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Hi evony72178,<br />
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Although I haven't used many Mac's, I do know that there are only a few virusses/bots written for it, and I don't know of any that can perform a DoS (sure, I could be wrong)<br />
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Please try connecting it directly to another computer (with a cross-cable) and analize the flowing traffic. If it looks like complete random garbage, it could be a storming NIC instead of a DoS, in that case, replace the NIC.<br />
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Otherwise, please check this page:<br />
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/is/isnews/v15/n03/150305.html" rel="ugc">http://web.mit.edu/is/isnews/v15/n03/150305.html</a><br />
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Greetings,<br />
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LucF
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Hi evony72178,

Although I haven't used many Mac's, I do know that there are only a few virusses/bots written for it, and I don't know of any that can perform a DoS (sure, I could be wrong)

Please try connecting it directly to another computer (with a cross-cable) and analize the flowing traffic. If it looks like complete random garbage, it could be a storming NIC instead of a DoS, in that case, replace the NIC.

Otherwise, please check this page:
http://web.mit.edu/is/isnews/v15/n03/150305.html [http://web.mit.edu/is/isnews/v15/n03/150305.html]

Greetings,

LucF

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I recently disconnected an iMac from our LAN because I was told by our IT services that it was sending out a Denial of Service attack to another machine.<br />
I was not aware that Mac's were suseptible to anything that would cause a DoS. Was I wrong in my thinking? What could be causing this and what should I do to fix it?<br />
Thanks...
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I recently disconnected an iMac from our LAN because I was told by our IT services that it was sending out a Denial of Service attack to another machine.
I was not aware that Mac's were suseptible to anything that would cause a DoS. Was I wrong in my thinking? What could be causing this and what should I do to fix it?
Thanks...

iMac sending out a DoS attack

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.