{"id":4052,"date":"2014-09-24T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:59:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:59:04","slug":"how-to-avoid-webcam-spying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-webcam-spying\/4052\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the week: Don&#8217;t let reality television into your house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We love webcams for their ability to break down communication boundaries. For example, with Skype, you can have a job interview, a language class or a conversation with your grandmother without leaving your apartment. However, have you ever imagined that you could be seen on camera without your permission? Unfortunately, it is possible: there is a chance that cybercriminals could access your webcam to watch you, and steal your personal data in the process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/09\/05102710\/49-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6102\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/09\/05102710\/49-1.gif\" alt=\"49 (1)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kaspersky Lab engineers suggest that it is best to be on the safe side and eliminate the possible vulnerabilities of your webcam. The 2015 version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/free-trials\/multi-device-security?redef=1&amp;reseller=blog_en-global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky Internet Security<\/a> features a function that can block access to your video stream. So how is it implemented?<\/p>\n<p>Kaspersky Internet Security categorizes all of the applications installed on your computer in the following groups based on their estimated trustworthiness:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trusted application<\/li>\n<li>Low restricted<\/li>\n<li>High restricted<\/li>\n<li>Untrusted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By default, Kaspersky Internet Security\u00a0blocks webcam access for all <strong>High restricted<\/strong> and <strong>Untrusted<\/strong> applications. If a <strong>Low restricted<\/strong> application attempts to gain access to the webcam, the antivirus will prompt you for an action.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if Skype (generally considered to be <strong>Trusted<\/strong>) tries to access your webcam, Kaspersky Internet Security will grant access, but the user will see the following notification:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/09\/05102709\/Webcam_Using_EN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6103\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/09\/05102709\/Webcam_Using_EN.png\" alt=\"Webcam_Using_EN\" width=\"372\" height=\"56\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If a <strong>Low restricted<\/strong> application tries to gain control of your webcam, Kaspersky Internet Security will notify you of the suspicious activity and will await a response:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/09\/05102708\/Webcam_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6104\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/09\/05102708\/Webcam_en.png\" alt=\"Webcam_en\" width=\"399\" height=\"464\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on webcam protection in Kaspersky Internet Security 2015, see the respective <a href=\"http:\/\/support.kaspersky.com\/10978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Knowledge Base article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever imagined that you could be seen on camera without your permission? 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