Fork bomb

In computing, a fork bomb (also called rabbit virus or wabbit) is a denial-of-service (DoS) attack wherein a process continually replicates itself to deplete available system resources, slowing down or crashing the system due to resource starvation.

"Rabbit virus" redirects here. For the disease used in an attempt to exterminate rabbits in Australia, see Myxomatosis.

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