Short Name |
CHAT:IRC:CC-NUMBER |
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Severity |
Warning |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
CHAT |
Keywords |
Credit Card Number In IRC Chat |
Release Date |
2006/08/15 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects a potential credit card number being sent through IRC. The Trojan horse "bots" will commonly transmit data captured from key loggers and other resources through an IRC command and control (C&C) channel. The source host could be compromised by a Trojan horse and should be investigated.