Remote desktop software

Ace Modder · 26 Apr 2015 at 21:46

Hi all

Does anybody know of any remote desktop software that works where the user cannot easily see the software and allows you to view games remotely.

I'm looking for some software to keep an eye on my son and his gaming etc.

He told me today he lost his minecraft account becasuse his account has been hacked.
I didnt believe him at first, and thought he had just lost his password etc, however after 20mins of checking online I find a youtube video with a load of minecraft usernames and passwords - and low and behold was my sons account!

He has never given his password to anybody, so instantly I have formatted both of his HDDs and reinstalled windows.

Fired and email to mojang to recover his account, however now I want to monitor his usage better. He must have had a keylogger on his PC or something.

BuToNz · 26 Apr 2015 at 22:19

Not exactly the answer you are looking for but I set my little one up with a limited windows account so it doesn't allow her to install anything without me 'approving' it with my admin account.

Viewing games remotely doesn't really work as often the capture won't display DirectX or OpenGL stuff and you'll just get a black screen.

VNC is probably your best bet for 'unseen' snooping.

Orcvader · 26 Apr 2015 at 22:48

I remember reading a while back about loads of stolen Minecraft accounts, main reason was due to phishing. Did your son perhaps get any emails which he thought was from Mojang but were actually fake?

Ace Modder · 26 Apr 2015 at 22:56

Orcvader said:
I remember reading a while back about loads of stolen Minecraft accounts, main reason was due to phishing. Did your son perhaps get any emails which he thought was from Mojang but were actually fake?

He claims not, but I don't know for sure. I think it's time to watch his email account too now. His PC is now formated and admin acccount setup, he is now on child account only, and hopefully that will sort it. The program is I dont want to lock it 100% to my list of apps/exe files etc, he mods minecraft etc and most mods are just download an exe and run it, no installer etc, so a keylogger could have come from there, or like you say could be a phishing email.

I've installed UltaVNC now, and disabled the tray icon (used teamviewer before and he used to close the program so I couldnt access his PC) but ultraVNC can be installed as a service with no tray icons, he doesnt/cannot uninstall/disable that. But when he is in game I cannot see what he is doing, I have a feeling now VNC/remote software worked with DX or OpenGL is running!

linktoinsanity · 27 Apr 2015 at 11:58

I was about to suggest Ultravnc with the icon turned off, so glad you have sorted that out yourself already.

m4cc45 · 27 Apr 2015 at 16:07

I don't know of any remote control software that works with Open GL or DX games running. You could get a piece of software that takes a screenshot every so many seconds but I think you probably need to sit down with your son and go through stuff with him.

Yes it will be a pain in the backside to constantly enter the admin password but it's better than nothing. I'd also make sure that you have a decent antivirus and firewall running and maybe consider parental controls to block dodgy sites.

M.

Orcvader · 27 Apr 2015 at 18:45

If that's the case, then it does sound like a dodgy mod, there were some mods which caused quite a stir due to what they did in the background such as this: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/21r5pr/pixelmon_and_why_you_shouldnt_use_it/

Personally I found it best to stick with mods on the Technic Launcher or AT Launcher.

I know Splashtop can display OpenGL/DirectX, but there's not really any way to hide it...

Ch3m1c4L · 28 Apr 2015 at 13:00

Run MC in a window, then it should display fine over VNC. If it can do fullscreen windowed, he may well not even notice.

Or you could run xsplit streaming his entire desktop on low quality settings and have just have it stream over the LAN, and then you can watch it with VLC or something?