And if you look at reports of past compromised machines, most victims were using an unsecured setup.īy default, TeamViewer isn’t a particularly secure application. Even when there aren’t any glaring security holes or widespread attacks, though, it’s very easy for a TeamViewer user to have their computer compromised if they don’t have all the right settings in order. And just now, in December 2017, TeamViewer was forced to issue an emergency fix for a serious vulnerability in the program. RELATED: The Best Tools to Easily Perform Remote Tech Supportīack in 2016, there was a rash of computers compromised through TeamViewer. Any text copied before the session was established is unavailable.TeamViewer is a great free program, whether you want to access your computer from afar or help out friends and relatives with their computer. But its default settings are remarkably insecure, instead favoring ease of use. Here’s how to lock down TeamViewer so you can make use of its features without opening yourself up to attack. Only text copied during the session is available for pasting. For example in Windows you can open Start, Charms, Switch apps etc. Use the session as a board, providing annotation for the remote user to viewĭepending on the Operating System type and version various options are available. Open a chat window and begin a conversation with the remote user or record the session Play the sounds from the remote computer over the connectionĬhoose how to communicate with the remote user
>Refresh the screen, choose a single window and show the sessions in tabs Select a screen resolution, and decide whether to hide the wallpaper as well as view the remote cursor Share the connection with additional usersĪuto select or optimize for speed or quality Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to the remote device, Disable remote input by the remote user and Show black screen to prevent the remote user observing confidential actions Please be aware that the following options may vary depending on the Take Control Policy applied to the target device as well as the its Operating System type and version. Take Control (TeamViewer) contains three panes that include the following options: A restart of the TeamViewer service or remote device itself may be required to display the device name. The Take Control (TeamViewer) Viewer is only available for Windows.įor easy session identification when multiple connections are established the device name is included in the session window (from Windows Monitoring Agent 9.5.2 - TeamViewer 2).
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