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Re: remote control program


From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 15:31:20 -0700

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 4:40 AM,  <sgp () unsl edu ar> wrote:
Hi all, I need to know if anyone knows how this program "LogMeIn."
It safe?

Depends on what you mean by "safe".

It is a Troyan Horse?

No.

is part of a group of machines Zombie?

No.

It's a commercial service, and while I see the utility in it, and I'm
sure the publishers take some set of precautions that they believe are
reasonable, I am inherently mistrusting of this kind of service, as
it's a perfect entry into your network if it's either mis-designed,
mis-implemented, or mis-used. Therefore, I block it, and don't let my
users near it.

YMMV.

Kurt


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