This is a free, portable, remote access tool with chat and file transfer abilities.

But it might also be malicious!

Ammyy Admin is an entirely portable andfree remote desktop programthat’s used by tens of millions of people.

Ammyy Admin

It can be run from a portableUSBdrive or installed as a service for unattended access.

However, before using this program, know that some virus scanners have flagged it as a threat.

Ammyy Admin’s official website has been reported by various sources to contain malware.

If you already have, considerscanning your rig for viruses.

That said,it’s been reported by some that the program itself is safe.

Either way, Chrome and Firefox have blocked access to downloading files from there.

Both the host and client PC receive an ID when they first launch the program.

From the host’s perspective, there are two basic things you could do.

The first is to set up unattended access.

This works by running Ammyy Admin as a system service so you could always connect to it.

This is done through the menu itemAmmyy>Service>Install.

Or you could simply launch the program and share the ID with the client.

The client just needs to enter the host’s ID into theOperator.

Create sessionsection of Ammyy Admin (the right side of the program), in theClient ID/IPtext field.