on Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 10:32:46AM -0700, Anonymous (nobody@noisebox.remailer.org) wrote:

Subject: Re: Entertainingly dangerous spam - Access and use your PC from anywhere Sender: owner-cypherpunks@minder.net

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I received the following entertaining spam message. Their product "allows you to securely access and use your office computer from any Web browser anytime, anywhere." I wonder who else it allows to access from any web browser, anywhere :-)

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GoToMyPC allows you to securely access and use your office computer from any Web browser anytime, anywhere.

TELEWORKERS: Work on your office computer from home, easily and securely, with just an Internet connection. TRAVELERS: Access and use your computer and files from hotels, airports, Internet cafes anywhere with Web access. AFTER-HOURS ACCESS: Access and use your office desktop, email and other corporate resources after hours from any location connected to the Internet. DEMONSTRATIONS: Invite your prospective buyers to remotely view your computer screen for on-the-fly demos.

Download The Free Trial Now! [..]

The feature isn't entirely unlike, say, ssh, or VNC tunneled through same. Poking around the vendor's website indicates that there is some security offered. Note that this doesn't mean that the feature *is* secure, but remote access to computer systems in a controlled manner *is* possible. Naturally, insecure access is also possible, and access via untrusted hardware or software may pose a real risk. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html