There are several applications and malicious software that try to access the webcam of your device without your consent to capture your photos, thereby intruding on your privacy.
The fraudsters may then blackmail you for these photos. Webcam Protection detects such websites/fraudsters and helps you to take appropriate action to prevent such unauthorized attempts to intrude on your privacy.
Configuring Webcam Protection
To configure Webcam Protection, follow these steps:
- Open Quick Heal AntiFraud.
- On the left pane, navigate to Features > Webcam Protection. Turn Webcam Protection on by clicking the toggle button.
Note: Webcam Protection is enabled by default.
If Webcam Protection is turned on and any new application or browser tries to access the webcam of your device, an alert message appears. You can deny permission if you do not trust the application.
- To add an application, click the + Add button. Browse to an application file, add it to the list, and set the access policy. You can allow or deny the permission if you do not trust the application.
The application is added to the allowed list with a corresponding toggle button that you can use to turn off or turn on access if required.
- If you allow an application to access your webcam, you can select Alert me when an application accesses the webcam. Whenever the application accesses the webcam, an alert message appears. If you do not select Alert me when an application accesses the webcam, no alert message will appear. If you deny access to an application, you do not need to select the checkbox for such an application.
- To save your settings, click Save.