Watching a web cam without any permission

[skinytwo]

someone was able to see my web cam without any permission by me....while he was watchin, my screen said noone was watching my cam...but he told me what i was doin....no trojan on my pc.....he said he could see my webcam anytime i was on yahoo...if the cam was workin....anyway if i was broadcasting to others or not....he said he knew my id.....
How can he manage this intrusion?
how can i protect my pc against those intrusions?
windows firewall was workin on, and avg antivirus too...

[Kudo]

Only way to get into someone else's webcam is by sending a trojan to the intended camera host.So I will suggest to try all your security programs or serach for some good one on the net that will find this.I usually recommend this one http://www.emsisoft.com/en/ btw there is a program out there that let people do this I know it,but I don't use it cuz I am not interesting in spying on my contacts and I don't cam with anybody.

[skinytwo]

I tryed the security program u suggested me...( www.emsisoft.com ) : no trojan into my pc......
can he send it when he wanna spy someone, then remove the trojan when he has finished?....

Originally Posted by Kudo

there is a program out there that let people do this I know it,but I don't use it cuz I am not interesting in spying on my contacts and I don't cam with anybody.

i dont wanna spy anybody, but i'd like to know how this ....software....works, then take the right protections against it.

i think anybody, on yahoo msg, should be protect against those intrusions.

[kron_19792000]

It is a flaw in yahoo cam permission settings.
This is what you have to do.
Change your pw into something tough to crack like a word+numbers with upper and lower case letters
In your yahoo pref change the permission to deny everyone. That should stop him
Try it out and let us know if it works.
Good luck

P.S:- If he/she has written the trojan/spyware then a anti virus will not pick it up.

[SS_AntiHacker]

Skinytwo, currently yahoo messenger 6's webcam doesn't have any flaw and it is not necessarily mean your computer is clean just because anti-spywares/virus said so. Also there are no programs that allow someone to view your webcam without you accepting it.

It is possible to fix your problem, it's just requires a lot of time because he might have something hidden in your computer. If you have enough time and skill, back up everything on your computer and re-format your computer. Re-install Windows from scratch, and re-install only software you are sure to be clean. Use ZoneAlarm; disable Windows Firewall because Windows Firewall has flaws in it and also do update to SP2. Password protect your computer so you are the only one using it.

After you had done all that with a clean computer, ask him to see what you are doing on your webcam again, see if he can do it without sending you anything =)

[deepmartin]

my friend told me about this that there is a software that
can show us cam of some another persion without his permission i have visited this site in search of this topic itself

[Ven0m]

Well, that software is a myth. It's just not possible. You do realize by visiting such sites and attempting to run such software you put yourself at a major malware risk, right?

Bottom line, webcam viewers without permission don't exist.

[Philip]

Originally Posted by Ven0m

Well, that software is a myth. It's just not possible. You do realize by visiting such sites and attempting to run such software you put yourself at a major malware risk, right?

Bottom line, webcam viewers without permission don't exist.

I agree, and if you still itch to install this kind of crap, then you deserve the consequences.

[Dermot]

At the time of this post as you will see (2005) it was possible to see cameras on yahoo without permission by using a duff cookie exploit which at the time was reported to yahoo and patched.

Now (2008) it is not possible to view webcams on yahoo without permission.

[khalood68]

thank you