{"id":627,"date":"2019-06-15T08:38:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T13:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.glasswire.com\/?p=627"},"modified":"2022-10-11T07:46:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:46:40","slug":"how-to-detect-rdp-connections-to-your-pc-with-glasswire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glasswire.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/how-to-detect-rdp-connections-to-your-pc-with-glasswire\/","title":{"rendered":"How to detect RDP connections to your PC, with GlassWire!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.glasswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/glasswire_detect_windows_RDP_connections.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glasswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/glasswire_detect_windows_RDP_connections.png 488w, https:\/\/www.glasswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/glasswire_detect_windows_RDP_connections-475x327.png 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RDP (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remote_Desktop_Protocol\">remote desktop connection<\/a>) is a way for people to fully control their PC or server remotely.  Unfortunately this technology is now being used as an attack vector on Windows PCs and servers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/new-goldbrute-botnet-is-trying-to-hack-15-million-rdp-servers\/\">Bleeping Computer reports<\/a> that right this minute a botnet is trying to hack millions of PCs with RDP enabled.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately GlassWire 2.1.158 now detects RDP connections in real-time.  Just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasswire.com\/download\/\">install GlassWire&#8217;s latest version<\/a>, then GlassWire will alert you instantly if your PC is connected to remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t plan to use RDP on your PC or server you can also disable it.   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