On 5 May 99, at 14:49, Kylie Nielsen wrote:

> I recently the Netbus virus on my computer using McAfee virus scan. I
> have been to their home page, but can't find any real information on it.
> Any info would be appreciated.
> My scan software said it couldn't clean the files and suggested I delete
> them, which I have done.

  NetBus is not a virus in the usual sense; it is practically always a
"Trojan" -- a program that claims to do something else, in order to get you
to download and run it.  [I believe one version is widely distributed in the
form of a "whack-a-mole" game.]

  Once installed, NetBus allows a remote user -- any user with the "NetBus
client" component who knows what port number your copy was configured to use -
- take control of your PC, sort of like a more powerful variant of PC
Anywhere.  [NetBus can be harmless *if* a firewall or similar barrier
prevents clients from connecting to your machine; this is rarely the case
with home/dial-up systems.]


David G

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