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Back Orifice Back Orifice is a computer program, specifically a controversial remote administration tool[?], which enables a person to operate from over the network a computer running the Windows operating system. Although Back Orifice has legitimate purposes, such as remote administration[?], there are other factors that make it suited for less benign business. Back Orifice was followed by Back Orifice 2000 in 1999. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Back_orifice.html   (348 words)

Microsoft Alerts Customers to Potential Security Threat: Q&A with Jason Garms, lead product manager for Windows NT ... Back Orifice 2000 is a new version of Back Orifice, which was released in July 1998, and threatened users of the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems. Back Orifice, however, is designed to be stealthy and evade detection by the user. Back Orifice falls into that category because it is intentionally designed to hide itself from detection. www.microsoft.com /presspass/features/1999/07-08orifice.mspx   (1241 words)

Sophos hoax description: Back Orifice The "Back Orifice administration tool" allows computers that are running the Back Orifice driver (BOSERVER in the software's own terminology) to be administered remotely by one of a pair of administration clients (a GUI version and a console version). Although this sort of control is offered by numerous existing commercial applications, Back Orifice, as its name suggests, carries additional baggage in its implementation which makes it an "undesirable application". Administrators anticipating a legitimate use for Back Orifice on their network will probably want to bear in mind that the packets transmitted between Back Orifice clients and servers are easy to intercept and decode, even if BO's encryption is used. www.sophos.com /security/hoaxes/backorifice.html   (396 words)

Security Firm Exposes Back Orifice Functions - Technology News by TechWeb The X-Force team examined Back Orifice and found it provides "an easy method for intruders to install a back door on a compromised machine." It also said Back Orifice's authentication and encryption is weak, and therefore easy to detect and determine what has been transmitted. Back Orifice promised so much, there was some speculation it was a hoax, but ISS said it does everything it claims to do. Forrester Research analyst Ted Jullian said Back Orifice illustrates how easily systems can be compromised, and how important effective security is. "If there's a lesson to be learned, it's simply the importance of having intrusion detection in place, and also putting in mechanisms to control what users bring in," he said. www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB19980807S0012   (393 words)

Back Orifice - Detection It means that if Back Orifice is running in your computer, a remote operator anywhere on the global Internet can gain access and do almost anything you can do on your computer -- and some things you can't do -- all without any outward indication of his / her presence. Back Orifice simply implements standard system admin functions and includes a few handy tools for the remote operator's convenience. Back Orifice was publicly released by the Cult of the Dead Cow on 3 August 1998. www.acc-net.com /support/bo/detection.html   (797 words)

Symantec Security Response - Information on Back Orifice and NetBus Back Orifice comprises two main pieces: a client application and a server application. The creators of Back Orifice also claim to be able to display "cached passwords" for the current user, but no other passwords were displayed during our analysis. For Back Orifice to work, the server application must be installed on the target computer. service1.symantec.com /sarc/sarc.nsf/html/backorifice.html   (904 words)

Back Orifice Back Orifice basically is a small utility for remote controlling of one computer from different computer using the Network. Back Orifice consists of two parts a Server and a Client software. As Back Orifice works well over the TCP/IP network, the user can control the system from anywhere in the world once the user is connected to the system. www.quickheal.co.in /public/alerts/backo.asp   (325 words)

Back Orifice 2000 (BO2K) security advisory - Privacy Software Corporation Back Orifice 2000 possesses stealth capabilities in all of its multiple modes of operation and yet possesses no direct capability of signalling its presence to the end user on their desktop. Back Orifice 2000 consists of a server program which is by default named to UMGR32.EXE which permits anyone using the "BO2KGUI.EXE" client on their end to remotely control the victim's machine. Back Orifice 2000 has been observed crashing the infested process under NT service pack 3 and service pack 4 causing the infested process to display an "access violation" error when the remote end is playing with process lists or password grabs. www.privsoft.com /archive/psc-bo2k.html   (3278 words)

PLA's Back Orifice Fun Page CDC's Back Orifice Page This is the Cult of the Dead Cow's web site which hosts the latest releases of the Back Orifice program and lists all of the plugins currently available. Back Orifice for Dummies This is one of the first dummy guides I found on using BO. Download Antigen Back Orifice Remover There are plenty of Back Orifice programs out there that will detect and/or remove the BO trojan. www.phonelosers.org /back_orifice.html   (1592 words)

Back Orifice Back Orifice -short BO- is dangerous and should be taken very seriously. The installing of Back Orifice happens transparent, with other words the user doesn't know that BO is installing itself on his/her PC. A weak point of Back Orifice is that it needs to be installed first, before you can break in with the client. members.tripod.com /dalfriends/backorifice.htm   (766 words)

Back Orifice or BO trojan Back Orifice trojan needs to be executed by the user for it to be installed. Back Orifice (BO) is a remote administration trojan program similar to Netbus. Back Orifice first appeared in August 1998 and it is reported to have affected a lot of users. www.pspl.com /trojan_info/win32/back_orifice.htm   (414 words)

UGeek Geek News - Back Orifice 2000 is coming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Tomorrow is the date that Back Orifice 2000 (Warning: some material on this site may be offensive to some readers; if you are offended really easily, don't follow this link) will be released on the unsuspecting public. Back Orifice 2000 is the follow up to Back Orifice, a "network management" utility that allows all kinds of amazing stunts to be perpetrated on Windows 95 and 98 systems. Back Orifice 2000 will be unveiled at the seventh annual Defcon hacker conference this weekend. www.geek.com /techupdate/jul99/backorifice.htm   (279 words)

Windows "back door" raises flags | CNET News.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) While Microsoft downplays its significance, a Windows back door is generating anxiety among consumers and fixes from numerous security firms. Back Orifice does not affect the more security-minded Windows NT operating system, though Cult of the Dead Cow has promised to release an NT version. The debate over how serious a threat Back Orifice poses hinges partially on the question of how easy it is to install on the computers of unwitting users. news.com.com /2100-1001-214387.html   (685 words)

F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: Back Orifice In a typical attack, the intruder sends the Back Orifice trojan horse to his victim as a program attached to e-mail. Back Orifice allows a hacker to view and modify any files on the hacked computer. This is a trojan which claims to detect Back Orifice, while in fact it is Back Orifice server itself. www.f-secure.com /v-descs/backori.shtml   (241 words)

Crypto-Gram: August 15, 1999 Back Orifice was designed by a bunch of hackers with fun in mind. Back Orifice is also designed to hide itself from the server's owner. Because Back Orifice is configurable, because it can be downloaded in source form and then recompiled to look different...I doubt that all variants will ever be discovered. www.schneier.com /crypto-gram-9908.html   (4837 words)

CNN - New and improved Back Orifice targets Windows NT - July 7, 1999 Releasing a hacking tool like Back Orifice 2000 in the name of safeguarding computer privacy is a bit like the American Medical Association infecting cattle with the deadly e. Unlike earlier versions that affected consumers and small businesses, Back Orifice 2000 hits large organizations because it runs on Windows NT systems, which are more used by businesses. Back Orifice 2000 will also be more difficult to detect via network monitoring programs, according to Sir Dystic. www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9907/07/nthack.idg/index.html   (541 words)

CNN - Don't blame Back Orifice for security problems - Septmeber 29, 1999 Because Back Orifice is configurable, because it can be downloaded in source form and then recompiled to look different... Back Orifice will be used by lots of unethical people to do all sorts of unethical things. What Back Orifice has done is made mainstream computer users aware of the danger. www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9909/29/back.orifice.idg/index.html   (659 words)

Wired News: Coming Soon: Back Orifice 2000 Unlike previous versions of the software, Back Orifice 2000 will run on Windows NT and feature strong encryption and a modular architecture that the group said will allow hackers and other security groups to write plug-ins. Back Orifice, released at last year's Def Con, may allow malicious users to monitor and tamper with computers without the permission or knowledge of their owners. Back Orifice 2000 also promises to be a great deal more difficult to detect than its predecessor because it enables users to configure its port setting. www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,20493,00.html   (571 words)

Trojan Horses: Back Orifice 2K, Netbus and other trojans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) And, besides NetBus and Back Orifice there are many more trojans we will not mention in the rest of this document because it would simply become to difficult to read. The difference between Back Orifice and Netbus is that Netbus infects Windows NT as well as 95 and 98. Older versions of Back Orifice are said to be only capable of infecting Windows 95/98, but the new BackOrifice 2000 (or BO2K) appears to be capable of infecting Windows NT systems too. www.mpsmits.com /archives/highlights/trojan_horses.php   (1398 words)

Wired News: Back Orifice a Pain in the ...? Back Orifice is a self-contained executable file that could potentially make its way onto the system of an unwitting user in the form of an email attachment with an intriguing name such as "nudepics.exe." Back Orifice might also be launched without the user's knowledge with the help of a recent security problem in Microsoft Outlook Express and Netscape Messenger that potentially allows for attachments to be executed automatically. According to a Cult statement, Back Orifice opens up a secure and hidden channel between the Windows system and a remote attacker, allowing remote control of almost all parts of the operating system, including the file system, registry, system passwords, and network processes. www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,14092,00.html   (891 words)

Back Orifice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Back Orifice (often shortened to BO) is a controversial computer program designed for remote system administration. It enables a user to control a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system from a remote location. A sequel application, Back Orifice 2000 was released in 1999. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Back_Orifice   (388 words)

What is Back Orifice? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also: BO2K Created by a group of hackers called the Cult of the Dead Cow, Back Orifice allows someone at one computer to control everything on another, remote computer running Windows 95 or later. Back Orifice is provided free as an open source program. Back Orifice 2000 (BO2K) allows access to Windows NT and 2000, in addition to 95 and 98. searchsecurity.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci548557,00.html   (353 words)

Print - Hackers set to release new Back Orifice The hackers responsible for the Back Orifice tool, which allows users to break into Windows NT networks, are set to release a new version next week at the DEF CON tradeshow in Las Vegas. Back Orifice, which takes its name from Microsoft's BackOffice suite, usually is delivered as an email attachment, which gets a virus into a local network when run. Since the original Back Orifice was released last summer, most NT installations have been patch to prevent the program from causing any harm. www.windowsitpro.com /articles/print.cfm?articleid=18782   (428 words)

Back Orifice 2000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Back Orifice 2000 (often shortened to BO2k) is a computer program designed for remote system administration. It was the successor to the cDc's Back Orifice remote administration tool, released the previous year. Back Orifice and Back Orifice 2000 are widely regarded as malware, tools intended to be used as a combined rootkit and backdoor. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Back_Orifice_2000   (690 words)

The Back Orifice "Backdoor" Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) It means that if Back Orifice is running in your computer, a remote operator anywhere on the global Internet can gain access and do almost anything you can do on your computer -- and some things you can't do -- all without any outward indication of his presence. Back Orifice was publicly released by the Cult of the Dead Cow ( "Back Orifice provides an easy method for intruders to install a back door on a compromised machine," says the alert from the security software and consulting company. www.pc-help.org /www.nwinternet.com/pchelp/bo/bo.html   (2066 words)

CNN - Bad rap for Back Orifice 2000? - July 21, 1999 Unlike last year, when CDC unleashed its first version of Back Orifice and called it the hacker's best friend, this time the group wants you to believe Back Orifice is for legitimate use by network managers for remote administration. Other than garden variety hackers, the group most likely to use Back Orifice 2000 or a variation of it -- there will be many, since CDC intends to release the source code -- is the government intelligence community. One network antidote for Back Orifice 2000 may be coming from Cult of the Dead Cow itself. www.defcon.org /html/links/dc_press/archives/7/cnn_badrap.htm   (994 words)

Internet Security Systems - ISS Security Alert July 12, 1999 Back Orifice 2000 Introduction: Back Orifice is a client/server application that can gather information, perform system commands, reconfigure machines, and redirect network traffic. Although Back Orifice can be used as a simple monitoring tool, its main purpose is to maintain control over another machine for reconfiguration and data collection. Using Back Orifice: When bo2kgui.exe is run, the Workspace is displayed, which will contain a list of servers if the Workspace was saved from previous use. xforce.iss.net /xforce/alerts/id/advise31   (2263 words)

Commodon Communications - Threats to your Security on the Internet Back Orifice was created by a group who call themselves "The Cult of the Dead Cow" (also referred to as the "CdC"). Recently, (in August '98) they unleashed "Back Orifice" (aka "BO") to the Internet, which offers anyone the ability to take total control of another user's PC without the other person knowing. As mentioned above, Back Orifice can also be installed with a file name other than the ".exe" name. www.commodon.com /threat/threat-bo.htm   (650 words)

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