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From: xgermx at gmail.com (xgermx)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:05:47 -0600
Most recent trojans can do this. Download and install one in your test environment and do a demo. Really though, if you have a trojan on your PC, the webcam is the last thing you should be worried about. On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Nathan Sweaney <NSweaney at tulsacash.com>wrote:
While purchasing some new laptops a discussion came up about the trend towards built-in webcams and associated security concerns. If I remember correctly, back in the day Back Orifice could discretely monitor the host's webcam and microphone. Are there any more recent applications that do anything similar? Has anyone seen recent research in this area? If possible I'd like to be able to show the potential danger & recommend that we disable any built-in webcams that aren't necessary, but I'm also interested in the ability for use during pen-tests. _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom at mail.pauldotcom.com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
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