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BitchX 1.0c19 IRC Client Backdoored

Posted by michael on from the what-me-worry dept.

JRAC writes "A recent Bugtraq submission has indicated that the popular IRC client, BitchX, contains a backdoor. So far, only certain 1.0c19 files, downloaded from ftp.bitchx.com are reported to contain the malicious code. The BitchX developers have been notified, so hopefully a fix will be issued soon. Looks like irssi wasn't the only one ;)"

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  1. Does anyone still use Pirch ? by cOdEgUru · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    When I first started using irc clients, mirc and Pirch were my first two clients. I understand mirc is one of the most widely used clients, but what about Pirch ? Does anyone stil use it.

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  2. Not as bad as the massive backdoor in Windows by toupsie · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    As reported in The Register. Why worry about IRC when Microsoft 0w3n$ j00!...legally...24/7.

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