UDPRun

UDPRun can capture UDP packets sent to the local PC through the network and execute the command in the message. Thus, it can be used to run programs remotely or execute shutdown commands on a target computer.

Once the setup is complete, UDPRun is automatically sent to the system tray, so look for it there. The application's main window is revealed if you double click on the tray icon.

Setting up UDPRun is not difficult at all. You just have to enter the desired UDP port the application should use to listen for incoming connections and choose one of the decoding methods available in the drop-down list.

Regarding the port, please keep in mind that the range expands from 0 to 65535, but some ports are reserved so you cannot use them.

As for the decoding mode, UDPRun supports ASCII, Unicode, UTF7, UTF8, and UTF32. If you don't know what to choose, there is the "automatic" option, which instructs UDPRun to select the most suitable decoding mode for the message in question.

UDPRun reads the message using the following pattern: computer name | program/command to be run | parameters (optional). That is the pattern you should apply when building the command to be sent via UDP. Please note that the "pipe" symbol ("|") is a mandatory separator.

If you want to send the message to multiple computers, you can separate their names using a semicolon. An asterisk (*) can replace all the computers in the network.

The program or the command to be run has to be an EXE, a BAT or a VBS script.

UDPRun reads the content of the received message and executes the command you sent it. As such, you can use it as a remote tool to run commands sent via the UDP protocol (TCP is not supported). For instance, it can launch a program (with or without additional parameters), shutdown the computer, open a webpage, and so on. All that matters is that you respect the pattern for the message to be read correctly.