- crouchingEBOLA
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What IP Flooding/DoS Attacks/Host Booting is, is basically when someone sends you a tremendous amount of data, causing your server to be unable to handle this much data, and shutting you off of internet. So basically this is how host booting works:
So when your gaming, your having a fun time and theres this guy, who is sniffing IP addresses.
Which means he is getting your IP addresses in the whole match. Once he has it, he moves over to the attacking application. He punches in your IP address and commands all the Bots to send info/data/packets to you. A Bot is a file that can hold server datas. Which is basically if you go on youtube and u look for keygens for microsoft live time and points, those are all fakes and lead you to bots. Also knowing how to host boot and those "all-in-on" programs are all bots. So basically DON'T DOWNLOAD ANY FILES FROM YouTube THAT SOUND TOO GOO TO BE TRUE.
Once he punches in ur IP addresss, you start lagging and you get kicked out of the game. Once you do, your internet will be down for a while, approx 10 mins at least. Depending on how many people/idiots are in his bot, he can take you out for more than 10 hours or more.
Once you get attacked, you'll know it automatically because your internet will be down for a long time. Best way is to pull ur modem or your router, not the LAN cable on the back of ur xbox, your whole router is the best way. People often think that having a secure wireless password will protect them, This is nothing close to this. Best way to protect yourself. Have Norton Antivirus Gaming Edition or Norton 360 v 3.0. Norton 360 has everything so a better deal. Also, If you know how to, try to change your IP address. What i mean by change is either to have a fake one/clone or make it hidden. If u change it, they would punch in the fake IP address causing you to not lag and you will have no problems. If you do get hit, pull ur router plug and contact microsoft and ISP, In Canada either like Shaw,Telus,Rogers etc. Not sure about Americans.
Good Luck and don't download files from youtube!