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Symantec closes NIS back door
News A software component of Norton Internet Security could allow hackers to use the application as a back door into a person's computer system, security researchers warned last Friday. The flaw occurs in an ActiveX component used by security firm...
[March 22, 2004, 8:45]
Winamp bug leaves back door open
News But it nevertheless provides a significant back door into many computers worldwide. A flaw in an early version of the popular MP3 program Winamp allows malicious code to be remotely executed on a victim's computer, according developers' mailing...
[January 13, 2000, 15:07]
Skype "Back Door" - Still No Comment
Blog Skype's strategy regarding the "back door" monitor rumors is clear - and consistent with everything else they do. Because I don't think they should be able to promote their product by claiming it is "secure", with encryption, proprietary source...
[August 10, 2008, 6:47]
Linux: The back door is open
News Therein lies the back door through which Linux can get to corporate IS departments. What gets Linux in the door may be financial exigency -- there's never enough money to start up a reliable Web site, for instance.
[September 15, 1998, 10:30]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback This happened to my computer, not sure what i clicked on that opened it but it installed the search bar and I cant remove it after a million aimless attempts. It doesn't allow me to remove it from add/remove programs because its NOT listed there.
[June 11, 2004, 8:13]
Christmas card worm rips back door in PCs
News The worm then uses a Trojan horse program to open a back door that allows hackers to take remote control of infected PCs. Antivirus companies warned on Tuesday that a seasonal worm, dubbed Zafi.D, is attacking users in the guise of an e-Christmas...
[December 14, 2004, 16:10]
Mainstream Web sites spreading back-door infections
Talkback I think NetSec's Houlahan is being reckless. The only site I'm going to right now is www.mozilla.org - it seems even his wife's banking website could have it. Very few diseases that attack dogs can attack humans, and this Internet Explorer disease...
[June 28, 2004, 10:16]
Mainstream Web sites spreading back-door infections
Talkback whilst IE is proberbly most user friendly & it has lots of flaws dont get complacent or feel in a safe zone just because you you opera, netscape or other mozilla clone.also some banking sites have had known compatibility issues with other browsers...
[July 6, 2004, 9:59]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback This toolbar forced me to switch to Mozilla Firefox, and have experienced no problems atl all since.
[June 22, 2004, 11:50]
Mainstream Web sites spreading back-door infections
Talkback Mozilla or Opera or stay off the internet is the only alternative to IE? Have you been so completely zombie brainwashed by the microsoft borg that you no longer even remember about the existence of netscape?
[July 2, 2004, 15:18]
MSN Messenger flaw opens back door to hard drive
Talkback disabling the messenger is a good idea, but outlook express will get screwed up if you use regedit in xp home edition to turn it off as kb database indicates it should be done.i reinstalled after deleting the key the article suggested and all was...
[April 2, 2004, 15:43]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback Get AD-aware from: http://www.lavasoft.nu/ freeware) and try with that.
[June 25, 2004, 9:21]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback Ever since my 11 year old son visited a 'warez' site we have been plagued with pop-ups. Nothing stops them. We've tried the lot - noadware - spybot S&D -ad-aware, whatever we do they just keep coming.
[December 31, 2004, 10:00]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback Put a Linux box people and forget about viruses and backdoors
[June 18, 2004, 13:56]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback This hit me June 13. I've been fighting it ever since. I've added a router, ZoneAlarm, an improved Norton AntiVirus, and I'm still fighting it. The people who wrote this program should be shot, arrested, tried, convicted, and shot again.
[June 17, 2004, 13:11]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback This happened to me last week and cost me a week's work. IE needs to be fixed NOW! Norton Antivirus does not even detect the installed adware because it is an "Extended Threat". I had to manually remove everything.
[June 15, 2004, 17:56]
IE flaws open back door to adware
Talkback many years back, i had used microsoft windows 98 and microsoft had SECRETLY read ALL my documents WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.why? it is a very big sin.i pray everyday to the One and Only God to punish Microsoft some day and vanish from this world.and i...
[June 24, 2004, 5:29]
Mainstream Web sites spreading back-door infections
Talkback Why the hell will they not publish the sites involved? Surely this will keep people away from them and infection down. Seems irresponsible not to.
[June 25, 2004, 10:25]
Policing Web Usage: Securing the Back Door
White Papers Every organization's IT infrastructure is in danger from malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horses and spyware - all of which are just as readily downloaded or transmitted via webmail and other web applications as they are by traditional email.
[June 24, 2009, 16:02]
