On 28 Jan 99, at 20:26, Security Administrator wrote:
> Recently, one of our users reported the following. I was wondering
> if anyone could identify the program that might have caused it, if
> it's publicly available.
>
> A user on our system (using Windows and running ICQ, in case its
> relevant) was going about their work when suddenly a window popped up
> with the message "Message from a friendly hacker. Just wanted to let
> you know your computer is hackable." The only button available to
> push said "OK". The message was in various type styles and fonts.
> The window specifically did not have a title bar or side bars - it
> was a simple, blank window. There were also no commercial markings
> anywhere in or on the window.
>
> If you can identify a program that might have done this, I would
> appreciate it immesurably. As it is, we really don't know what we
> are up against.
Programs like NetBus and Back Orifice make this pretty simple. The
NetBus web page even also provides a tool for unmasking those who've
set ICQ to attempt to hide their IP address.
[Dial-up users are generally poor targets for hackers, because
they're only connected intermittently, and often have dynamic IP
addresses which vary from one connection to the next.
ICQ, however, voids this apparent safety, because internally it has
to broadcast essentially "I'm on NOW, at this IP!"....]
David G
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