Fighting Back Against Malicious Bots with Zip Bombs

2025-04-29
Fighting Back Against Malicious Bots with Zip Bombs

Facing relentless attacks from malicious bots? A website owner shares his ingenious solution: zip bombs. These small compressed files expand into massive files, overwhelming attacker resources. By detecting malicious requests, the author serves a compressed zip bomb, effectively repelling multiple attacks and safeguarding his website. While not foolproof, it's a surprisingly effective defense against unsophisticated botnets.

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