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NetBus
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NetBus or Netbus is a software program for remotely controlling a Microsoft Windows computer system over a network. It was created in 1998 and has been very controversial for its potential to be used as a trojan horse.

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Software.name
NetBus
Software.caption
Screenshot of NetBus 1.5.3 client
Software.developer
Carl-Fredrik Neikter
Software.operating_system
Microsoft Windows,UNIX-systems (v1.60 client only)
Software.latest_release_version
2.01 Pro
Software.genre
Remote administration
Software.license
Shareware

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NetBus or Netbus is a software program for remotely controlling a Microsoft Windows computer system over a network. It was created in 1998 and has been very controversial for its potential to be used as a trojan horse.

NetBus was written in Delphi by Carl-Fredrik Neikter, a Swedish programmer in March 1998. It was in wide circulation before Back Orifice was released, in August 1998. The author claimed that the program was meant to be used for pranks, not for illegally breaking into computer systems. Translated from Swedish, the name means "NetPrank".

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