This code is a tool designed to perform Distributed Denial...
January 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This code is a tool designed to perform Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Here's what it does in detail:
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Global Variables:
url
: The target website URL for the DDoS attack.host
: The hostname extracted from the target URL.headers_useragents
andheaders_referers
: Lists of user-agent strings and referer headers used to create realistic-looking HTTP requests.request_counter
: Counter for the number of HTTP requests sent.flag
andsafe
: Control flow variables for halting or safely exiting the attack.
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User-Agent and Referer Lists:
- The function
useragent_list
populatesheaders_useragents
with various user-agent strings to mimic different browsers. - Similarly,
headers_referers
is populated with various URLs to make requests appear legitimate.
- The function
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HTTP Flooding Mechanism:
- The
httpcall
function sends a randomly-constructed HTTP GET request to the target URL. The request includes:- Custom headers such as
User-Agent
,Cache-Control
,Accept-Charset
, andReferer
to mimic real browser interactions. - Random query parameters constructed using the
buildblock
function to appear like legitimate traffic.
- Custom headers such as
- It attempts to open an HTTP connection and handle responses. If the server returns an error (e.g., HTTP 500), the attack continues or halts based on whether the script is in "safe mode."
- The
set_flag
andset_safe
functions control the termination behavior.
- The
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Multithreading:
- The
HTTPThread
class repeatedly invokes thehttpcall
function in multiple parallel threads to flood the target with requests, simulating a DDoS. - The
MonitorThread
class tracks the progress of HTTP threads by monitoring the number of requests sent (request_counter
).
- The
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Command-Line Interface:
- When the script is executed, it:
- Reads the target URL from the command-line arguments.
- If the
safe
parameter is provided, theset_safe
function is activated to enable safe mode. - Launches multiple threads (700 HTTP threads by default) to perform the DDoS attack in parallel, as well as a monitor thread.
- When the script is executed, it:
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Intended Purpose:
- According to the comments and functionality, this tool is built explicitly for carrying out DDoS attacks against web servers by overwhelming them with a massive number of HTTP GET requests, simulating high traffic and potentially taking the server offline.
Disclaimer: This script is illegal to use in most jurisdictions for any purpose other than sanctioned and ethical penetration testing (and only with appropriate permissions). DDoS attacks are malicious and can cause significant harm to targeted entities. Studying or understanding such scripts should only be done for educational purposes or defensive measures.
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