Boo Bomber 2 is an application that overloads the connection by pinging. Pinging is a mechanism in which a weblog discloses to a server that it has updated its content. When an application overloads a connection it causes a DoS attack. A DoS attack is a denial-of-service attack which tries to make a network unable to operate by flooding it with worthless data of traffic….

Flooder.AOL.Ikobur overloads an internet connection by pinging which results in a DoS attack. These type of malicious attacks by hackers prevent users from using a website or service. Servers can be jammed or corrupted by such methods. Flooders may also be used for e-mail flooding….

Databound 1.0 is a useless application claiming to test the user’s vulnerability to a UDP flood. In actuality Databound 1.0 is malware and a worthless program….

Flooder.Chat.VB.c. is a flooder that overloads the users internet connection by pinging. This causes a DoS attack which jams and floods the server with worthless data and traffic; thereby making the network unable to function. Some flooders may have the ability to install a “backdoor” which allows a hacker to gain full remote control over the users PC….

AngryPing is created as a Trojan which mimics a flooder by overloading the user’s internet connection with massive amounts of useless data. This may result in a DoS attack which can take down a website. DoS attacks are successful when many PC’s are used simultaneously in such an attack. These types of applications are used many times on IRC channels to disrupt communications. AngryPing is installed onto the users PC without their knowledge or consent….

Ashaden Pinger is a flooder, which is a program that overloads an internet connection by methods such as fast pinging, that causes a DoS attack. The Ashaden Pinger constantly sends files to the IP or URL inundating it to the point in which it causes a DoS attack. This can result in the server to crash or significantly slow down the users internet connection speed. The date of origin of the Ashaden Pinger is July, 2003….

FloodBot is a flooder designed to flood in chat-programs. These types of programs attack IRC channels with huge amounts of worthless data and traffic in order to dramatically reduce internet speed or to jam the channel thus making it inoperable. Some flooders have the “nucker” capability which is the process of damaging registry, key files and the corruption of other important and vital information….

AnOrkyS MSN TOOLZ is a “small” MSN flooder created for disrupting the users MSN Messenger work. The AnOrkyS MSN TOOLZ flooder sends huge amounts of useless data to jam the MSN channel. As traffic is flooded the internet connection speed is slowed down significantly and renders it inoperable for the user. The origination date of the AnOrkyS MSN TOOLZ flooder is December, 2001….

Black Hawk is a flooder which is a program that overloads an internet connection by methods such as pinging. This results in a DoS attack. The servers are “flooded” with huge amounts of useless data with the purpose of bringing down a website and making it inoperable. The date of origin of Black Hawk is February, 2004….

Deadly Network Flood overloads the user’s internet connection by pinging. This results in a DoS (denial-of-service) attack. A server is incessantly pinged until it crashes from the massive amounts of information. Numerous DoS tools are spread by viruses. Hackers enter user computers on a large scale and install Deadly Network Flood without the user’s knowledge or consent. They then simultaneously strike with a DoS attack. Large websites such as Yahoo and CNN have been successfully attacked using these methods. Backdoor programs may also be installed making the users PC’s security vulnerable and open to hackers. Deadly Network Flood’s date of origin is November, 2000….