Remote Desktop Support

[trevor]

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I want to help a friend via remote desktop. I am suspecting they have a virus
on their computer. Is my computer vulnerable to any viruses that may exist on
their computer? Can a virus transfer via a Remote Desktop connection? What,
if anything should I be aware of?
I do have anti virus protection on my system but as they say it is better to
be safe than sorry. I have some important info on my system that I do not
want to jeprodize.
Any assistance or input would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Guest]

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As far as I know, as long as you don't map your local drives to the RD session, you should be ok. Just ensure that you have the latest AV updates for your AV software.

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"Trevor" <Trevor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:94EA66A8-B267-4E47-A5E4-E57D5BAFD782@microsoft.com...
>I want to help a friend via remote desktop. I am suspecting they have a virus
> on their computer. Is my computer vulnerable to any viruses that may exist on
> their computer? Can a virus transfer via a Remote Desktop connection? What,
> if anything should I be aware of?
> I do have anti virus protection on my system but as they say it is better to
> be safe than sorry. I have some important info on my system that I do not
> want to jeprodize.
> Any assistance or input would be greatly appreciated.