""ET POLICY IRC Channel JOIN on non-standard port""

SID: 2000348

Revision: 18

Class Type: unusual-client-port-connection

Metadata: attack_target Client_and_Server, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Moderate, confidence Medium, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2023_05_09, reviewed_at 2024_05_01

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $HOME_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Destination Port: ![25,587,6666:7000,8076]

Flow: established,to_server

Contents:

  • Value: "JOIN " Depth: 5

Within:

PCRE: "/&|#|+|!/R"

Special Options:

  • nocase

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