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Title: IRC on your dime? What you really need to know about Internet relay chat

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/302851· OSTI ID:302851

The purpose of this paper is to describe recent trends CIAC has encountered while working with sites that have been compromised. Frequently, the intruders set up and run Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to exchange information and to show off their success at having compromised a site. Invariably, this protocol consumes bandwidth, uses CPU cycles and is a source of embarrassment for the site. This paper focuses on these negative aspects of IRC and concedes that one can cite numerous examples where IRC is used in a positive manner.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
302851
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-130898; ON: DE98057874; BR: WM1025000
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 22 May 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English