{"id":184,"date":"2015-01-09T18:36:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T18:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/?p=184"},"modified":"2015-01-09T18:36:06","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T18:36:06","slug":"malware-allows-hackers-to-spy-on-you-using-your-webcam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/2015\/01\/09\/malware-allows-hackers-to-spy-on-you-using-your-webcam\/","title":{"rendered":"Malware Allows Hackers To Spy On You Using Your Webcam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Computer-Webcam-Blog-Post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Computer-Webcam-Blog-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Computer Webcam Blog Post\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a>Some malware allows hackers to remotely control your webcam and spy on you.\u00a0 These Trojans have been around for a while and every now and then I get computers in my shop that\u00a0have this type of infection.\u00a0 Like with most other types of\u00a0malware, your PC gets infected when you click on attachments in emails or download anything including games, movies, music, pictures, etc.\u00a0\u00a0Your webcam is operating when the little red or blue indicator light is on.\u00a0 The best way to keep hackers from\u00a0filming you\u00a0is\u00a0very low-tech.\u00a0 When not in use, cover your camera with a post-it note or a Band-Aid.\u00a0 And as always, make sure you have an up-to-date antivirus installed on your PC that is set to automatically scan and make sure your firewall is turned on.\u00a0 Be careful what you agree to download.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some malware allows hackers to remotely control your webcam and spy on you.\u00a0 These Trojans have been around for a while and every now and then I get computers in my shop that\u00a0have this type of infection.\u00a0 Like with most other types of\u00a0malware, your PC gets infected when you click on attachments in emails or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.computerfixx.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}