Mugu Marauder
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The Mugu Marauder was an application used by the Artists Against 419 to take some fraudulent websites offline. Mugu Marauder was superseded by a more advanced Java-based tool called Muguito. Mugu Marauder and Muguito are both obsolete and neither is used any longer. Usage of such bandwidth-draining tools has ended.
Mugu Marauder worked by repeatedly downloading the scam site's images and HTML files until the site's bandwidth limit was exceeded. Many people used this program at the same time, and a site could quickly be taken offline.
Some people confuse what the artists do with a denial-of-service attack. A DoS attack affects all websites on the server or network. The Mugu Marauder does not do this. It is programmed to stop downloading if the server does not respond after a certain amount of time. Its aim is to have the site shut off by the server when its small bandwidth limit is reached.
Other similar tools used by AA419 include the Lad Vampire and Muguito.
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