Your friends at Cult of the Dead Cow are gonna do it again! That is, given the ridiculous success of the original version of Back Orifice. You probably wish you could forget, but ostensibly Back Orifice (BO) is a remote administration tool for your desktop computer. BO infects you via e-mail attachments that you click on and open. Beware of unknown e-mail!
But the BO will look differently to the Virus Scanners than the current version does. So, your job is to listen carefully for when the new BO gets released, contact your virus scanner company of choice and update your signature files.
Winn Schwartau is a security maven, writer and speaker. His recent book "Time Based Security," creates a new paradigm for measuring and quantifying security in any network. His hit books include "Information Warfare" in all three editions. He owns www.infowar.com, the worlds' biggest site for security and information warfare. His team provides extensive security consulting on three continents. In addition, he is a popular, inventive and exciting speaker a boon to any event. Winn can be reached at winn@infowar.com or (727) 393-6600.
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