i know austins phpbb mod very well, vB isn't anything like phpbb on how its one of the boards you can search google for known exploits... any vb exploits are usually found by the developers b4 the latest vB is even released ;)

Mythotical, simply look up an apache module called 'mod_dosevasive' or something to that name. My host uses it, and a bunch of other modules that basically absorb, redirect or shunt DDOS attacks without any effect. That is an apache thing and is not the province of vbulletin.

In terms of blocking bots from your script, then that is something that you can do with apache htaccess files by either denying access to them, or redirecting them to a certain location.

Both of those are things you should look up on your own as they are not vbulletin. In terms of a vbulletin hack for this, I simply don't see the point? However, for security exploits, I'll let you know if I find one ;D

Zach... pray? My host contacts me and we have a nice laugh at idiots.

Guess you've never been under a real DDOS. probally just one or two kids with 100 bots.