What is BOshield?

detects and removes the Back Orifice trojan horse from your computer.

In depth

A closer look at BOshield

The "Back Orifice" program was created by a group of hackers known as "The Cult of The Dead Cow". It was designed to demonstrate the "horrible" security in Windows 95 and 98. It allows a hacker to remotely control another computer.

BOshield is a small scanning utility that runs in the background. It detects and removes Back Orifice servers once they are started. It uses little memory and consumes insignificant processing time.

Verdict

Should you download BOshield?

BOshield runs on Windows 95/98/Me and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 43 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Adware, Spyware and Virus Protection.

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BOshield specifications

Category: Adware, Spyware and Virus Protection
Publisher: SG1.net
Last updated: Feb 20, 2025
License: Freeware
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me
File size: 43 KB
Price: Free
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