> Mayhaps it's simply a network administration tool for
> Windows which can be used for nefarious deeds.
In anti-virus, we sometimes use the acronym RATs (Remote
Administration Tools) applied precisely to programs like
Back Orifice. It's a bit of a weasel term in that it gets
round the question of whether or not it's out-and-out
malware with a neutral name. It's interesting to speculate
on whether AV developers would have added detection for
BO2k if they hadn't already been detecting the previous
versions, which weren't seriously 'marketed' as legitimate
tools. As others have pointed out, legitimate tools can
be used nefariously: nonetheless, BO2K does seem to be
optimized for illegitimacy....
> I'm just glad no one has said "It's not a trojan, it's
> a virus!!" ;-)
>
Put the lid back on that can of worms! If half the energy
that's been expended on debating whether viruses are a
special case of trojan or whether worms are a special case
of virus, had instead been expended on educating the masses
or rehabilitating wannabes and ankies, we might all be a
little less paranoid today.
Remember, there are no trojans, only non-replicative malware. ;-)
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