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News Burst: Trojan horse alert

Richard Barry ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 11 Aug 1998 11:42 BST

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According to the hacker site Rootshell the trojan has turned up in the US and Australia and is not related to the 'Back Orifice' system released by cDc's 'Sir Dystic'.

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