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Something enabled Remote Login (Catalina) several times a day for three days. I've removed something in LaunchAgents I didn't recognize and to be sure disabled Remote Management in Terminal, with the response:
Removed preference to start ARD after reboot. Done.
Now I'm curious how this preference was set. What are the ways it can happen?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
Hi OrganicBooks,
Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Community. In order to set up remove access on your Mac, you would follow the steps below from the article Allow a remote computer to access your Mac:
> System Settings, click General 
in the sidebar, then click Sharing on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
on the right.
, then choose who can log in remotely. Users & Groups includes all the users of your Mac. Network Users and Network Groups include people on your network."If you feel your Mac is not secure, check out the tips here: Set up your Mac to be secure.
Cheers!
Hello OrganicBooks,
If your Mac is not managed by a school or employer and this continues to occur, reach out to Apple Support next. They would be the best equipped to look into this behavior further. Contact them here: Get Support
Best regards.
Hi OrganicBooks,
Has your Mac been set up through a school or employer? This may explain why remote management was enabled.
After this option is disabled, it shouldn't automatically be turned on, unless your Mac is managed by a school or employer. To learn more about this, please refer to the Apple Remote Desktop User Guide for Mac - Apple Support.
Take care.
Hi LeleN1,
Thanks for your kind reply. I've grown very familiar with that setting in recent weeks yet I want to make sure I understand your suggestion. What comes after your suggestion to then restrict access?
I wish that were the answer but it's not. It's my third MacBook Pro bought new and setup entirely for home use—never anything else. Appreciate your help!
You're very kind, Ben_Z1, thank you. Alas, my Mac is so old it's no longer supported by Apple. Appears I'm on my own with this one. It's not so bad thanks to folks like you, though.
Persistence of Remote Login
