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DoS attack and random ip addresses for iPhone
so my logs show constant DoS attacks and my internet usually slows down while it's happening. also when i look in my attached devices it shows my iphone with an ip address that isn't like the rest of...
I figured out what happened. I had a malicious website open on my Safari Browser. I rarely use the browser but I had like thirty websites open and one was brite red which means its a security threat. I shut down all of the websites, cleaned the browswer, turned off java. I also had to turn off my routers and phone to get the european IP to not show up. I was getting about thirty dos attack lines and now I get zero.
Hello ccunni3812
It could be a app showing that in the logs and it may just be a false report and nothing to worry about.
DarrenM
I figured out what happened. I had a malicious website open on my Safari Browser. I rarely use the browser but I had like thirty websites open and one was brite red which means its a security threat. I shut down all of the websites, cleaned the browswer, turned off java. I also had to turn off my routers and phone to get the european IP to not show up. I was getting about thirty dos attack lines and now I get zero.