my vista will be attacked or not by remote control?

[Guest jakein2008]

In vista if I remote control to another computer which has some virus and

spyware, will my vista computer be attacked by virus and spyware?

 

Thank you very much.

[Guest Richard G. Harper [MVP]]

Who can say? In theory anything is possible. Certain actions in a RDP

session allow files to be copied to your computer which certainly could

allow an infected file into your system. If you have a known infected PC

the first thing you need to do is remove it from any network and isolate it,

then attempt to cure it.

 

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"jakein2008" <jakein2008@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:54609832-44E1-4AC3-9E30-27B563D8C496@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> In vista if I remote control to another computer which has some virus and

> spyware, will my vista computer be attacked by virus and spyware?

>

> Thank you very much. </span>

[Guest Victek]

> In vista if I remote control to another computer which has some virus and<span style="color:blue">

> spyware, will my vista computer be attacked by virus and spyware?

>

> Thank you very much.

>

></span>

I believe you have to assume your computer WILL be attacked and take

appropriate precautions. I haven't tried removing malware from computers in

a remote control session, but my experience cleaning computers makes me

think it would be difficult. With a bad infection I find it's necessary to

disconnect the computer from the internet and boot it into SAFE mode to gain

sufficient control. Obviously that cannot be done in an online remote

control session.

[Guest jakein2008]

Hi, thank you for your answer,

 

If I use standard user to remote control a infected computer instead of

administrator account , will my computer get infected?

 

Thanks.

 

"Victek" wrote:

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

> > In vista if I remote control to another computer which has some virus and

> > spyware, will my vista computer be attacked by virus and spyware?

> >

> > Thank you very much.

> >

> ></span>

> I believe you have to assume your computer WILL be attacked and take

> appropriate precautions. I haven't tried removing malware from computers in

> a remote control session, but my experience cleaning computers makes me

> think it would be difficult. With a bad infection I find it's necessary to

> disconnect the computer from the internet and boot it into SAFE mode to gain

> sufficient control. Obviously that cannot be done in an online remote

> control session.

> </span>

[Guest Malke]

jakein2008 wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hi, thank you for your answer,

>

> If I use standard user to remote control a infected computer instead of

> administrator account , will my computer get infected?</span>

 

We keep telling you - it isn't practical to attempt cleaning an infected

computer remotely. The infected computer needs to be off the Internet and

off any Local Area Networks.

 

Malke

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[Guest Richie Hardwick]

jakein2008 <jakein2008@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Hi, thank you for your answer,

>

>If I use standard user to remote control a infected computer instead of

>administrator account , will my computer get infected?</span>

 

This has already been answered for you in another thread.

 

Richie Hardwick

[Guest Victek]

> Hi, thank you for your answer,<span style="color:blue">

>

> If I use standard user to remote control a infected computer instead of

> administrator account , will my computer get infected?

>

> Thanks.

></span>

Running as a standard user is safer, but you're missing the point. If the

computer that you want to help clean is functional enough to establish a

remote control session over the internet it would be safer and more

efficient to walk the user through downloading and installing something like

MBAM (Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware) or SuperAntiSpyware. That way the

computer could be cleaned without putting your system at risk. Why is using

"remote control" important?

[Guest Jim]

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:31:02 -0800, jakein2008

<jakein2008@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Hi, thank you for your answer,

>

>If I use standard user to remote control a infected computer instead of

>administrator account , will my computer get infected?

>

>Thanks.

>

>"Victek" wrote:

><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

>> > In vista if I remote control to another computer which has some virus and

>> > spyware, will my vista computer be attacked by virus and spyware?

>> >

>> > Thank you very much.

>> >

>> ></span>

>> I believe you have to assume your computer WILL be attacked and take

>> appropriate precautions. I haven't tried removing malware from computers in

>> a remote control session, but my experience cleaning computers makes me

>> think it would be difficult. With a bad infection I find it's necessary to

>> disconnect the computer from the internet and boot it into SAFE mode to gain

>> sufficient control. Obviously that cannot be done in an online remote

>> control session.

>> </span></span>

 

Yes .

[Guest ysoliman]

Your computer WILL be attacked by a virus if you try to connect to another

infected PC. It also depends , if you copy a file or chat , you might also

get spyware.