At 10:49 11/29/98 -0700, you wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have a friend that is having an ongoing problem with someone
hacking
>into his computer.
>This is being done remotely. The main programs he uses is ICQ, e-mail,
>and such. Does anyone know of any good sources of information I can use to
>research this. There are many hacker sites out there, but I am having
>trouble narrowing down my search to this specific problem. Any ideas would
>be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks Alan Bentley
Hi Alan,
Try running a Web search on BackOrifice, a nasty Trojan Horse that can be
sneaked onto a remote computer if the user's IP address is captured while
using ICQ.
Lynn
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