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Questions tagged [remote-desktop]

Remote desktop is the ability to connect to a remote computer, see an image of that computer's desktop and interact with it as if it were local.

Remote desktop is the ability to connect to a remote computer, see an image of that computer's desktop and interact with it as if it were local.

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How to Minimize Risk of Remote Access from Potential Job Scam?

Question resolved: no reason at this time to assume the remote access was with any malicious intent. [skip this beginning if you want] My partner was offered a job with a real estate listing company doing photo processing for their virtual tours,…
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Should I allow project partner to have remote desktop access to my computer?

A potential project partner (I never met him; a friend worked with him) needs to have Anydesk access. He needs IP from my region to access some servers, so VPN would not work for him. What are the security risks?
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expose home applications to the internet

I have some web applications (for example jupyter notebook) running on my home pc (ubuntu) that sometimes I would like to access remotely. What would be an efficient and safe method to do it? I don't need to remotely access the computer, I just want…
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Avast Remote Access Shield is blocking unknown remote access attempts to my computer (Win10) coming from a MacBook device on my LAN. [Confused]

I need help understanding what is happening on my LAN and determine if a malicious attack is taking place. The "attacks" started to occur for the first time last night. This morning, I open my computer to find over 100 remote-access attempts that…
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Why does my antivirus keep alerting me that someone attempted to remote access my computer?

I have purchased AVG's premium service to use on a Windows 10 operating system, but it almost seems like since I have gotten it, (had it for about a month now) it keeps alerting me that it has blocked someone from remote accessing my computer. These…
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What to do after falling victim to a remote access technical support scam?

A common scam involves fake technical support tricking the victim into calling them, downloading remote access software, and allowing the scammer access to their computer. Suppose the victim recognises the attack part way through and shuts down…
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Can remote control still take place during Windows session lock?

I was AFK from my Windows 10 machine, without locking it, and came back to an active TeamViewer session and someone remotely performing a PayPal donation. I do not have TeamViewer installed. I'll reinstall my machine and make some security changes,…
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How one can find I am using virtual box Virtual Machine linux through Anydesk remote application?

I recently created a virtualbox virtual machine of Ubuntu 18.04 and installed Anydesk remote desktop app in it. An IT guy accessed my computers desktop via Anydesk app, but he is actually inside the Ubuntu Virtual Machine on Virtualbox. I don't even…
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Using remote desktop

I was having trouble getting Outlook to work with my schools email account and called the help desk. They gave me a link to install a program called Bomgar. I installed it and clicked "allow viewing and control" and some random guy had complete…
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Remote access to my home PC - minimizing the risk

I use TightVNC behind my home LAN, but am open to alternative (free) suggestions. Many's the time that I have wished that I could have remote access to my home PC (which must run Windows, for business reasons), generally just for a few minutes.…
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Does this evidence seem consistent with an intrusion via the VNC server?

I am new to this forum, so apologies in advance if this question does not seem to fall within its scope, or if it seems too long: On two occasions over the past ~3 weeks, a hacker gained remote access to my laptop (PC running Windows 10), as…
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SSH to localhost before remote desktop

I currently have Xubuntu 18.04 with Remmina and for some reason, their SSH option doesn't work for me. So I'm left with insecurely accessing my remote machine over the Internet. So I ssh'd to my local machine with xorg forwarding, i.e. ssh -Y…
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Security considerations for setting up remote access on a PC

I need to setup Microsoft remote access for a PC on our network, we have an AV installed on the PC, all the users are standard users (apart from 1 admin account that is used only to manage users). There is VPN into the building which links 2…
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VPN and Domain Purchase from Compromised RDP

My coworker's computer was logged into via RDP by an unknown person. He took pictures of what was open on the desktop before being disconnected when the other person logged back in. The hacker was in the process of purchasing a VPN and a domain with…
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Is virus removal a security risk comparing to reinstalling everything from a clean source?

Why would it be a good idea to run a tool to remove a virus? You know that your system was compromised, but you don't know whether the antivirus tool will work.
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