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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?
MSFT 485.49+1.8%Nov 26 3:59 PM EST

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To: louis mason who wrote (9955)8/5/1998 12:41:00 PM
From: ericneu  Read Replies (3) of 74651
 
"Back Orifice" is really not a big deal.

It does not expose any new security holes.

The ability to take over a computer by running a program on it is not new - most of the people here are probably familiar with PCAnywhere.

"Back Orifice" has to be loaded on the machine in question before it can do any tricks. If anyone can come in and load software on your machine without your knowledge, you've got more serious problems on your hands.

- Eric
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