full-disclosure - DDos counter measures

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Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20030815100039.011fcc08@belegost.cimternet.com>
From: B3r3n at argosnet.com (B3r3n)
Subject: DDos counter measures

Matt,

>FYI - we tried this with the worm and it *doesn't* work.  msblast.exe
>spoofed the source address as the loopback address handed out from our
>DNS.  We instead created an empty windowsupdate.com zone.
It worked fine for us after multiple tests.
But thanks for the info, we have alternate counter-measures ready to be 
installed too.

Brgrds

Laurent LEVIER
IT Systems & Networks Security Expert