A 
system and method is disclosed for detecting and / or mitigating an overload condition from one or more first computers, such as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) 
attack, viral 
attack, or the like, targeting one or more of a plurality of second computers located on a network. While one or more DDoS attacks are mitigated, a meter, detection apparatus, 
software, or method, detects the condition being mitigated in a data cleaning center, and provides an alert or notification regarding the mitigated 
attack. Another preferred embodiment relates, in general terms, to a 
system and method for detecting and / or mitigating an overload or attempted overload condition targeting 
a domain name server. A 
network connection is provided for receiving one or more DNS requests from one or more 
client computers located on a network. A preferred embodiment includes a processor for providing a response to the one or more DNS requests to the one or more 
client computers if more than a 
threshold number of duplicate DNS requests are received. Another preferred embodiment relates, in general terms, to a 
system and method for detecting and / or mitigating an attempted overload condition targeting a networked computer system that uses a redirection module to divert data until it is deemed to be clean.