Comments on: Virus alert: Spies prize Webcams' eyes

Rbot worm doesn't just tap your hard drive--it uses your camera to watch you.

[wrwjpn]

Advice?

You could give advice to your readers on which systems are
effected, is there a patch or updated needed to help prevent
this, and/or a work around until some remedy is available.

[royc]

A workaround was given in the story

just unplug or switch the Webcam off when it's not in use.

That seems easy enough to me.

[jeaninej]

Novel Concept

Try turning off your computer when it's not in use or disabling your internet connection when you don't need it. Just because your cable is "always on" doesn't mean you leave your television on all the time (or maybe you do to entertain the pets). Likewise just because your cable modem is on all the time doesn't mean your computer has to be.

Not exactly true

This story is not factually true is it?
Go to the following URL
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotgr.html

[kensplace]

Makes a change, a virus writer (s) releasing something a bit more unusual

Imagine the poor people who get caught out by this, they wont be happy!

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