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If detected, it should be detected as a hacking tool, as in some environments the user may want the option to work with it вЂ“ otherwise it could be considered a false positive.вЂќ Running a scan in VirusTotal, he adds, shows that 26 out of 42 scanners detect it, and most of them as a hacking tool. Therefore, it can be detected or not, depending on each vendor. вЂњLOIC is not a malicious file per se,вЂќ he told Infosecurity, вЂњit is a tool which can be used for malicious purposes. Luis Corrons, technical director at PandaLabs, takes a similar view. We detect it as a вЂhacker toolвЂ™.вЂќ Sophos has detected LOIC as a вЂpotentially unwanted applicationвЂ™ since 2008. вЂњBut since it is manually installed, used voluntarily and very transparent about what it does, it is not strictly malware.

вЂњ Trend Micro started detecting it in 2010,вЂќ Rik Ferguson, director of security research told Infosecurity. It is LOIC that is detected, not a separate infection within it. LOIC is open-source, which would make it effectively impossible to infect without someone noticing.

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Anti-virus products can detect it, leading some users to believe that the whole concept is a ploy by hackers to use the download to infect their computers.

There is some controversy over the potential danger to the user in using LOIC. A single canon doesnвЂ™t have enough fire power to harm the target, but LOIC users effectively become a willing partner in a botnet that can be controlled and directed from an activist command server. It does little more than repeatedly send requests to the target web server. LOIC is a simple application that allows users to вЂ“ illegally, it has to be said вЂ“ take part in a distributed denial of service attack without needing to be a computer expert. Downloads in Germany, however, are decreasing. вЂњThe US, France and Brazil were the respective gold, silver and bronze medalists,вЂќ with France rapidly overhauling America. Writing in the Imperva Data Security Blog, Rob Rachwald notes that by 22 April, downloads in 2012 surpassed the total for 2011 вЂ“ thatвЂ™s вЂњ142 downloads per hour,вЂќ he notes.

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