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November 29, 2004 at 1:09 am #15038
isabella_is_sad
MemberI was speaking with a friend on cam and then noticed that the box said two viewers. I clicked and saw the name of the other person They went offline. A few other times I had unwanted viewers. I had the preference set to “Always allow the following viewers to see my webcam”, and I had checked the box “ignore other requests”..
How can other people get access without even asking first? I just looked at the box and suddenly there was multiple viewers.
thanks…November 29, 2004 at 1:49 am #106249Oreo
MemberHave you accepted any files or gone to any links sent to you by people you don’t know? You might have programs installed on your PC. Have you tried to scan it with spyware removers and Anti-virus up-to-date anti-virus?
November 29, 2004 at 4:11 am #106251kron_19792000
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First thing first before you do a scan for spy ware CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD to something difficult make sure it has a mix of upper case lower case and numbers make sure it is long.
Then as Oreo says run a full scanNovember 29, 2004 at 6:27 am #106250amy_d_g
ParticipantQuote:quote:Originally posted by kron_19792000Isabella
First thing first before you do a scan for spy ware CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD to something difficult make sure it has a mix of upper case lower case and numbers make sure it is long.
Then as Oreo says run a full scanActually you would be better off doing the scan first and then changing your password, in case there is a keylogger on your system, if there is a keylogger, then the person would just get the new password. Although in a case like this, I don’t think the person would need your password to view your cam. It still probably wouldn’t hurt.
November 29, 2004 at 7:28 am #106252kron_19792000
MemberActually amy
There is a way to view a cam with out perm if you have a presons password. A lot people have become consious to the fact that accepting a file from an unknown person is not a very good thing to do. I agree with you running a scan first would be more productive. But I would CHANGE my password also if you find that there are no key loggers or other trojans on your computer.November 29, 2004 at 12:38 pm #106253isabella_is_sad
MemberHi,
I had Norton Anti-Virus and everythign seemed fine. I had a bunch of other things happen as well. I finally had a computer guy come to the house and he stripped the tower and redid the whole thing. I now have differnt security as well. My problem is I am trying to figure out how this could have happened so avoid it from happening again. Also I am wondering if one of my frineds isnt really a friend.Could a friend who gets to view my cam allow others to view as well? -
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