08 Oct 1999 10:37
Internet security Web site, PCHelp, has issued a security alert accusing popular software download site Softseek.com of infecting the computers of unwitting users with Trojan horse program, NetBus. The trojan leaves users vulnerable to remote attack.
In an alert published Thursday evening, PCHelp alleges that "Windows security program" WinSec, supposed to enable administrators to restrict user access to different Windows features, carries the well-known back door Trojan, Net Bus 170 W95.
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