Re: SV: Norton AntiVirus 2005 treats Radmin as a Virus ??!

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

> If the client software is detected as malicious this would indeed be a bad call. However, if Symantec labels the 
> server as a backdoor risk, it's likely because it was distributed as part of a malware package not so long ago (a few 
> weeks back). Still, this doesn't justify to label the Radmin Client as a security risk. The Radmin software is widely 
> used for remote administration in the same manner as VNC, Terminal Services or "Netbus" ;-)

And aty least VNC  documents it should be run under a protocol that
encrypts the connections, one would hope.susppect then Radmin and

 the other 'tools' would as well document and make plain that fact as
well?

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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