Visual DDoS Representation and Its Ramifications

winterbc writes "Prolexic has a report on Zombie infections that bring a visual representation of a DDoS attack. Besides being a rather cool picture, it brings to mind a possible future of personal computing. I would love to see a real-time picture of my 'net connections as my desktop picture, allowing me to change my 'net habits based on what I see. For example, I can download new images from the OPTE Project and set my desktop that way, but a more individual pathway highlighted with my favorite color could happen someday. My point is that while DDoS are painfully ubiquitous today, tomorrow visual mapping in real-time could be a path to the source of the problem."

Visual DDoS?

[Anonymous Coward]

Is the a new programming language from Microsoft?

Re:Europe has most zombie infested networks..

[Anonymous Coward]

Clearly, their PCs must be liberated.

Relevant info missing

[Stormwatch]

They forgot to list zombies per operating system.

Oh, wait...

the gibson

[mnemonic_]

But have they hacked the Gibson yet?

Re:Visual DDoS?

[Mister Transistor]

Nope, but it IS Windows based...

LOL...

[d474]

FTFA:

"Interesting Notes:
AOL is the most infested network on the Internet."

Gee. I wonder why.

Amazing photos...

[d474]

...they almost look like a "web" of some sort...

Re:LOL...

[t0ny747]

...is it cause people on AOL are the same people who click punch the monkey ads, install comet cursor and New.net along with Gator and WebShots?

I thought aol came with all that by default?

Re:LOL...

[xenocide2]

"So easy to abuse no wonder its number one!"

Religious Botnets

[lullabud]

So, what you're saying is that current botnets function like the prayer chain of Satan, the Lord of Spam?

Re:And what is being done about this?

[Darkman, Walkin Dude]

Argh, do I even need to talk about the futility of publicly posting the authors of DDOS attacks on a website? This calls for good ol' vigilante justice. When the law doesn't suffice to cover your needs, or hasn't gotten that far in terms of enforcement, you need to take it into your own hands. Yes yes, I know all the arguments against that, but they all fall flat; the law is unwilling or unable to help where you have a legitimate greivance, therefore you become the law.

There should be an agency or group to mess these people up, not cause actual physical harm, but play with their tiny minds. Hire a private detective to ferret out their most personal details and bring them to the attention of local law enforcement and media. Hire a male escort to get their girlfriends drunk and give them syphillis. Disconnect their phones, steal their identities and use them to open bank accounts, then post these up on warez sites. Get creative, people, think like Sherriff Lucas Buck in American Gothic. When the law fails, you may not have the right to take it upon yourself to take revenge, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't.