Advice Request The best program to protect the Web camera from intruders?

[eonline]

Hello, I would like to advise me which is the best program to protect the webcam. Thank you very much in advance. Greetings friends.

 

[harlan4096]

Here You are one: Who Stalks My Cam (WSMC) - Phrozen

 

[Prorootect]

Hello, I would like to advise me which is the best program to protect the webcam. Thank you very much in advance. Greetings friends.

- blackish scotch glued on the lens.
Thank you!

 

[Freki123]

Like Prorootect said
Any typ of black (none transparent) sticker beats any software.
Can you be 100% sure that your software works as expected? No
If you can see that the sticker is still there it is working 100%

 

[spaceoctopus]

A sticker is the best solution.But as long you have a good antivirus or antimalware, it should block any attempt to hijack your webcam. Some have a webcam shield also for additional protection, such as Avast,Kasperky and Eset.

 

[bribon77]

Sorry, but I remembered this topic when I participated in the Softonic forum in Spanish ... and such Angel Aguirre said that the best thing for webcams was...
when you finish using the webcam you cover it with that

 

[Deleted member 65228]

The best thing you can do to prevent an intruder from accessing your web-cam is to not have one present in the first place. If you disable the web-cam device from Device Manager, a backdoor can allow an intruder to just re-enable the device (for example).

If you have a laptop with a built-in web-cam then disable the device in Device Manager and cover the web-cam lens with thick tape when you're not using it. If you have a desktop, then you'll have a portable web-cam and you can unplug it when you do not need to use it (attack vector gone).

You can rely on security software to shield you from intruders trying to access your web-cam (e.g. Avast recently rolled out such functionality) but I wouldn't count on it. I'd rather be safe than sorry and just use a portable one which can be unplugged, or cover up the built-in one on the laptop.

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

- blackish scotch glued on the lens.
Thank you!

That or;
https://www.amazon.com/Cimkiz-WB01-Cellphone-Protecting-Privacy-Strong/dp/B076H3HFY6

https://www.amazon.com/Webcam-Covers-Removable-Reusable-camJAMR/dp/B00H6TGRX2

I also disable all cameras in BIOS unless needed, if needed use sliders or privacy stickets. On Android phones we all use microphone and camera blocker apps, then whitelist stuff that 'must' have the microphone/camera to function.

 

[Deleted member 178]

- blackish scotch glued on the lens.
Thank you!

hahahahaha

or you put an ugly and gross naked picture in front of it, 100% guarantee hackers will look elsewhere , unless you stumbled upon a deviant one LOL

 

[Faybert]

Mark Zuckerberg is adept at using tapes

 

[Deletedmessiah]

hahahahaha

or you put an ugly and gross naked picture in front of it, 100% guarantee hackers will look elsewhere , unless you stumbled upon a deviant one LOL

I have sometimes forgotten to remove the tape before having a Skype call so that might not be a good idea

 

[CMLew]

One large paper clip will do.
Cost 80c
Validity: lifetime subscription. lol
Customer Support: Any stationery shop will do.

 

[ichito]

The question was "how to protect web camera" not "how to blind"
Who Stalks My Cam could be a good option but the best app to manage access of installed/detected applications to conected camera is of course SpyShelter

 

[dinosaur07]

SpyShelter Premium.

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[dinosaur07]

Sorry, but I remembered this topic when I participated in the Softonic forum in Spanish ... and such Angel Aguirre said that the best thing for webcams was...
View attachment 178492 when you finish using the webcam you cover it with that

This is a good one. LOL.

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

Mark Zuckerberg is adept at using tapes
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Camera is obvious. Microphone jack is less obvious but he is likely aware of intelligence capabilities to harvest data from microphone jacks without a microphone plugged in. Probably for the TOSLINK or something..