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Community => News and Announcements => Topic started by: Sauron on October 08, 2008, 02:49:13 pm

Title: DDOS attacks
Post by: Sauron on October 08, 2008, 02:49:13 pm: We have been experimenting and upgrading our system to fend off the attacks. At this time we have found some new ways against them.
Argonath never gives up the fight, and we will continue in our way.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Iceboy on October 08, 2008, 02:58:05 pm: Good news Sauron.

Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: cDa on October 08, 2008, 02:59:24 pm: Great news Sauron!

In eye we trust
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Post by: LillMumin on October 08, 2008, 03:04:56 pm: Good news! Argonath FTW! :D
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Post by: Brains on October 08, 2008, 03:06:53 pm: Argonath till the death!! :)
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Post by: Omri on October 08, 2008, 03:21:09 pm: Nice :)
Good work.
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Post by: Pancher on October 08, 2008, 03:37:24 pm: Great work :D
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Post by: MrsSvensson on October 08, 2008, 05:08:09 pm: Good job! ;)
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Post by: Proxan on October 08, 2008, 05:10:01 pm: Well done , nice to hear.
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Post by: Tovenaarke on October 08, 2008, 07:10:27 pm: YESYESYES!

Good news! Well done!

Greetz
- T.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Steve_Riptor on October 08, 2008, 07:14:26 pm: Yeah :) Great job!
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Nexxt on October 08, 2008, 08:40:40 pm: Good work Sauron!

But I miss u, looking on me!
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Gird3r on October 08, 2008, 10:28:37 pm: When you find them sue them, seriosly. Sue them...
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: SugarD on October 08, 2008, 10:54:26 pm: Make sure you have evidence against them, no matter how small, to prove it was them. Once you have that, take them to court and press charges. DDoS is a federal and sometimes international crime.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on October 08, 2008, 10:56:28 pm: Actually SA-MP developers should sue them since its the whole SA-MP thats getting it. But I dont some small group of "geeks" (no offense) will higher a team of lawyers for this.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Trobby888 on October 09, 2008, 04:10:55 am: Quote from: Matthew_Cipricla on October 08, 2008, 10:56:28 pm
Actually SA-MP developers should sue them since its the whole SA-MP thats getting it. But I dont some small group of "geeks" (no offense) will higher a team of lawyers for this.

10 witnesses of the same situation is always better than one. If the whole SAMP of servers experienced the terror from those DDos attacks, they should sue them too. Makes a much reasonable report if a group of people don't approve it than just one.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: SugarD on October 09, 2008, 06:40:17 am: Legally-speaking, Argonath is a non-profit organization. If they take this to court with evidence, no lawyers will be needed as long as the evidence is strong enough. Hands down this is a damages lawsuit, not a breaking-of-the-EULA lawsuit.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Aragorn on October 09, 2008, 08:13:34 am: The attack is based on exploit of RakNet bug, on which all master list of SA:MP is running...

Right now we do see only one way of stopping the attack on our main server... That will take a time, as the attack is not a usual DDOS attack... I personally hardly see any other ways to stop attack even with software security due to RakNet system of pinging the servers... As software security can affect on normal players as well...

Attack is going only on one Argonath server... All others were down due to our testing and checking the software security running...

So please be patient and admins please continue your work...

It has also the good side for us as experience with the master list running and its possible problems which showed RakNet system for example, which is good for our own developing... :) It will prevent us from DDOS attacks of new game servers in master list by exploit of pinging the servers...
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Wael90 on October 09, 2008, 05:36:04 pm: Pretty good news. Always grateful, always faithful.

Argonath is the way!
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Proxan on October 09, 2008, 10:51:31 pm: The server getting attacked like every 10 minutes , seems they wont give up...
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: JohhnyJaz on October 09, 2008, 11:08:05 pm: They cant stop. this is an addiction for them :P We are gonna fight them back like in LORD OF THE RINGS then when gandalf and his army comes:P
So prepare your swords gandalf will come late to the war:P. jk
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Sauron on October 09, 2008, 11:23:51 pm: We have now managed again to have enough control no to affect the other servers.
That means our MTA servers, TS and radio will continue working during attacks.

Port 7778 is open during attacks.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Grovyle on October 09, 2008, 11:43:46 pm: It looks like the forums have been haxed aswell...

I coulnd't acess it cuz of some PHP Acess Violation and like O"14dqn rprjh'1qr' or something like that D:

But now I can :banana:
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Gandalf on October 09, 2008, 11:48:30 pm: Quote from: Grovyle on October 09, 2008, 11:43:46 pm
It looks like the forums have been haxed aswell...

I coulnd't acess it cuz of some PHP Acess Violation and like O"14dqn rprjh'1qr' or something like that D:

But now I can :banana:
Tha was not a forum hack. Its it an error that happens every now and then :)
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: SugarD on October 10, 2008, 06:59:17 am: It seems the forum can't always get enough bandwidth to keep up...
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Post by: Nexxt on October 10, 2008, 07:12:59 pm: We have to much overweight persons for our forums :(
/me is prepare to run like 1000 rounds in his town
So, 1 fatass less :P
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Grovyle on October 10, 2008, 09:00:55 pm: Quote from: Gandalf on October 09, 2008, 11:48:30 pm
Tha was not a forum hack. Its it an error that happens every now and then :)

Oh

My bad
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Dave on October 10, 2008, 10:00:12 pm: Quote from: Matthew_Cipricla on October 08, 2008, 10:56:28 pm
Actually SA-MP developers should sue them since its the whole SA-MP thats getting it. But I dont some small group of "geeks" (no offense) will higher a team of lawyers for this.

They can be sent to prison for breaking the Computer Misuse Act.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: SugarD on October 11, 2008, 08:31:12 am: They can be sent to prison for quite a few broken laws in multiple countries. Even worse, the program and this server are for international use, as is all of the internet, meaning they're breaking both federal and international laws...
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: MrSvensson on October 11, 2008, 03:35:27 pm: Good news!
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Post by: Gillie_Da_Kid on October 11, 2008, 05:38:02 pm: This is great...
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on October 11, 2008, 05:55:36 pm: Quote from: Gillie_Da_Kid on October 11, 2008, 05:38:02 pm
This is great...

What are you talking about, these DDoS attacks SUCK ASS!!!
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: JayL on October 12, 2008, 06:54:27 am: Yes, indeed they can be taken to prison, or I think sued if they are 16-, not sure.

Offtopic:

Quote from: Matthew_Cipricla on October 11, 2008, 05:55:36 pm
What are you talking about

The hungryness of post count...
Title: Re: DDOS attacks
Post by: Bilbo on October 12, 2008, 08:31:04 am: What now? Both servers are down. (http://www.gtastunting.net/forums/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)