MALWARE-CNC -- Snort has detected a Comand and Control (CNC) rule violation, most likely for commands and calls for files or other stages from the control server. The alert indicates a host has been infiltrated by an attacker, who is using the host to make calls for files, as a call-home vector for other malware-infected networks, for shuttling traffic back to bot owners, etc.
MALWARE-CNC Legend irc bot cnc attempt
This event is generated when a command to the Legend IRC bot is seen in an IRC connection. Impact: Known malware command and control traffic. Details: Ease of Attack:
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Known false positives, with the described conditions
If a user is logged into an IRC server, and a Legend bot command is sent to the channel they are in, this rule will fire - regardless that the user is not, in fact, a Legend bot.
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