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Giveaway of the day — ShieldApps Webcam Blocker 1.3.4
ShieldApps Webcam Blocker 1.3.4 was available as a giveaway on February 14, 2019!
Do You Think Putting a Sticky Tape Over Your Webcam is Enough? Well, IT IS NOT!
ShieldApps’ Webcam Blocker is a cyber-privacy software designed to protect your computer’s webcam and microphone from hacking attempts and any internal or external breach.
ShieldApps’ Webcam Blocker equips you with a highly sophisticated security software that utilizes advanced privacy enhancement algorithms – packaged in a simple interface that allows a single-click protection.
ShieldApps’ Webcam Blocker equips standard webcams with advanced privacy protection mechanisms, allowing you to Digitally Block any attempt of hacking your camera by hackers, tracking companies, and other malicious 3rd parties.
WEBCAM BLOCKER
Upon selecting the options any external or internal attempt to access the webcam will be denied.
MICROPHONE BLOCKER
The Microphone Blocker feature blocks access to the computer's audio port, providing the user complete and absolute confidence and privacy.
PRIVACY AND SECURITY
ShieldApps Webcam Blocker adds another layer of protection to your computer and proactive privacy approach!
NB: 1-year license.
System Requirements:
Windows 7/ 8/ 10
Publisher:
ShieldAppsHomepage:
https://shieldapps.com/products/shieldapps-webcam-blocker/File Size:
2.8 MB
Price:
$29.99
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Comments on ShieldApps Webcam Blocker 1.3.4
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this program is great for people's vanity. that is, they can feel important enough that someone actually cares what they do on their computer.
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I agree with most of the comments!
The only reason software blockers my be of use is if they would also block the mic as well.
Both my laptop and desktop have tally lights next to the camera lens leting you know if camera is active.
I'd like to see all manufacters impliment this feature!
A slider would be great on new computers if it also would cut off the microphne as well.
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$30 for this? You cannot be serious!
Why is tape over the lens not good enough? It works for Mark Zuckerberg!
I dont worry about my camera and mic being hacked. Who does that?
Dont you need a warrant signed by the Home Secretary?
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peter, no warrant is needed when people simply click to agree to the End User Legal Agreement (EULA) or Terms of Service (TOS) or Privacy Policy. Try reading them, many firms DO do that!
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Downloaded and installed before seeing this is a 1 year license. Program WON'T uninstall. How do you uninstall this UNWANTED program? Thanks a lot GOTD !
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why not just go to the 'add/remove' menu and uninstall it if you are not happy...
this is a great giveaway
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I LOVE "security" software that can't even pass VirusTotal unscathed:
SHA256: 002d0c8c2713941981c8f10773544faf18b3cbf086bb1c8f682ff502a888df8d
File name: setup.exe ( ShieldApps-Webcam-Blocker-v1.3.4.exe from GOTD or the vendor's web site )
Detection ratio: 3 / 70
Analysis date: 2019-02-14 12:18:29 UTC ( 2 hours, 53 minutes ago )
Antivirus Result Update
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.3783 20190214
Palo Alto Networks (Known Signatures) generic.ml 20190214
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM20.1.38D9.Malware.Gen 20190214
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Anyway, I'd rather have a live report of what program or port or web address tried to access my camera and microphone.
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And of course, internal camera and microphone can be disabled in CMOS, Device Manager, and both can be blocked / muffled with tape, and, when disassembling for repair, can be unplugged altogether.
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Now, what I'd REALLY love to have is some security software watching and reporting on any malware trying to reverse my PC speakers or beeper to act as microphones ... ; - )
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PS -- ShieldApps is a "white label" vendor, WE are not their customer, other vendors are their customers:
https://shieldapps.com/white-label-software-program/
Their goal is fear-you-are-not-protected-inducement at the POS Point Of Sale to scare vulnerable spontaneous purchases made by folks who haven't opened their hardware boxes yet and don't know that they do not need additional "shields" of any kind at any price because every piece of hardware has in-built "shield" capabilities at no extra charge.
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Camera driver can be disabled at device manager. That's what I do.
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[ Byron Dallas ], and internal microphone, and both can be blocked / muffled with tape, and when disassembling for repair, can be unplugged altogether.
I'd rather have a report of what program or port or web address tried to access my camera and microphone.
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My opinion is any user mode program that controls access can be subverted by another user mode program... or an admin mode or kernal mode (ring0 mode) program. If online visual privacy means anything to you then choose the most fundimental control method at your disposal which would be physically disconnecting the camera not just taping over it as not all tape is fully opaque and the glue does not always last forever..., next level is in the machines BIOS settings, disable the camera in the BIOS settings and confirm that no operating system then even hints at a camera device being available then no program level can re-enable it without adjusting the BIOS settings and forcing a reboot. Hypothetically it IS technically feasable to reverse engineer the BIOS and determine which device registers are used to enable and disable the camera device but as yet there are no credible reports of any 3rd party using that level of intimate hardware knowledge. Simple rule if official software of ANY type can enable/disable a device there is always the possibility that unofficial software could be devised to do the same... but most windows will give some form of notification if a new device is detected and installed or removed mid session but again those notifications could hypothetically be defeated silently too.
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TK, well, electrical tape works quite well. removing drivers for microphone also help to some extend
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Richard, if "quite well" is good enough for you then fine but there are much better ways. But short of removing the physical hardware any method could conceavably be defeated for some level of information retrieval, even if it is just letting the investegator know the device is currently running because they can connect to the camera even if it shows nothing distictive because there is tape over it. It would still potentally steal upstream bandwidth if it streams the video and resources to process the video data to make it streamable.
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Might be useful for home offices when you need to use your webcam for conferences frequently, but like most others, I just unplug it when not in use. Thanks, GotD, but pass from me.
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KK, pleas share, how do you unplug notebook's webcam.
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YK, KK was refering to an external USB webcam not a laptops built in camera. But it is not normally difficult to physically unplug a laptops built in camera if you are a computer repair technician/engineer. I would not direct the average notebook owner to dismantle the screen of their laptop to unplug the camera PCB from the connector that routes around the screen edge to the motherboards socket as that could/should invalidate any existing warranty and could result in them destroying their notebook/laptop or other portable device.
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The web-cam and mic is installed in Win10.
But I de-activated them in device control? Not remove, but de-activated
And there is a key on this laptop to en/dis-able the web-cam.
It looks like, this this program uses Windows to dis-able the web-cam:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p8chcjc9nip0ru3/Werking.png
Ootje
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Ootje, I disabled mine in the laptops BIOS settings so the device is not even enumerated by windows 10, big brother can look elsewhere!
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TK, not very good option for people who use, say, Skype.
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YK, I use skype and never choose to use video... it is also a voice, text and file communication tool. Video calling is just one sub feature not everybody uses or wants. This prevents having your video sent by surprise avoiding embarssment or unsolicited screen grabs being used against you on the web. If it is important for you to be seen don't ever disable your cam no one is forcing you to do what I choose to do or saying you should do as I do... freedom of choice is not a new concept!
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TK, I did check my BIOS today and nothing to enable/disable; nothing about webcam and other peripherals. Just a very little about Boot-sequence and something about CPU and memory.
If needed I can put a hardware switch in the cable.
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You can buy a lot of ordinary tape for $29.99 ;-)
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Torben Larsen, And you can get like 20 actual camera blocker for laptops from $12
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If you want this the tape works fine for webcams or disable it in the bios if integrated
As for the microphone all you need is a 3.5 audio Plug (cut it off a old or cheap headset) and plug it in to the mic/aux Jack and any internal mic will be switched over to the external one which doesn't exist , they can't hack a mic if you don't have one anymore
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P.S. when you need your Mic again all you have to do is take the plug out and the internal mic will be enabled till you put the plug back again ;)
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Bobb, on my machine connecting an external mic does NOT disable the internal mic it just adds the External mic and sets it as default and any program can choose which input to use. Check yours closer with something like audacity and plug in the external mic jack and see if it offers just the external mic after you rescan the audio devices or both. Nothing worse than a false sense of secuirty!
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My webcam is connected to the PC via USB. Actually, most of the time, it's not connected to the PC as I've pulled the USB plug. Problem solved. Money saved. Top privacy.
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