Check Point Advisories

Suspected LOIC Traffic Domains Block List

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-045
Date Published:	2 Feb 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 23 February, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web users
Vulnerability Description	Multiple domains have been identified to potentially host LOIC or other malicious code.
Vulnerability Details	The Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) is a denial-of-service attack tool associated with malicious attackers' activity. Certain domains have been identified to potentially host LOIC or other malicious code. Visiting these domains is not recommended, as it may result in unexpected system behavior.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open malicious LOIC links.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections, find the Suspected LOIC Traffic Domains Block List protection and activate the protection.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Suspected LOIC traffic domains block list