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 *********************************** Lynn Moncrief ([log in to unmask]) TECHindex & Docs Technical and Scientific Indexing *********************************** The PCSOFT web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any software tech tips or software reviews to: [log in to unmask]