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hey guys i have been running scans updating drivers ect when i cam across Fog client and from what i have googled i saw that its a server manager i have no recollection of ever installing it is this to be of any alarm and am i safe in uninstalling it.

 

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FOG is usually used for PXE boot and management. Was your computer formerly part of a business?

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17 hours ago, SaRX said:

no i bought it pre built could that guy be trying to remote access my pc?

 

It could be what they use to deploy the OS on the machines that they build. If you are worried about them accessing your PC remotely then you could uninstall it or reinstall Windows to be 100% safe.

PC:

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | 32 GB RAM | Arch Linux

Laptop:

MacBook Pro 13" (2019) | Intel Core i5 8279U | 8 GB RAM | macOS

Server:

Intel Core i7 6700K | 16 GB RAM | 2 TB HDD | Debian Linux

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On 1/27/2020 at 8:31 AM, Husky said:

It could be what they use to deploy the OS on the machines that they build. If you are worried about them accessing your PC remotely then you could uninstall it or reinstall Windows to be 100% safe.

sorry for late reply thanks for your help 

and sorry to be a nuisance but is there any other bloat wear or anything else that could be potentially malicious that i should be aware of 

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2 hours ago, SaRX said:

sorry for late reply thanks for your help 

and sorry to be a nuisance but is there any other bloat wear or anything else that could be potentially malicious that i should be aware of 

Without seeing a list of what you have installed, I can't say. As I said, if you are really worried then maybe reinstalling Windows would be a good idea.

PC:

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | 32 GB RAM | Arch Linux

Laptop:

MacBook Pro 13" (2019) | Intel Core i5 8279U | 8 GB RAM | macOS

Server:

Intel Core i7 6700K | 16 GB RAM | 2 TB HDD | Debian Linux

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