Do not try to run this natively. Download (free, Apple Silicon compatible) or VMware Fusion Player (free for personal use).
HOIC is notoriously inefficient. It is single-threaded through Wine, which can max out a single CPU core. Use htop in the terminal to monitor. Consider lowering "Threads" to 10. download-hoic-ddos-tool-mac
We will focus on the most efficient method: , as it uses fewer system resources. Do not try to run this natively