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So, today I got banned from the 4 overflows because my IP address was hitting the site like 5,000 times an hour. Right now I am using a different IP to access the site.
My question is, is there a way to stop someone from spoofing my IP address?
or
Is it more likely that there is a virus on my computer that is making all the hit, requiring me to reinstall Windows.
Any help is appreciated.
I have the ReloadEvery plugin running, but it is set to every 10 seconds, which is less than 720 requests an hour. – Tyler Carter – 2009-07-26T17:02:51.750
4You got your 'virus' there. – nik – 2009-07-26T17:03:48.583
1What you call a 'request' is very different from what a Web Server calls a request. You might want to quickly check with a packet capture and stop the addon fast. – nik – 2009-07-26T17:05:08.250
Yep .. I'm going to go uninstall it immediately as well as reset the modem. – Tyler Carter – 2009-07-26T17:05:47.157
Well, you can have it around but don't start it on such active forum servers -- they would be looking for 'abnormal' traffic like this. They will not like to burn power over refreshes (or potential service attacks). – nik – 2009-07-26T17:10:37.847