Free Weekly Checks for Hidden Remote Access

October 27, 2026

A few weeks ago we wrote about a remote access program that sat on a customer's computer for over a year without him knowing. Since then, we've made that kind of check automatic.



Every computer with our monitoring tool installed now gets a weekly security sweep that looks for one thing: software that lets someone else control the computer from somewhere else.

What it looks for

Programs like AnyDesk, TeamViewer, ScreenConnect, UltraViewer, and about 90 others, including tools other IT companies use to manage computers. These are real, legitimate tools. Plenty of IT shops use them. They're also the #1 tool scammers ask people to install.



The sweep checks:

  • Installed programs, including ones installed for just one user
  • Background services that run with no icon on the screen
  • Running programs, which catches copies that were never installed, just downloaded and opened
  • Scheduled tasks set to quietly start a remote tool later


Our own support tools are excluded, so the only thing that gets flagged is something we didn't put there.


What happens when something turns up

  • We get an alert the same day the sweep runs
  • We look at it during business hours and figure out if it belongs there (maybe your accountant or software vendor uses it)
  • If it doesn't belong, we contact you before removing anything
  • Nothing is deleted without your OK


What removal costs

  • On a plan: removal and a deep clean are included
  • Not on a plan: simple removal is $50, advanced removal is $99


Why weekly matters

Most people who get scammed don't find out right away. A program gets installed during a fake support call, the call ends, and life goes on. Weeks later, someone logs back in. A weekly check shortens that window from "whenever someone notices" to days.


Don't have our monitoring?

You can check for yourself:

  • Press Start, type Installed apps, and open it
  • Scroll the list for anything with "remote," "desk," "viewer," or "connect" in the name you don't recognize
  • Don't uninstall something you're unsure about. Write the name down and call us


Questions about what we found on your computer, or want it checked? Call 785-380-8545 or text 425-386-7676.

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