Backdoors
A backdoor (also known as a trap door or wormhole) in a computer system is a method of bypassing normal authentication, securing remote access to a computer, obtaining access to plaintext while attempting to remain undetected. This backdoor may take the form of an installed program (e.g. Back Orifice) or could be a modification to an existing program or hardware device.
A backdoor in a login system might take the form of a hard coded user and password combination which gives access to the system. It should be stated, however, that the motivation for such holes in the security of a system is not always sinister; some operating systems, for example, come out of the box with privileged accounts intended for use by field service technicians or the vendor’s maintenance programmers.
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There are currently 814 articles listed on backdoors.
| Name | Threat Level | Detection Count | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backdoor.Makadocs |
 6/10 |
0 | November 16, 2012 |
| Backdoor.Matsnu |
6/10 |
0 | February 29, 2012 |
| Backdoor.Matsnu.B | April 19, 2013 | ||
| Backdoor.Mechbot |
 8/10 |
0 | October 4, 2007 |
| Backdoor.Meciv | July 7, 2011 | ||
| Backdoor.Messa |
6/10 |
1 | November 28, 2019 |
| Backdoor.Mestys.A |
6/10 |
25 | November 28, 2019 |
| Backdoor.Miniduke!gen4 |
8/10 |
0 | September 18, 2014 |
| Backdoor.Mirafox |
6/10 |
0 | September 21, 2012 |
| Backdoor.Misdat |
6/10 |
0 | October 26, 2011 |
| Backdoor.Mishko | October 10, 2016 | ||
| Backdoor.Mizzmo |
6/10 |
0 | November 28, 2019 |
| Backdoor.Mokspolx.A |
6/10 |
1 | May 19, 2011 |
| Backdoor.Momibot.B |
8/10 |
0 | January 6, 2010 |
| Backdoor.Monakroaf.A |
6/10 |
0 | November 28, 2019 |
| Backdoor.Morix.B |
6/10 |
0 | November 28, 2019 |
| Backdoor.MoSucker.a |
6/10 |
40 | December 7, 2007 |
| Backdoor.Moudoor |
6/10 |
0 | October 9, 2012 |
| Backdoor.MSIL.Agent |
6/10 |
5 | November 28, 2019 |
| Backdoor.MSNNightmare |
6/10 |
0 | July 26, 2011 |
| Backdoor.Mudsy |
6/10 |
0 | April 19, 2013 |
| Backdoor.Multi.ZAccess.gen |
6/10 |
0 | April 6, 2012 |
| Backdoor.Murcy | August 5, 2011 | ||
| Backdoor.Mustela |
6/10 |
1 | June 4, 2016 |
| Backdoor.Nancat |
6/10 |
0 | August 1, 2016 |
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