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New DoS Tool Discovered, Aimed at Healthcare.gov

Researchers at Arbor Networks recently found the tool designed to perform attacks on the new healthcare website, found at https://www.healthcare.gov We managed to acquire a sample of the tool. The tool is written in the Delphi programming language and repeatedly navigates to the following URLs. When executed a message is displayed, explaining its purpose. While the tool may be trying to send a powerful message, realistically, its not powerful enough to slow down the healthcare website or even affect its availability.”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2013/11/new-dos-tool-discovered-aimed-at-healthcare-gov/

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