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'''VNC Resolver''' is currently a part of the CollabBot bot on the CollabVM Discord. It also has a web interface (linked above).
 
VNC Resolver works by portscanning the entire internet for various ports (usually 5900 - 5910, but smaller ASNs mayusually varyget more ports scanned), and then a script attempts to take a screenshot of the found servers. If it times out or is passworded, the server is skipped, but if a connection is successful, a screenshot is taken and it is added to the database.
 
The scripts for VNC Resolver were released on September 27, 2018 and may be downloaded [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/256538008126226432/511269629914513408/VNC-Scanner.7z here]. ('''WARNING''': Port scanning the entire internet WILL GET YOUR IP LISTED IN MOST MAJOR BLACKLISTS. This will likely cause you to be banned from certain sites. Many major ISPs across the world also ban portscanning entirely, and may terminate your service if they catch you. Use a VPS if you're going to run this.)
 
Following the incident, the VNC Roulette was shut down in order to make improvements, and it has returned sporadically, although usually going down for technical reasons.
 
Another incident occured on March 2, 2024 involving the [https://fedi.computernewb.com/@vncresolver/112026570733053536 VNC Resolver Mastodon bot], where an unknown user connected to a pool controller in Poland. They then, attempted to mess with the settings but then the device got DDoSed and [https://files.catbox.moe/2u2ejg.png it broke].
 
==Gallery of VNCs==
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File:Blank.jpg|The most common type of VNC you'll find.
Linux_loginFile:Linux login.jpg|The second most common. Text in terminal may vary.
Chinese_gamerFile:Chinese gamer.jpg|The third most common. The desktop may vary.
Windows_Server_2008_VNCFile:Windows Server 2008 VNC.jpg|The fourth most common. Usually in Japanese.
File:Israeli.jpg|The fifth most common.
File:Danfoss.jpg|The sixth most common.
Industrial_1File:Industrial 1.jpg|Industrial machine
Industrial_2File:Industrial 2.jpg|Another industrial machine
Industrial_3File:Industrial 3.jpg|Another industrial machine
Industrial_4File:Industrial 4.jpg|Another industrial machine
Industrial_5File:Industrial 5.jpg|Another strange industrial machine
Industrial_6File:Industrial 6.jpg|Another industrial machine in Polish
Do_not_shootFile:Do not shoot.jpg|An industrial machine with a vaguely funny message. This was later changed to "Safe to Shoot."
File:TicTacToe.jpg|Someone playing Tic Tac Toe against a computer (and losing...)
File:NT 4.jpg|Hotel POS software running on Windows NT 4
File:Another NT4.jpg|Some more NT 4 software
File:Windows CE.jpg|Windows CE Logon Screen
File:Pig Farm.jpg|Korean Pig Farm
File:Enpass.jpg|Someone running a "password generator" on their open VNC
File:Kali.jpg|Someone installing Kali
File:198.23.239.186_5900186 5900.jpg|Someone viewing their Gmail
File:Messy.jpeg|A very messy desktop
Very_large_desktopFile:Very large desktop.jpg|A large desktop
File:Nvidia.jpg|Nvidia-themed Ubuntu login
Mac_or_BSD_errorFile:Mac or BSD error.jpg|An error on BSD or Mac OS
7_login_with_MarkFile:7 login with Mark.jpeg|Chinese Windows 7 login with a user named "Mark"
Hebrew_errorFile:Hebrew error.jpg|An error on some Hebrew software
Hungarian_terminalFile:Hungarian terminal.jpg|Terminal connecting to some IP address
File:UOS.jpg|Chinese Linux distribution
Phone_1File:Phone 1.jpg|An Android phone
Phone_2File:Phone 2.jpg|Another Android phone
File:Panic.jpg|A kernel panic
File:Hacked.jpg|A seemingly hacked Linux root shell
File:18.132.67.12_590012 5900.jpg|Bank thingy?
File:95.125.182.61_590061 5900.jpg|Guy watching the world die on a industrial machine
File:106.6.202.196_5901196 5901.jpg|Quick! They are on to me!! Better turn off my computer!!!
File:202.59.172.138_5900138 5900.jpg|Something that looks like a UEFI firmware settings menu
No_OS_1File:No OS 1.jpg|A computer without an operating system
No_OS_2File:No OS 2.jpg|Another computer without an operating system
Opensuse_1File:Opensuse 1.jpg|An OpenSUSE login screen. Variants are plentiful.
Display_managerFile:Display manager.jpg|A Linux display manager for a library computer
Debian_1File:Debian 1.jpg|A Debian computer that has been logged into
Root_consoleFile:Root console.jpg|A Linux root console that has executed ip route
File:Cirros.jpg|A Cirros Linux login screen. Very common.
Obscure_bootloaderFile:Obscure bootloader.jpg|An obscure bootloader
Linux_updateFile:Linux update.jpg|Somebody updating their Linux system
Happy_hackingFile:Happy hacking.jpg|A program/OS which seems to be hacking-related
Linux_warningFile:Linux warning.jpg|A Linux login screen with a warning
Ubuntu_TrustyFile:Ubuntu Trusty.jpg|An Ubuntu 14.04 login screen
Mysterious_VNCFile:Mysterious VNC.jpg|A cryptic VNC server
File:Marbella.jpeg|A Spanish VNC server
File:Open vnc ipgone.jpg|Strange iPhone VNC
File:TeamViewer VNC.jpg|An insecure VNC showing TeamViewer login. Funnily enough, the client name was "kk-security194".
File:CampSwift.jpg|A VNC that should definitely not be online.
File:Dickbutt.jpg|A VNC which is just Dickbutt.
File:Kitchenbox.jpg|Interesting kitchen IoT(?) VNC
File:WhatTheHell.jpg|VNC of an sewage company that manages water pipes.
File:GameServer.jpg|An insecure VNC hosting a server for the game "Subsistence".
File:SecFox.jpg|Login screen for a Linux distribution called "SecFox OS", running on a Chinese server. No information about this OS appears to be present online.
File:BillboardVNC.jpg|A VNC that appears to belong to a billboard or some digital signage.
File:Glitched VNC.jpg|Broken turkish VNC server sending invalid compression data, resulting in this broken mess.
File:Bitcoin Miner.jpg|A VNC with 4 GPUs mining Bitcoin.
File:DSOX1202A Oscilloscope.jpg|A DSOX1202A Oscilloscope by Keystone with an Open VNC
File:Port 15900.jpg|A Windows 7 VM running on Port 15900. Always remember: Security by obscurity is not security.
File:Restaurant PoS.jpg|Restaurant PoS Software
File:Android 3.jpg|An Android phone
File:FunnyLockWallpaper.jpg|A very good lock screen wallpaper.
File:Blueprints.jpg|Some sort of blueprints?
File:Minecraft Gamer.jpg|Someone playing Minecraft
File:VB6 Monitor.jpg|Some monitoring software?
File:Vnc testing in progress.webp|Testing what?
</gallery>
 
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