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Re:FireEye confirms APT41 hacked TeamViewer, may have access... by kuon on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:32PM (#21308921)
Yes technically it could work, but I cannot ask the users to use SSH and configure VNC. The force of team viewer is that you download it, open it, and give number over the phone and it works.
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Re:FireEye confirms APT41 hacked TeamViewer, may have access... by EquallyJust on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:45PM (#21308959)
Chrome remote desktop works pretty well
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Re:FireEye confirms APT41 hacked TeamViewer, may have access... by dhekir on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:48AM (#21310340)
But for remote control, it stops after every few minutes, asking the "controlled" user to click on a button to continue. Not so practical in a few situations.
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Re:FireEye confirms APT41 hacked TeamViewer, may have access... by pixl97 on Monday October 21, 2019 @07:25AM (#21310977)
What do you mean? I've never had it do that.
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Re:FireEye confirms APT41 hacked TeamViewer, may have access... by dhekir on Monday October 21, 2019 @09:20AM (#21311920)
It always happens for me when accessing a Linux machine remotely. I can't find a screenshot now, so the next time I do it, I'll take one. It seems to be a security measure, to prevent someone from sharing remote access and then forgetting about it afterwards, but it makes for terrible usability.
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