Internet Week: Hackers Kick Open Back Door To NT Jul 23, 1999, 03 :30 UTC (18 Talkback[s]) (12089 reads) (Other stories by Rutrell Yasin)
"Trojan horse programs concealed inside open source code could create
new security headaches for IT managers."
"One such program released last week, BackOrifice 2000 (BO2K), lets
hackers gain control of Windows NT systems. Once inside, an intruder can
delete files, reconfigure machines, steal passwords and redirect network
traffic, security experts said.
"Unlike a predecessor released last year that attacked Windows 95/98
systems, BO2K is designed to evade detection..."
"When virus writers moved to an open source model in 1996, there was an
explosion in macro viruses..."
