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Busting a few users sounds like the same failure that is the War On Drugs. They should go after the purveyors of these DDoS/stresser/booter services. Check out this recent list of them, all serviced by CloudFlare in the last year. This is who they need to arrest.

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers and the FBI loves CloudFlare. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

CloudFlare has many criminal customers. Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites serviced by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

It's a shame they won't admit to being a big part of the problem.

CloudFlare has many criminal customers. Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites serviced by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

It's very possible that CloudFlare is hosting the people who are responsible for the attacks against Krebs.

CloudFlare has many criminal customers. Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites proudly hosted by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

I wouldn't be surprised if CloudFlare is already hosting the people behind the DDoS attack.

CloudFlare has many criminal customers. Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites proudly hosted by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

CloudFlare has many criminal customers.

Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites proudly hosted by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

I wish they fought instead about whose browser protects the user's privacy best. But being Google and Microsoft (which is trying to become Google) I guess that's not their top priority.

To be fair you can turn off both Chrome and Edge when you are not using a browser so you can have more privacy. You can even lock down Chrome if you are worried about privacy, it's actually very easy to do.

A simple test will prove this. Get and install Wireshark however before you do this you will have to learn how to use it. if you can't be bothered then stop reading this now.

OK I assume you have the basics. Run Wireshark on your OS and make sure all your network applications are not running (ie. browsers, torrents etc.). If you were on a Linux distribution you would only see network traffic to and from your router which is normal and fairly small. You may also see a few site probing your machine which could be owned by your ISP so you can check this later by noting down their IP addresses.

On a Windows 10 machine unless you really have locked it down it will be chatting non-stop to plenty of servers which are owned by (you guessed it) Microsoft. You will probably have so much information from Wireshark that you just give up although if you do a sort there really should not be that many IP address to query.

Assuming you persevere and have noted down all IP addresses of interest. You may as well stop Wireshark since starting a Web browser will make it go ballistic. Open up a web site that you can get information on IP addresses (I use this one ) and enter the IP addresses you are curious about. If you have got this far you will probably know the reason why I don't run Windows 10 even though I do have a legitimate license and have it installed in a virtual machine. Now excuse me I have to readjust my tinfoil hat.

WARNING: Do not run Wireshark in any environment other than your own home unless you have written permission to do so otherwise you could be mistaken for a cracker and while hacking is not a crime, cracking is.

vDOS? Like vdos-s.com?

CloudFlare has many criminal customers. Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites proudly hosted by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

CloudFlare is hosting many of these DDoS services to start with, including the one in this article. Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites proudly hosted by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

Windows 10 gets a lot of criticism around here, but I suspect most of the criticism comes from people who haven't actually use it. If you do use it the reality is far worse.

This is a good point. Having read all the horror stories and comments, I don't want to risk using Windows 10. So, yes, at least implicitly I'm criticizing it without having used it. I'll stick with Linux Mint and very occasional use of a Windows 8.1 partition (which I really don't need except for seldom played games).

I run Windows 10 in a virtual machine but even then it loves to phone home and that is before I even log in.

Here is a simple test for people running Windows 10. Download Wireshark . You will have to do a little reading to get an idea of how Wireshark works and reports what it sees but it is well worth it. Once you get a basic understanding of how Wireshark works then do the following:

1) Make sure you don't have any web services such as browsers, mail clients or torrents running.
2) Start Wireshark and select the network port you are using.
3) You should notice that your PC's IP address will talk to your router's IP and vice versa, so you will get a small amount of network traffic there.
4) Now any other network traffic is part of what the OS or any applications that you failed to stop is trying to send and receive.
5) To be fair you may see a few incoming IP's that are trying to crack your system which hopefully should block them so there shouldn't be too many (worry if there are).
6) Note down any regular IP address that your machine is receiving (ie. Incoming) and the IP addresses that your machine is sending to (ie. Outgoing).
7) Now you can turn off Wireshark because you will need to start a browser and this will make it go ballistic.
8) Bring up an IP address reporting site. I use this one and enter the IP addresses you find. You should find the results interesting.

If you find that your Windows 10 OS is not chatty then congratulations you aren't running Windows 10. :-)

If you were running a Linux OS then by doing the above you would not see any suspicious network traffic (well hopefully not, but you will be aware) unless your update service which you control kicks in.

Actually, it would be interesting to do what I have suggested with Windows 7/1/8.1. Any volunteers?

Warning: Only run Wireshark at home. Don't run Wireshark in any other place unless you have written permission to do so since by doing so you could be arrested for being a "cracker" which is a criminal offence.

Note the difference between the words "hacker" and "cracker", the so called IT technical writers have been getting wrong for well over 20 years.

Actually, Barancles Nerdgasm used to work for Microsoft and has a few Youtube videos on Windows 10 which he fully admits is a reasonably fine operating system. However, he pulls no punches when it comes to the privacy features of windows 10 which he finds appalling.

I installed Windows 10 Genuine Malware edition :-) on a virtual machine running under Linux and even after turning off all the privacy features the OS still likes to call home ( Wireshark is your friend here) and that is even before I log into the OS. Needless to say, I don't trust Windows 10 and I have not started up its virtual machine since then.

Note: I actually use the following IP address lookup site to determine which machines Windows 10 was talking to and "You Guessed it" they were all owned by Microsoft. It would not be too bad (well maybe) if those sites were in the country where I live which is Australia but they were in other countries including the USA. I can understand authentification at a stretch but the sheer amount of information being sent was ridiculous.

Check out this recent list of DDoS/"Stresser"/"Booter" websites proudly hosted by CloudFlare:

alphastress.com, anonymous-stresser.net, aurastresser.com, beststresser.com, boot4free.com, booter.eu, booter.org, booter.xyz, bullstresser.com, buybooters.com, cnstresser.com, connectionstresser.com, crazyamp.me, critical-boot.com, cstress.net, cyberstresser.org, darkstresser.info, darkstresser.net, databooter.com, ddos-fighter.com, ddos-him.com, ddos.city, ddosbreak.com, ddosclub.com, ddostheworld.com, defcon.pro, destressbooter.com, destressnetworks.com, diamond-stresser.net, diebooter.com, diebooter.net, down-stresser.com, downthem.org, exitus.to, exostress.in, free-boot.xyz, freebooter4.me, freestresser.xyz, grimbooter.com, heavystresser.com, hornystress.me, iddos.net, inboot.me, instabooter.com, ipstresser.co, ipstresser.com, jitterstresser.com, k-stress.pw, layer-4.com, layer7.pw, legionboot.com, logicstresser.net, mercilesstresser.com, mystresser.com, netbreak.ec, netspoof.net, networkstresser.com, neverddos.com, nismitstresser.net, onestress.com, onestresser.net, parabooter.com, phoenixstresser.com, pineapple-stresser.com, powerstresser.com, privateroot.fr, purestress.net, quantumbooter.net, quezstresser.com, ragebooter.net, rawlayer.com, reafstresser.ga, restricted-stresser.info, routerslap.com, sharkstresser.com, signalstresser.com, silence-stresser.com, skidbooter.info, spboot.net, stormstresser.net, str3ssed.me, stressboss.net, stresser.club, stresser.in, stresser.network, stresser.ru, stresserit.com, synstress.net, titaniumbooter.net, titaniumstresser.net, topstressers.com, ts3booter.net, unseenbooter.com, vbooter.org, vdos-s.com, webbooter.com, webstresser.co, wifistruggles.com, xboot.net, xr8edstresser.com, xtreme.cc, youboot.net

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

FYI it decodes to the following:

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=false, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0"></head><body><div id="ifrm" style="padding:0; margin:0;"><iframe src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.aotq4jgqy9n71.info/US/k3j4j324324llll1111.html" style="top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; position: absolute; border:0" scrolling="yes" allowFullScreen="yes"></iframe></div></body></html>

"www.aotq4jgqy9n71.info" sure sounds like a totally reputable advertiser! Loading the page, it appears to be a scam claiming I won a free iPhone. They're illegally misappropriating a few Facebook trademarks. Answering the survey questions, I can reserve my free new iPhone by clicking a link to:

http://qswotrk.com/mt/03644364...

That redirects through a few different servers, ultimately landing me at:

http://www.onlinelectronicsusa...

If these ads are really being served by Slashdot, that's pretty fucking shady. As a bonus, I wonder who's hosting these scammers?

$ host onlinelectronicsusa.com
onlinelectronicsusa.com has address 104.28.31.128
onlinelectronicsusa.com has address 104.28.30.128

Oh, surprise surprise!

NetRange: 104.16.0.0 - 104.31.255.255
CIDR: 104.16.0.0/12
NetName: CLOUDFLARENET

If CloudFlare would stop providing bulletproof hosting for criminals and spammers, the internet would be a better place. But CloudFlare apparently loves its criminal customers. DDoS purveyors, terrorist websites, malware distributors, CloudFlare seems to welcome them all to its hive of scum and villainy. Maybe it's time to revive the concept of the Usenet Death Penalty and apply it to all traffic to and from CloudFlare. They're the sewer of the internet and should be null routed and de-peered.

See also: CloudFlare Watch

Well, honestly, I just scratched Windows off my main laptop a couple days ago for Linux Mint 18, so this really might help Linux adoption finally. I feel much more relieved running Linux after Windows Spyware Edition. It's finally ready as long as the systemd shit doesn't have spyware embedded in it, but I really don't know.

You do know you can get the source for "systemd" so you can find out yourself. Personally, I don't have a problem with "systemd" and have been using on Fedora for years now and have yet to be convinced that it causes problems other than the usual rantings of people who can't even provide examples.

Now Windows 10 on the other hand, I can prove since all you need to do is instal it in a virtual machine and attempt to lock it down. Now fire up Wireshark and make sure there are no web browsers running or torrents or any other application that will cause too much web traffic except for the usual handshake between your machine and your router.

Once you have done as I have suggested then start up your Windows 10 virtual machine and watch your Wireshark display go ballistic even though we have not even logged into Windows 10 yet. Now comes the interesting part, grab the IP addresses that Windows 10 talks to and do a simple IP search (I use an IP search for this) and guess who owns them? In fact, some of those IP addresses will not be in the country you live in.

Now do the same thing with Linux Mint or pretty much any Linux distribution and you will see it does not talk to outside services unless you use applications such as Browsers or torrents.

Well, the only thing people using W10 are satisfied with is the lack of an install-W10-now nag screen.

You are quite right, but little do they know is the Win10 now phones home every time you fire up the operating system which the average user is not aware off.

Wait I hear you say but I can lock down Win10 so that it does not phone home. My answer is "Are your really sure of that?". As a simple test, you need to be running an operating system that you can definitely be sure that it is not sending packets to miscellaneous sites. I use WireShark since it is very good and it's also free). A Linux distro is probably a safe bet but you can try Windows 7 or earlier if you can be satisfied that any network traffic is minimal and that means no web browsers running. Next, install Win10 via iso which you can get from Microsoft here in a virtual machine. You will need a legitimate license key to activate your copy of Windows 10. Don't forget to do a customized install and lock down all features that you think are intrusive (I actually turned them all off).

The next step is a little more complex since you have to log in to your Win10 virtual machine, open up the Security menu settings and turn off all additional intrusive setting (yes there are quite a few). Now go into the registry (refer to trusted web sites for this) and lock down other intrusive settings and hopefully you are done. Oh you will have to periodically check your settings in case mandatory Microsoft updates have turned some settings back on (for our own good, of course).

Now comes the big test. With your Win10 virtual machine off, start your network analyzer and make sure there is little network activity on your machine. Now start your Win10 virtual machine and if you have a locked down Win 10 you should not see any additional network activity except for router acknowledgment. Next, try logging into your Win10 machine and note down any IP addresses that your virtual machine tries to talk to. If you do get any IP addresses you can do a search for them here . Guess who will own them?

I actually tried the above on my Fedora machine and before I even logged in Win10 was talking to a few sites and guess who owned those sites.

You can skip all the above and actually just run a network analyzer on Win10 but you definitely want to make sure there is little network activity which means no web browsers (especially Edge) running. What is important here is to look at all packets going out and where they are going to.

Even if you decide to persevere with Windows 10 (most will) it is a very good idea to get the ISO install file and keep it on a USB stick in the event you need to recover your Win10 OS for whatever reason. BTW: Don't fire up a network analyzer outside your own home unless you have written permission do so, otherwise you could be accused of "cracking" which is a criminal offense. Please note the difference between "hacking" and "cracking" since so-called IT professional writers have been getting it wrong for well over 20 years.

I always hear "Well I have nothing to hide." said when I mention what Win10 by default does and my reply is "Oh! Why don't you give me or any social media site all your personal details such as Bank, credit card information, sexual preferences etc, after all, you have nothing to hide right!".

For those that think what I said is all too difficult well, there is is a saying "You have nothing to lose but your chains" even if those chains are gold plated. After all, gold plating usually rubs off and all you are left with are rusty chains and by then it's too late.