LOIC.IRC.Botnet

Description

This indicates that the LOIC tool is connecting an IRC server.
LOIC is a tool performing a simple Denial of Service attack by sending a sequence of TCP, UDP or HTTP requests to a target host.

Affected Products

Any site providing HTTP service.

Impact

Denial of Service.

Recommended Actions

This signature and the DoS sensor can be enabled to reduce the impact of attack.

References