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pulsing zombie Last modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2002
A form of DoS attack known as a degradation-of-service attack, as opposed to a denial-of-service attack. Unlike a regular zombie that paralyzes a system by inundating it with a steady stream of attack traffic, the pulsing zombie attacks with irregular small bursts of attack traffic from multiple sources on a single target over an extended period of time. Pulsing zombie attacks are more difficult to detect and trace because since they are slow and gradual they do not immediately appear as malicious.
eSecurity Planet  A resource for daily information on e-security targeted to IT managers. The site provides users with information from a variety of sources, including experts at security product and services firms, and the consultants who follow the security industry. Does Your PC Harbor Zombies Waiting to Attack? Unprotected broadband connections can leave your PC open to raids by malicious hackers. Pulsing Zombies, a Head-Banging Event? A 2001 article from Optionetics.com.	Related Categories Ethics Security Related Terms CERT/CC crack cracker daemon DoS attack firewall IP spoofing phreaking port scanning quarantine security sniffer worm zombie Shopping pulsing zombie Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Xbox Games 2 Model Matches Computer Games 1 Model Matches