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Yes they can, although it requires the delivery of a Trojan horse.
The payload on the Trojan horse has to be something that allows a remote user to take control of your system. This isn't as hard as it sounds. The Symantec product, "PC Anywhere," does this on the white-hat side of the street, for instance.
Perhaps the most effective of the Trojan payloads for this would be "Back Orifice" -- a remote controller produced by Cult of the Dead Cow (CotDC) -- once a black-hat organization, now offering consulting services and operating sort of in the middle of the road.
My impressions of Back Orifice is that its functionality is equivalent to -- and in some cases better than -- PC Anywhere, and it does indeed allow covert control of the camera.
The way to avoid this problem is to be extremely careful about what you download. If your operating system is properly updated, the only way you're likely to get this is as an attachment or an .exe file that will extract and hide the BO code. Note that CotDC has released the source code for this product. This means that a skilled programmer can modify the executable in such a way that it may not be detected by anti-virus software.
Don't be too worried, though. This product can be operated by the moderately skilled, but it takes some reasonably serious talent to hide it from AV software. And most people at that skill level aren't interested in committing a serious federal offense simply to peep in through someone's camera. Also, this malware is detectable by unexpected activity on various ports. See the links provided for details.
YOU CAN TELL IF YOUR WEBCAM HAS BEEN HACKED BECAUSE YOUR LIGHT FOR YOUR WEBCAM DOESN'T SWITCH ON WHILE YOUR WEBCAM IS IN USE
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe answer is YES - they can. It's done through a Trojan horse and they can take control of your system that way. Keep your AV software up to date and be careful what you download to avoid this.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoNo they cant unless it is on. My friend says one of her friends got hacked but they didnt trust me only if its on.
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