- PsyBNC
Infobox_Software
name = psyBNC
caption =
developer = psychoid
latest_release_version = 2.3.2-7
latest_release_date =April 4 ,2005
programming language = C
operating_system =Unix-like
genre = IRC bouncer
license =GNU General Public License
website = [http://www.psybnc.at/ www.psybnc.at]psyBNC is an IRC network bouncer or BNC. "psy" is short for psychoid, the original creator of psyBNC. "BNC" is short for bouncer, a method of "bouncing" through a server to cloak your hostname.
psyBNC is a very easy to use BNC [Ubuntu.com [http://help.ubuntu.com/community/psyBNC psyBNC documentation] ; retrieved 14 September 2008.] and became popular (especially on FreeBSD [Freshports [http://www.freshports.org/irc/psybnc/ irc/psyBNC] ; retrieved 14 September 2008.] ) by gaining significance due to the unique way it worked. Unlike any other BNC software available at the time, psyBNC could stay connected to IRC, even when you detach your IRC client from the BNC. psyBNC was the first bouncer to support this feature. Today, most IRC bouncers have this feature.
Features include multiple users in one BNC; ability to change your vhost on the fly; scripting support (basic); logging; multi server support; and recently IPv6 support. [psybnc.at [http://www.psybnc.at/about.html About psyBNC] ; retrieved 14 September 2008.]
psyBNC now has four additional developers who go under the aliases of Arakis, Chaot, iceblox, and inFECT. [psybnc.at [http://www.psybnc.at/index.html Next psyBNC Version will be released by a new Development Team.] ; retrieved 14 September 2008.]
Malicious Use
psyBNC running on a machine without the knowledge of the user may be a backdoor or trojan into the machine or part of a Denial of Service (DOS) Attack, Zombie Network, or
botnet .IST [http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/vulnerable/20041123.note University of Waterloo: Information Systems and Technology security bulletin] ; retrieved 14 September 2008.] NPG [http://www.atm.tut.fi/list-archive/nanog/msg35354.html Mailing list posting documenting the use of psyBNC in botnets] ; retrieved 14 September 2008.]External links
* [http://www.psybnc.at/ psyBNC Project Page]
* [http://www.honeynet.org/scans/scan28/sol/5/mirror/psyBNC.htm An Introduction to psyBNC 2.3.1]References
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