Early DDoS Tools(c. 1990? – 1997)

• Simple 1-tier attacks – computer with bigger bandwidth wins, kicks loser off modem/irc channel

• Ping flood

• SYN flood

• UDP flood

• Smurf Attack – early 2-tier attack

• Attacker machine imitates victim, gets everyone to flood real victim

• Ping flood

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