Can Apache play dead for me?

I have a little home server I use the sync pictures with my phone. The sync program is in a secret sub-folder. I have noticed from monitoring the logs that there are MANY attack attempts against the root-folder. It seems the bad guys are randomly hitting IP addresses looking for a reply. And Apache is replying (404), so they break out the battering ram and try everything else they know. BAD Apache!

Can I tell Apache to "play dead" on 404 requests so it looks like there is no server even setup and they move on? I don't see any purpose to putting a target on my back by letting Apache talk to them.

To clarify, I know how to make the 404 page blank, but that's not what I need. I need to stop the header and all. Total silence.

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