Peeping Tom Worm That Uses Webcams 388
Ant writes "The Register mentions a new Windows worm known as Rbot-GR that is currently circulating accross the net. It has the capability to spy on users using webcams. " I'm surprised that it took this long.
coooolll (Score:1, Interesting)
IT?! (Score:3, Interesting)
Sub Seven... (Score:5, Interesting)
Sure they're not a worm, but the idea isn't new.
Funny now that I think about it, but I used to use Sub 7 on my home computer so I could access it from anywhere via an odd port and password protected. I could view my web cam, take control of my computer, ftp files upload and download to where-ever I was.
Honestly, it was an extremely useful program. And when I was done, I'd just shut down the server.
I've moved over to linux so I can ssh now, but as windows went, it was still one of the best remote programs I've ever used.
Re:Geeks with webcams (Score:3, Interesting)
Why do i run webcam?
Because I can. No other reason; it's totally pointless.
Lens shutters on webcams (Score:2, Interesting)
College Girls Gone Wild!!! (Score:5, Interesting)
You wouldn't catch much of interest in my home office now ("Ooo! Look! He's watching the printer!"), but when I bought my webcam back in college I intentionally sought out a model with a manual power switch and lens cover for this very reason.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you!
Re:Ewww.... (Score:3, Interesting)
This article leaves much to be desired in department of does your system become vulnerable but do nothing, does it record and push the video somewhere, does it just mean that it is now possible for someone to connect? I'm curious as to if this is real or just a scare story.
Re:Where Do I Look Up the Infected? (Score:3, Interesting)
Yeah but it's that one percent that MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE.
(not)
I'm often though along these lines. (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Peeping Tom? No Problem.... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Spy on Nerds?! (Score:4, Interesting)
Ok, I'll be the g33k that will nitpick, when we're talking about porn. I'll shoot myself later.
"genlocked" ermm... That's interesting. I've never hidden information in 100% black before... Genlock = black burst signal sent to professional (usually analog) video gear to keep everything synchronized... ie Pro camera: Genlock goes in, acquired video is synchronized to said reference signal, video w/burst goes out... Perhaps the auther means title or key?
Let the -1 trolling begin.
If you are going to cover your webcam ... (Score:3, Interesting)
All of our webcams [lavarnd.org], except one [lavarnd.org], are covered [lavarnd.org]. :-)