Re: crack/imap

[Jeff Smelser <tradergt bigfoot com>]

Eric Cifreo wrote:
> 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....

Ok, thanks