Warning: New NT server attack tool released

If all went according to plan, and there is no reason why it shouldn't have, then there should be a dangerous new tool available that hackers could use to attack your NT network.

This past Saturday, the bad-boy hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow was scheduled to unleash Back Orifice 2000 at the annual DefCon hacker conference.

An unkind cut at Microsoft's Back Office suite, Back Orifice 2000 lets hackers sneak into your network via your NT server as well as your Windows 95 or 98 desktop (the mode used by the first Back Orifice).

Last year, the group released the original Back Orifice, a Trojan horse that attacks exclusively through desktop computers.

The Cult of the Dead Cow has posted information about the new software at www. cultdeadcow.com.

But don't believe everything you read - this is hacker software, not a remote administration tool. Experts warn that you would not want to use it on your network yourself, regardless of what its authors say.