Published: 2 May 2000 14:45 GMT
The code for Mstream, a powerful software tool designed to take down Web sites through distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, has been posted on the Internet.
A DDoS tool can remotely infect thousands of computers and use them to bombard a site with an unmanageable level of messages - overloading and disabling it.
Dave Dittrich, computer administrator at the University of Washington, who has completed an analysis of Mstream said the software's strength lies in its potential to complete a successful attack with a relatively low number of host computers.
Recent attacks of this kind have affected high-profile Web sites such as Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo!
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