Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a service layer system that eases communication in text. The chat process operates on a client/server networking pattern. Computer programs that anyone can install on ...

Despite the name, there's more to Internet Relay Chat than chat - you can also use it to download files. In fact, since major media junkies tap into this old-school, text-based Internet forum, almost ...

A hacker based in Romania has launched a major distributed denial-of-service attack, forcing one of the largest Internet Relay Chat networks, Undernet, to shut down much of its service, system ...

The average life span of a command and control server in an Internet Relay Chat (IRC)-based botnet is less than two months. And these machines and their drones that make up a botnet are typically ...

Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the Internet Relay Chat protocol (IRC) and it is hard to imagine that [Jarkko Oikarinen] could have foreseen the impact his invention would one day have on the ...

Newbies to IRC, or Instant Relay Chat, will appreciate TechSoup's top ten IRC tips for beginners. There's a lot of good stuff here, including: Pick a Good IRC Client: "Because there are so many ...

Administrators of Internet relay chat networks believe they might be able to eradicate the Fizzer virus, but the methods may run them afoul of cybercrime laws, said a legal expert Friday. Several ...

The Fizzer computer virus is causing headaches for more than just its victims. The mass-mailing computer virus, which continued to spread on Wednesday, nearly overwhelmed several Internet relay chat ...

Although kids these days tend to hang out on so-called “Social Media”, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was first, by decades. IRC is a real-time communication technology that allows people to socialize ...