Is the program "Remote Assistance" one of the main tools that hackers may exploit?

Question

Or what about hyper terminal and telnet?

Answer 1

This was a possible vulnerability discussed back in late 2004. If you have all of the windows XP updates and SP2 loaded, you have nothing to worry about. If you don't, or if you have an illegal copy of Windows XP and can't get updates, then you might have a problem.

Here's a list of the OS this could affect:
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a – Download the update
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 – Download the update
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 – Download the update
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 – Download the update
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 – Download the update
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 – Download the update
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – Download the update
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Answer 2

I have Remote Admin but I have it set that I first have to "start" then have to accept, then the other person that I let into my computer has to have the password....as soon as he gets thru working on my computer then I click "stop" remote admin and close it all off.......he set it up for me and told me how to set all the securities to it....I take a lot of security measures though on my computer and trust nothing.....even friends if I know they don't keep their computers firewalls on and virus protection updated
So far in 10 years i have been lucky