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Social engineering means evoking a reaction,oftentimes an emotional one, and using it to trick a victim into taking actionor disclosing information. Usually, fraudsters use manipulation and try toevoke curiosity and a sense of urgency in their victims. Their goal is to gainaccess to personal or bank accounts or to install ransomware on your device todemand payments.
Unfortunately, these types of attacks have many names and faces, so there is no one way to avoid them (except for a heightened sense of caution). These scams can be encountered everywhere: online and offline. You can get instant messages, e-mails, phone calls, pop-ups, or links. Thankfully, there are certain clues that you can look out for. As a general rule, always remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Here are some examples of scam tactics and how to deal with them.
“Log into your bank account now!”
If you have an e-mail account, chances areyou’ve been a victim of phishing. Preying on fear, scammers will send messagesfrom a seemingly trusted source urging action. The typical example is an e-mailfrom your bank: If you don’t log into your account now, it will be terminated!You will be fined! You get worried because the mail seems legitimate by thee-mail address and the layout. Even the link looks to be real. By triggeringurgency, fraudsters want you to act before you think and give away your databefore you can reflect on the legitimacy of the mail.
“You won!”
You get a message telling you that you wonan iPhone or an e-mail that you inherited money from a distant relative thatyou didn’t even know. This method is designed to capture your attention; tomake you curious. Even if you don’t believe it, maybe you’ll still click on thelink just because there’s a glimmer of hope that it’s true.
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“You have a problem with your PC? We willhelp for free!”
Getting this type of message can beconfusing. You didn’t ask for IT support, especially not from this company. Butthen you think to yourself: I actually do have some problems with my PC. And ifI don’t have to pay for it – what could go wrong?
The answer is a lot. They could ask you toinstall a program while disabling your antivirus program and before you knowit, you allowed malware disguised as a software update onto your device.
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“Hello friend. You have to check thisout!”
Even when you get an e-mail from a personyou trust, you’re not necessarily safe from scammers. E-mail accounts can behacked and used to spam their contacts. This can include links that you just have to check out. Or, again,preying on trust and fear the scammers can pretend to be a friend who is indanger: Maybe they have been arrested and need bail, maybe they’re at thehospital… Again, the fraudster wants you to act before you think and give awaypersonal data. This could also come in the form of a phone call. We are morelikely to not think and just click on the link when it’s from a source wetypically trust.
“Get the new movie for free!”
You might have seen a message like thisdisplayed on a website. Maybe there’s even a little animation to capture yourattention. If you want free malware, download this file. We’re afraid you won’tget the latest blockbusters, though.
What to do now:
All of these scenarios can be dealt with inthe same way: Be careful!
If you’re asked to download or install anything, don’t do it. If you’re asked to log in and fill in your bank account data, don’t do it. Avoid clicking on links and don’t open attachments. When in doubt, simply call the company to ask about the legitimacy of the mail. Nothing is ever so urgent that you can’t make a quick phone call.
Scammers are counting on their victims acting rashly. Better you question the message one too many times. Check the source, and then check it again. You could also research the wording of the suspicious mail. Usually, you will quickly find fellow victims and their tips on how to react.
Make sure you have the latest version of a reliable antivirus program. Also, e-mail software usually filters out spam mail. In most cases, these filters can be trusted and you can change the settings to make them more strict. Now, as long as you stay calm and question every suspicious e-mail you get, you and your data should be safe from all different types of social engineering attacks.
We take security very seriously
Any desk uses TLS1.2 based encryption, which is also used in online banking. Both ends of a connection are cryptographically verified. This makes it impossible for a stranger to fake your AnyDesk-ID and pretend to be you. So, if you always check the connecting person’s AnyDesk-ID, you’re on the safe side. Furthermore, you can review the current encryption mode, verification status and client fingerprint by hovering the mouse cursor over the lock icon in the status bar.
All connections use AES-128 bit encryption in GCM mode by default Licensed versions of AnyDesk provide even stronger encryption.
Who can access my computer?
The default settings don’t allow unattended connections to your computer. Connection requests must be accepted from a real person in front of your PC. We call this ”interactive access”. On a fresh AnyDesk installation, you can only let other people in if you have opened your AnyDesk program window. This prevents you from accidentally letting strangers in.
If you need to access your PC without someone letting you in, go to the security panel in the options dialog. You can set a password for unattended access there.
But please be very careful when handing out your password or allowing a connection to your machine. Always double-check when a third party contacts you and requests your AnyDesk Address. We from AnyDesk will never ask for your ID or password and legitimate support companies will never cold-call you. In case you are seeking the help of a PC repair service, please make sure you know the vendor.
Improving your AnyDesk Password
Make sure your password is very secure. Anyone who knows the password and your AnyDesk ID has full access to your computer.
Our tips:
- The best and most secure passwords are long, unique and random. (But if your password is long, you can spare a lot of weird characters that are hard to remember.) A password with more than 12 characters is highly recommended.
- Never use the same password across different online services, applications and accounts: if one of them is compromised, they all are.
- We also suggest that you change your password regularly.
- You can use a password manager to make this more convenient and ensure the highest level of security.
Take a look at this useful video where Edward Snowden talks about password security.
Checking my latest connection attempts
AnyDesk keeps a local record of all connection attempts to your machine. To view the connection log, go to the about tab in the main Menu and click the link “View connection trace”. A new window will open, showing a text file with all connection events. The format of the table is as follows:
- Direction of the connection (currently always “Incoming”)
- Date and time
- The method of authentication: User, Token (explained in the next paragraph), or Password
Information about the AnyDesk user who made the connection
If you have a Professional license, you can view your PCs complete connection history (incoming and outgoing) at my.anydesk.com
Connections without password
If a password is set on the remote computer, you can choose to log in automatically. Just connect and wait for the password dialog to appear:
Check “Log in automatically from now on” and enter the correct password. You will not be asked for the password anymore for future connections to the same machine.
This feature does not save the password itself. Instead, if the password was entered correctly, the remote machine generates a specific token. This token is like a special key that can only be used by a single AnyDesk client. This means that there is no way to retrieve the password in clear text, even if someone has full access to your computer.
If you would like to revoke the permission to connect to your PC, you have two options:
1. Change the password. Even changing the password to the same password again invalidates all tokens. This is useful if you entered your password on another computer, but the user there does not know the actual password.
2. Press the “Clear all tokens” button.
You can disable this feature entirely by checking the option in the security tab. Please Note: The already existing tokens will not be cleared by doing this, but no new tokens can be generated anymore.
What comes next in terms of security?
We are planning to bring you more security features that will allow you more detailed control on who can access which computer. Here’s what’s on our roadmap:
- Multiple Passwords: If you want to grant access to your computer to various people, you might want to give them each their individual passwords. This way, you can revoke access for a single person without having to change everybody else’s password.
- Access Whitelist: It will be possible to set a whitelist of AnyDesk-Addresses for a computer. If the whitelist is active, only a pre-defined group of people will be able to connect.
- Two-factor Authentication: We are also planning to offer 2FA to Professional and Enterprise customers. If this feature is activated for a computer, every connection requires solving a challenge that only authorized people can do. For example, because they possess a mobile phone that will generate an access code.
AnyDesk Enterprise
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If you need the highest level of security, we recommend you ask our sales team about ”AnyDesk Enterprise”. This is our self-hosted version of AnyDesk which allows customers to run their own isolated AnyDesk network. It also works in LANs/Intranets without WAN access.