this mornings Security Advisory: MTIS10-233 includes this warning.
Low Orbit Ion Cannon (Tool)
MTIS10-233-A |
| THREAT IDENTIFIER(S) |
LOIC |
| THREAT TYPE |
Malware |
| RISK ASSESSMENT |
Medium |
| MAIN THREAT VECTORS |
Web |
| USER INTERACTION REQUIRED |
Yes |
| DESCRIPTION |
The Low Orbit Ion Cannon is an HTTP-based attack tool used to carry out distributed denial-of-service attacks. Created as a network stress-testing tool, LOIC has been used in several high-profile attacks against commercial and organized sites/entities. |
| IMPORTANCE |
Medium. This tool is being used in conjunction with the ‘Operation Payback’ attacks. |
| MCAFEE PRODUCT COVERAGE |
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| DAT FILES |
Partial coverage (via file reputation) is available on systems with Global Threat Intelligence (formerly known as Artemis) enabled. |
| VIRUS SCAN ENTERPRISE SCAN BOP |
Under analysis |
| HOST IPS |
Under analysis |
| NETWORK SECURITY PLATFORM |
The UDS Release of December 9 (UDS-IRC: Possible Operation Payback IRC Activities Detected) provides coverage for the network traffic generated by this tool when communicating with specific IRC servers. |
| VULNERABILITY MANAGER |
Under analysis |
| WEB GATEWAY |
Under analysis |
| REMEDIATION MANAGER |
Under analysis |
| POLICY AUDITOR |
Under analysis |
| NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL |
Under analysis |
| FIREWALL ENTERPRISE |
Coverage is provided via native DDoS detection/protection features. |
| APPLICATION CONTROL |
Under analysis |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
McAfee: How to Enable McAfee Global Threat Intelligence in your McAfee product. |
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