Oddly, there’s no way to disable a fixed, personal password, once it’s set up, so your only option in that case is to set it to something very long and random. ![]() ![]() You should also avoid using fixed, personal passwords, relying instead on the temporary passwords TeamViewer generates when it is started, or at least make sure that your personal passwords are strong and unique. Recommendation: disable the option that starts TeamViewer with Windows. If removal is not an option, as may the case for some support setups, then you should configure TeamViewer to not start with Windows, only start it when asked to do so by support staff, and then close it when their work is complete. Until we know for sure what’s going on, we recommend removing TeamViewer from all computers on which it is installed. ![]() TeamViewer officials are so far denying that the software has been hacked, insisting that the current surge in TeamViewer-based attacks are the result of password re-use, combined with the recent publication of several databases of stolen credentials. It remains unclear exactly how these unauthorized intrusions are happening. Large numbers of users are reporting unauthorized access to their computers, theft of login credentials, and in some cases, access to online financial systems and theft of funds. The free-for-personal-use remote control software TeamViewer is currently under intense scrutiny.
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