RE: extra-light vnc

[Adnan A. <cal...@ya...>]

Thanks for your information and help. 
--- Steve Bostedor <sbo...@vn...> wrote:

> Wow, that's pretty scary if you didn't install it
> yourself.  The server at
> the very least needs to have a password set in order
> to accept connections
> unless it has been modified to accept no password. 
> Since the source code is
> out there, it's pretty trivial to just let it use no
> password and recompile.
> 
> 
> VNC does get flagged as spyware and viruses and
> there's another thread going
> on right now discussing it.  It is my opinion that
> these anti-spyware
> authors should accept certified binaries of software
> before classifying well
> known software as spyware.
> 
> For example, the authors of TightVNC should be able
> to submit the latest
> build of the software to MS and get a checksum. 
> Their software should only
> flag it if it doesn't match their checksum. 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc...@li... 
> >
> [mailto:vnc...@li...]
> On Behalf 
> > Of Adnan Ali
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:11 AM
> > To: vnc...@li...
> > Subject: RE: extra-light vnc
> > 
> > Actually, last time I scanned my windows computer
> with a 
> > spyware scanner, it came up with tightvnc which I
> did not 
> > remember that I installed on it myself.
> > 
> > [The spyware scanner though did not tag it as a
> harmful 
> > application being a useful application otherwise].
> > 
> > I did not use tightvnc before this. So, I was
> trying to find 
> > more about it. 
> > 
> > I think I have explained my reason and goal. Now,
> the solution?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > 
> > --- Steve Bostedor <sbo...@vn...> wrote:
> > > What is it that you're trying to do?  Perhaps
> there is a solution 
> > > already out there but it depends on the goal.
> > > 
> 


		
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