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diff --git a/network/loic/slack-desc b/network/loic/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3fb50e37f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/loic/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines. + + |-----------handy-ruler---------------------------------------------------| +loic: LOIC (open source network attack application) +loic: +loic: LOIC is an open source network attack application, written in C#. LOIC +loic: was initially developed by Praetox Technologies, but later it was +loic: released into the public domain +loic: +loic: LOIC performs a denial-of-service (DoS) attack (or when used by multiple +loic: individuals, a DDoS attack) on a target site by flooding the server with +loic: TCP packets, UDP packets, or HTTP requests with the intention of +loic: disrupting the service of a particular host. People have used LOIC to +loic: join voluntary botnets. |