Is the name of a particularly nasty automated program that attacks a network by exploiting internet protocol (ip) broadcast addressing and other aspects of internet operation.

Smurf

Explanation:

The use of automated program smurf in exploiting Internet Protocol(IP) is called smurfing. When the attackers uses this program the part of a network which is attacked becomes unusable.

You can counter smurfing by disabling IP broadcast addressing at every network router.

So we conclude that the answer is Smurf.

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