. Hope that helps
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A ddos or other types of attacks use different methods to flood the server with so much traffic that legitimate request, like timer updates, are denied. Read this little bit here about different attacks that are used against servers :

DOS

In a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, the attacker sends a stream of requests to a service on the server machine in the hope of exhausting all resources like "memory" or consuming all processor capacity.

DDoS

In Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack, a hacker installs an agent or daemon on numerous hosts. The hacker sends a command to the master, which resides in any of the many hosts. The master communicates with the agents residing in other servers to commence the attack. DDoS are harder to combat because blocking a single IP address or network will not stop them. The traffic can derive from hundred or even thousands of individual systems and sometimes the users are not even aware that their computers are part of the attack.

FTP Bounce Attack

In a bounce attack, the hacker uploads a file to the FTP server and then requests this file be sent to an internal server. The file can contain malicious software or a simple script that occupies the internal server and uses up all the memory and CPU resources which can hang the machine.

Port Scanning Attack

A port scan is when someone is using software to systematically scan the entry points on the victim machine. They are looking for vulnerable ports to expolit

Ping Flooding Attack

A Ping Flooding Attack floods the victim’s network or machine with IP Ping packets.

This attack exploits vulnerability in the TCP/IP communications protocol. This attack keeps the victim machine responding back to a non-existent system. The victim is sent packets and asked to respond to a system or machine with an incorrect IP address. As it responds, it is flooded with the requests. The requests wait for a response until the packets begin to time out and are dropped. During the waiting period, the victim system is consumed by the request and cannot respond to legitimate requests.

IP Fragmentation/Overlapping Fragment Attack

To facilitate IP transmission over comparatively congested networks. IP packets can be reduced in size or broken into smaller packets. By making the packets very small, routers and intrusion detection systems cannot identify the packets contents and will let them pass through without any examination. When a packet is reassembled at the other end, it overflows the buffer. This eventually uses all the memory resources and causes the machine to hang.

IP Sequence Prediction Attack

Using the SYN Flood method, a hacker can establish connection with a victim machine and obtain the IP packet sequence number in an IP Sequence Prediction Attack. With this number, the hacker can control the victim machine and fool it into believing it’s communicating with other network machines. The victim machine will provide requested services to the point where legitimate services are ignored.

DNS Cache Poisoning

DNS provides distributed host information used for mapping domain names and IP addresses. To improve productivity, the DNS server caches the most recent data for quick retrieval. This cache can be attacked and the information spoofed to redirect a network connection or block access to the Web sites, this devious tactic called DNS cache poisoning.

UDP Flood Attack

A UDP Flood Attacks links two unsuspecting systems. By Spoofing, the UDP flood hooks up one system’s UDP service (which for testing purposes generates a series of characters for each packet it receives) with another system’s UDP echo service (which echoes any character it receives in an attempt to test network programs). As a result a non-stop flood of useless data passes between two systems
 
Shaun, your just flapping them gums again. I will not even entertain your stupid questions. I am responding to laterob. At least hes willing to ask sensible question and understand what Im saying. He doesnt have to like BB to understand what Im talking about. You can go pound sand, as your bff put it
 
You still havent shown proof of BB intentionally stopping auctions. Youre just a liar willing to spread that lie to anyone who'll listen.
 
Heres a little read for you. This is the same thing Rich K, the poster on SayNo, and supporter/member, was taking about

A Ping Flooding Attack floods the victim’s network or machine with IP Ping packets.

This attack exploits vulnerability in the TCP/IP communications protocol. This attack keeps the victim machine responding back to a non-existent system. The victim is sent packets and asked to respond to a system or machine with an incorrect IP address. As it responds, it is flooded with the requests. The requests wait for a response until the packets begin to time out and are dropped. During the waiting period, the victim system is consumed by the request and cannot respond to legitimate requests.
 

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And your point is what, That i posted a simple old 1990s cmd ping that anyone can copy and paste. Still doesnt prove I did a single thing to your site, which Your logs will prove I havent!

Talk is all it is TALK....
 
So SayNos page is a breeding ground for this type of behavior and he lets it stand. He has no problem with his members engaging in this type of activity on his page. Yet he claims he cannot control what his members do. That may be correct, but he sure can control that page, which he doesnt, and it has been a cesspool and breeding ground for idiots to show how much they support him.
 
radarman2000 said:
You have no idea what my logs prove.
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I dont care what you SAY you have, I wasnt doing a single thing to your so called server. I can talk all i want in the manner of Command promts.

Anyone can search Ping attacks and get a 30 mins article and know how to do it. Just cause i typed it out don't prove your point on anything, just i posted it on the page you despise.
 
So how do you know where or what customer info is in BB database? Hmmm? FYI, there is only ONE way you would know that. (it isnt btw, just to let you know since all transactions are done thru a payment gateway off site under md5/salt has and 256 encryption)
 
radarman2000 said:
So how do you know where or what customer info is in BB database? Hmmm? FYI, there is only ONE way you would know that. (it isnt btw, just to let you know since all transactions are done thru a payment gateway off site under md5/salt has and 256 encryption)
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Go to bed, You keep typing out your rear end grasping at air.

Your Whois record shows Nameservers directing to ballbids. Indicating a Server in which you RUN.

Like I said I could care less what your server log says, as im not in it for what you want to affiliate me with!:NoNo:
 
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