What is LOIC.exe?

LOIC.exe is part of Low Orbit Ion Cannon according to the LOIC.exe version information.

LOIC.exe's description is "Low Orbit Ion Cannon"

LOIC.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected LOIC.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on LOIC.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	Low Orbit Ion Cannon
File description	Low Orbit Ion Cannon
Internal name	LOIC.exe
Original filename	LOIC.exe
Comments	TCP/IP stress-test tool
Legal copyright	Public domain
Product version	1.0.8.0
File version	1.0.8.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product name	Low Orbit Ion Cannon
File description	Low Orbit Ion Cannon
Internal name	LOIC.exe
Original filename	LOIC.exe
Comments	TCP/IP stress-test tool
Legal copyright	Public domain
Product version	1.0.8.0
File version	1.0.8.0

Digital signatures [?]

LOIC.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

39 of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the LOIC.exe file. That's a 61% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Application.Hacktool.US
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Loic.R131592
ALYac	Misc.HackTool.Loic
Antiy-AVL	HackTool/MSIL.Flooder
Arcabit	Application.Hacktool.US
Avast	Win32:Loic-A [Trj]
AVG	Win32:Loic-A [Trj]
BitDefender	Application.Hacktool.US
CAT-QuickHeal	Hacktool.Oylecann
ClamAV	Win.Tool.Loic-11
Comodo	Malware@#2bq2788hhdirm
Cybereason	malicious.8cd033
Cyren	W32/Application.EQUT-6520
DrWeb	Tool.Flooder.81
Emsisoft	Application.Hacktool.US (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/HackTool.LOIC.AF potentially unsafe
GData	Application.Hacktool.US
Ikarus	HackTool.Loic
Jiangmin	HackTool.MSIL.aet
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 700000121 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 700000121 )
Kaspersky	HEUR:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder.gen
Malwarebytes	HackTool.LOIC
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
McAfee	HTool-Loic
McAfee-GW-Edition	HTool-Loic
Microsoft	HackTool:MSIL/Uflooder.C!bit
MicroWorld-eScan	Application.Hacktool.US
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Mlw.eswpzj
Paloalto	generic.ml
Sophos	Troj/Loic-A
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-MSIL Flooder
Symantec	Hacktool
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Keygen.136192
Webroot	Hacktool:Oylecann.A
Yandex	Riskware.HackTool!DpVvoA+VCnM
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder.gen

39 of the 64 anti-virus programs detected the LOIC.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f60a52512773b52def9ba9ce8aad61144d2cf351f6bc04d1c5a13abef8f3b89b.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f60a52512773b52def9ba9ce8aad61144d2cf351f6bc04d1c5a13abef8f3b89b.bin.config",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f60a52512773b52def9ba9ce8aad61144d2cf351f6bc04d1c5a13abef8f3b89b.bin",
        "process_name": "f60a52512773b52def9ba9ce8aad61144d2cf351f6bc04d1c5a13abef8f3b89b.bin",
        "pid": 1268,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f60a52512773b52def9ba9ce8aad61144d2cf351f6bc04d1c5a13abef8f3b89b.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f60a52512773b52def9ba9ce8aad61144d2cf351f6bc04d1c5a13abef8f3b89b.bin.config",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1603738386.59375,
        "ppid": 2308
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1603738386.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "d:\\Projects\\My\\loic\\loic\\obj\\Release\\LOIC.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.576787648284371,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0001c400",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00002000",
                    "entropy": 7.576787648284371,
                    "name": ".text",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0001c234"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.8528301886792453,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.219609022140503,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2350,
            "time": 6.179610967636108,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2678,
            "time": 4.189809799194336,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3006,
            "time": 6.190858840942383,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3334,
            "time": 4.690809011459351,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3662,
            "time": 3.0534398555755615,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3990,
            "time": 4.705770969390869,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8466,
            "time": 4.2122509479522705,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 12658,
            "time": 6.235448837280273,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "e0bce20cf6ac71bf32d246197a2f6786f0327cd8e1246f2beb11dc4f63f82107",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "6528a34d0bce6aa0dd0ca38dc837d6b69a1fa3beba098bba45243c28e2a0ba3a",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

LOIC.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove LOIC.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the LOIC.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that LOIC.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
When the scan is finished, locate LOIC.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the LOIC.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate LOIC.exe in the scan result.

c:\downloads\LOIC.exe
Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the LOIC.exe file.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If LOIC.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If LOIC.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
If LOIC.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that LOIC.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Free Questionnaires

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	e6fa3028cd03318496852718143d256f
SHA256	f60a52512773b52def9ba9ce8aad61144d2cf351f6bc04d1c5a13abef8f3b89b

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to loic.exe:

loic.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

loic.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Low Orbit Ion Cannon has stopped working.

End Program - loic.exe. This program is not responding.

loic.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

loic.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with LOIC.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with LOIC.exe:

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with LOIC.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 9 users.

			Votes
Keep	100 %		9
Remove	0 %		0

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Anon writes

0 thumbs

This is a legit program used in specific fields of work, not malware.

# 1 Jul 2022, 3:04

What is LOIC.exe?

Vendor and version information [?]

Digital signatures [?]

VirusTotal report

Sandbox Report

Summary

Summary

Generic

Signatures

Yara

Network

Screenshots

LOIC.exe removal instructions

Hashes [?]

Error Messages

What will you do with LOIC.exe?

What did other users do?

Comments

Anon writes

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