Computer Security in the News: Back Orifice 2000 Released
Their earlier program "Back Orifice" was amazing. It was slick, professional and easy enough to allow even the casual user to break into any Windows system connected to a network. Plus it shipped on time!!! This new product will really strike the business community hard. There is no software solution (at least within MS), because all of the MS OSes are inherently insecure. Their underlying methodology renders them insecure. This has the potential to really drive up the demand for an Embassy type solution.
At this year's DEF CON conference, on July 9, Sir Dystic says the cult will outdo itself and release Back Orifice 2000. The program, he says, is smaller, nimbler, and twice as nefarious.
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. Also, the updated program is modular, so users can add additional functions. For example, they could hide files or activate a computer's microphone for real-time audio monitoring, according to Cult of the Dead Cow.
Back Orifice 2000 will also be more difficult to detect via network monitoring programs, according to Sir Dystic. This is because the program can communicate back to the sender by using a variety of different protocols, making it hard to identify. The group also says it will make the source code available for Back Orifice 2000, which will likely spawn multiple strains of the program in the hacker community, experts say. |
