Re: crack/imap

["Eric Cifreo" <ecifreo texas net>]

> > > And even one attempt to connect to the Back Orifice port.
> >
> > There's a fake bo script you can attach to that port just to screw
> > with people.
>
> What do you mean? What's it do?
>
> Jeff
>

Back Orifice is a "back door", get it ;-0.  It is a virus/trojan program
that will allow a client machine (Unix/Linux) to control the affected
machine (Windows) remotely.  The Windows user must execute a hacked program
for it to take effect.  It listens for commands from the controller box on a
specified port.

Apparently, someone has written a script that attaches to the Orifice port,
and emulates an infected Windows machine.  Some crackers with a Back Orifice
client would look stupid trying to control a Linux machine.

Simply put, this is a security toy for people who have too much fun scanning
/var/log/messages.

And, I'm one of them....

Eric Cifreo
Austin, TX