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woah scary luck i dun have a webcam  luckily i will runan anti virus anyway

This may be a new virus, but it's still an old risk...just with a new edge. Trojans have been able to monitor all input devices for a while now...
The only slightly advanced part is the delievery method, this seems intregeing, I've been meaning to do some research into this kind of deployment for a while now...So it's actually a firewall that you need to block this kind of attack. And now you can get a free, not so bad, M$ firewall, I'd advise people start to use it...

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Originally posted by DangerXone
im going to run antivirus just in case

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You should really have one running despite risks...

lol i actually think i have got that virus my webcam app isn't loading its not in use on msn messenger. But the green light is on.

Well I scanned my computer, just to be safe.  I didn't have this virus, but I did have a little script virus on my computer, I'm glad I found that. 

You know when you open an app that shows what's on the cam, would it say the camera is being used by something else i had the virus?

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Originally posted by jren207
would it say the camera is being used by something else i had the virus?

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Maybe or maybe not, it depends on the scripting of the virus...

Bah, you can do that same thing with a Sub7 or Netbus. It's not new. Any who, what I would do if I had a web cam, I would tape this emoticon infrot of it when your not useing it. So when and if they do get control of your cam they get a nice surprise. lol.

that'll teach em lol

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Originally posted by -dt-
lol im so paranoid i always have my webcam facing up unless i need to use it

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Yeah, I used to do that.  I had a webcam that had a cover
over it, so I just flipped it over.  On my shitty old one I'd put
a towel on it if I felt like it. Haha.

You guys realise how unlikely you are to be watched, right?  Firstly the obstacles a virus would have to get over would probably cut-down webcam compatibility to the most common brands - then if you had any form of antivirus, firewall or home network would bring it to a halt - and if your webcam was activated you'd most likely notice, for a number of reasons.  After all that, what are the chances some hacker will actually be watching you?

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Originally posted by Fukafly
Anyway they'd probably just see boring old me fiddling

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You don't know how disturbed i was for a moment after reading that