CHAT: Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) User Hive Login

This signature detects the behavior of the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) packet flooding tool when using the attacker is logging into the IRC Hive server. Attackers can use this tool to send extremely large amounts of packets over the network to attempt to overwhelm a target. When used collectively from multiple sources, a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) can occur.

Short Name
CHAT:IRC:LOIC-HIVE-LOGIN
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
CHAT
Keywords
(LOIC) Cannon Hive Ion Login Low Orbit User
Release Date
12/09/2010
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown

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