Security Lapses in LANsweeper

[Kaleembasha]

in Lansweeper dashboard, when u select user PC , on the Left side u see Open C$, which means u can enter users C drive and as well as any drive in user computer, this is such a huge security loophole that anyone who comes to know will never purchase it.

can anyone help how to block such unacceptable loophole ?

Thanks & Regards,
Kaleem Basha
SAMCO

[njett · Accepted solution]

That is not a Security vulnerability within LanSweeper. That is a vulnerability with the PC it's self. Those are the built-in Windows Administrative shares. That is dictated by an organizations security policy on whether or not those shares are turned off on the client PC's.

Some organizations do use these Administrative Shares to for various reasons and LanSweeper is simply adding the ability to open the share through Windows Explorer. This means that if the organization has locked down the Administrative shares, if the user attempting to access them does not have rights should not be able to access it.

Also, You can customize access to all of PC Actions on the Configuration --> Asset Pages page

Here is a link on how to turn off/disable the administrative shares:
http://www.sysprobs.com/disable-administrative-shares-windows-7-lets-data-secret

Nik