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 complicated and financially and effort wise not useful is it to move a database server in a virtualized DMZ environment?
I am quite new to DMZ concept however, I am reading lot of stuff on it to make myself as comfortable as possible. I have one project in hand as part of master thesis where Remote access is required ...
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User Account Control and outside processes
I was using TeamViewer (a remote desktop client) to log in to a remote computer running Windows 7.
While logged in, the Java updater prompted me for administrator access to run an update check. Out ...
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How to figure out if someone has been using TeamViewer 8 to access my computer when I was not here?
I came to my computer today and have not been here since monday afternoon. I am using windows 7. There were some error messages showing even on the log in screen about memory violations done by ...
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How can Antivirus differentiate between a Trojan and a normal remote desktop application software?
RAT (Remote Access Tool, e.g. Sub7) are considered malicious by Antivirus software. How can it distinguish between such patches and a client application for commercial software like NetSupport ...
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Is a VM only as secure as its host?
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If one installs a VM with "high security" on a host machine with "low security", will the VM be only as secure as the machine it's installed on, or will the high-security aspects from the VM ...
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Setting up a remote test environment correctly
My setup:
- Main Box (connected to network)
- VM1 : Linux
- VM2 : Windows 7
Both the VMs are running off VM Player and using Bridged: connected directly to the physical network and replicating ...
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How to block user from using GoToMyPC or Teamviewer
Recently, we found our users install GoToMyPC and Teamviewer on their workstations.
What is the standard approach to block users' personal use of remote desktop control?
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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 ...
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How to check if someone is in my computer
Igen suspect that someone is may be controlling my computer using some remote desktop app. How I check if I am right or not?
My only clue is that my mouse sometimes start to move randomly (it is not ...
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What are best practices for implementing Remote Desktop within a corporation?
After the recent critical vulnerability: 'MS12-020: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop could allow remote code execution' I have been looking for a hardening checklist or in the scenario that I am an ...
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How Team Viewer establish Remote Desktop Connection
I am wondering how is it possible for Team Viewer to establish the remote desktop connection over the internet even if the user has not enabled the 3389 port ?
I am searching over the internet but ...
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Is opening port 3389 on a router and forwarding this to a Windows SBS 2003 server secure?
I know of a company who has port 3389 open on their router and forwards this to a Windows SBS 2003 server. The server has the Windows firewall switched on, is patched and has an up to date antivirus ...
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How secure is TeamViewer for simple remote support?
I'm deploying a web-based ERP system for a customer, such that both the server and the client machines will be inside the customer's intranet. I was advised in another question not to use TeamViewer ...
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Policy for remote-access situations?
We have network which users (mostly management, it, and the presidents) use VPN to remote into their work desktops or to use their laptops from home.
After some users took it upon themselves to ...
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Is indirect access to a computer as bad as direct?
I'm deploying a web-based ERP system for a customer, such that both the server and the client machines will be inside the customer's intranet. I was advised not to allow the server machine to connect ...
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Is Teredo in my router a back door?
I use the school computer, which I bought from school, administered by the IT-department. I opened a port to my computer when I stumbled upon this:
It points to my computer IP. (I have a static IP ...
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Saving connection parameters in an RDP file
For connecting to a remote Windows Server 2008 I use a standard Windows 7 RDP remote desktop connection. In an RDP dialog there is an option to save connection parameters to an RDP file to use it ...
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Can a virtual machine program view a host machine's connections?
I don't really know anything about computers. I need to run a virtual Windows machine inside an Ubuntu system. My current setup uses a stripped down version of Windows XP on VirtualBox. I intend to ...
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Remote Connection Tampering
My small high street laptop repair/service/maintenance shop has been up and running for about 3 years. It's doing quite well so I'm looking to expand into other areas of the PC market.
One area I ...
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How to deal with tunnel applications such as TeamViewer on the corporate network
Our IT department uses TeamViewer to provide support to users at remote locations. More recently we've noticed that users are using TeamViewer to get support for their lab equipment from vendors.
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Is there a compelling reason to ssh tunnel RDP connections?
We don't run any Microsoft products natively in our office, but there are a few folks who use a linux RDP client to access an application on remote virtual desktops with a service provider. Would it ...
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Is it insecure to have an SSH server on a workstation?
I know one systems administrator who runs SSH Server on his workstation to push files to it and check things from a phone but I think it is a bad idea for several reasons:
An operations workstation ...
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Hiding user account names from unauthenticated RDP sessions
This is for a Windows 7 Ultimate system, which is not a member of a domain.
When I log into the system locally, I am required to either manually enter my user ID or authenticate with biometrics. The ...
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How to use VNC with SSH tunnel - “is this howto secure”?
PC-A: the local machine, from where i want to see the remote machine [Fedora]
PC-B: the remote machine, where the vnc server will be [Ubuntu]
install a vnc client [from where you want to connect] on ...
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Given SSH access, what should I do to protect a server and monitor (dangerous) user actions?
Context:
Small business, mostly a software house for web applications but also some desktop software.
Many external collaborators, so a variety of outside users with access to the servers.
Single ...
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(SoHo) Multi-Factor Authentication for Remote Desktop Gateway
I am looking at implementing some sort of multi-factor authentication for a Remote Desktop Gateway at a small office (less than 20 users).
Where would be a good place to start for a quality, ...
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Is it secure to connect to a remote Windows Server using Remote Desktop only?
I have a Windows Server that I login to from my home. I only use the pre-installed Remote Desktop. Is this a secure way to remote login or should I improve it in some way? If I should improve it, ...
