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Giveaway of the day — Ashampoo WebCam Guard

Easily turn your webcam and microphone on/off and protect your privacy.

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Ashampoo WebCam Guard protects your privacy by preventing unauthorized hardware access. The program uses a special algorithm to disable hardware one level below Windows' own access protection. This means malware and hackers can neither access nor even see your webcam and microphone. In addition, the program also helps you avoid the pitfalls of telework, like forgetting to end your session or to turn off your cam in Zoom, Teams, Slack or any other video chat software after a call.

System Requirements:

Windows 10/ 11

Publisher:

Ashampoo GmbH & Co

Homepage:

https://www.ashampoo.com/en-us/webcam-guard

File Size:

7.5 MB

Licence details:

Lifetime

Price:

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This is in response to a comment below, Re: hidden software that can turn part of display into a camera and the speakers into microphones.

According to AI:
As of my last training cutoff in October 2023, Windows 11, including version 24H2, does not include hidden software that can turn the display into a camera or the speakers into a microphone. The functionality of hardware devices like cameras and microphones is governed by drivers and specific software applications that manage those devices.

Windows operating systems do allow applications to access connected camera and microphone hardware, but they do not have the capacity to repurpose hardware in unintended ways, such as using a display as a camera. Displays do not have the necessary hardware components to capture images like a camera does, nor do speakers typically have the capability to function as a microphone in a standard setup.

If you are concerned about privacy or security regarding your hardware, it's a good practice to review your privacy settings, manage app permissions, and keep your system updated. Always be cautious about the applications you install and the permissions they request.

If you suspect any unusual behavior on your device, it may be beneficial to run malware and security scans to ensure that your system is not compromised.

Reply | Comment by Donald Hanson – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

One of the advantages of a Desktop PC is you have to plug a camera and microphone in for them to exist.

Laptop cameras can easily be disabled with a piece of black tape, probably a similar way to cover microphones and muffle the sound picked up.

Reply | Comment by RWW – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)

Sounds like a good idea, something has my camera and I have no idea what. (It's been covered until I can figure out the problem.)

Reply | Comment by Therese Shellabarger – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+7)

Therese Shellabarger, there is hidden software in any OS that can turn part of the screen monitor into camera and the speakers into microphone. Do your own research before believing or install other software to supposedly block the unlockable features.

Reply | Comment by mike – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-14)

"... something has my camera and I have no idea what."

You should be able to turn the camera off in Settings, but malware can probably get around that. IMHO wouldn't hurt to run a malware scan or two -- several of the security software brands have a free downloadable app just for that. Might just be some app misbehaving or overstepping its bounds, but better safe than sorry.

... "there is hidden software in any OS that can turn part of the screen monitor into camera and the speakers into microphone. Do your own research..."

All part of our alien overloads' control I imagine :)

Reply | Comment by mike – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

mike, can you elaborate on the screen monitor being turned into a camera. I understand the speaker thing concept

Reply | Comment by dave – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

mike, anyone voting you down does not know anything about the digital technology. You are 100% correct, I have used the speakers as microphone with no problems, also with a special driver software you can turn the part of the LED monitor as camera also.

Example of what I have done in the past:

Use Speaker As Microphone Windows 10

If you’ve ever wanted to use your speaker as a microphone, there’s good news- it’s actually quite easy to do on Windows 10. Here’s how: 1. First, open up the sound settings on your computer.

This can be done by going to the Control Panel and then clicking on “Sound”. 2. Once you’re in the sound settings, go to the “Recording” tab and find your speakers in the list of devices. If they’re not showing up, make sure that they’re plugged in and turned on.

3. Once you’ve found your speakers, right-click on them and select “Enable”. This will allow you to use them as a microphone. 4. Now that your speakers are enabled, go ahead and open up any program that you want to use them with (Skype, Discord, etc.) and set them as your input device.

And that’s it! You can now use your speaker as a microphone on Windows 10.

I will not go into details of how to turn the monitor into camera, but if you are little technically inclined, can be done easily.

Reply | Comment by larry – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

larry, speakers on a laptop or PC or ANY audio playback device cannot without additional hardware which does NOT EXIST ANY RETAIL DEVICES as they are ALL built to a budget to make a profit not to spy at any cost... now most loudspeakers can if taken out of the device be so configured as to act as very inefficient microphones... I say very inefficient because they are designed to MOVE as much air as possible so are relatively physically MASSive i.e. thick strong material whereas microphones are designed to detect slight movements in air/tiny pressure variations and are much less MASSive and are delicate. It is purely FUD that the urban myth appeared a bit like the one about the election fraud that was being claimed by the republicans against the democrats when it was the republicans candidate was actively trying to solicit non-existent votes from election officials. The perp of this urban myth clearly either did not know or just wanted so to sow fear and paranoia and get the masses stirred up same think about part of the screen being configurable as a camera... even more not possible.

Reply | Comment by TK – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

larry, I get the speaker thing but my question was specifically for the monitor being turned into a camera. Can you provide some source materials for me to review? You don't need to go into the details but would appreciate articles on the process.

Reply | Comment by dave – Last month – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

If this software can turn a webcam off or on so can malware bypass it and turn a webcam back on again... My solution is to disable the webcam in BIOS so software of ANY kind cannot even see there is webcam hardware on the platform. Ok it's not as easy to re-enable it if needed on a moments notice, requiring a reboot and delving into BIOS setup to re-enable it but better safe than sorry!