[TOOL] TCP Conneciton Denial of Service Tool (panic.pl)

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TCP Conneciton Denial of Service Tool (panic.pl)
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SUMMARY

DETAILS

<http://nutshell.gotfault.net/tools/panic/> panic.pl is another and
simple TCP connection denial of service tool. It creates hundreds of open
connections against the target server. Depends on server configuration it
may be busy and denying new connections from the attacker's ip or even
anywhere else.
It was successfully tested against many targets running sshd/ftpd/httpd
servers.
Note: This tool does not spoof IP address.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:carloslack@gmail.com> Carlos
Carvalho.
To keep updated with the tool visit the project's homepage at:
<http://nutshell.gotfault.net/tools/panic/>
http://nutshell.gotfault.net/tools/panic/

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