Host process for windows tasks is using the webcam

Anonymous
2017-10-28T07:57:44+00:00

Since the update to 1709 I keep getting every few hours “Host process for windows tasks is using the webcam”.

Is this safe and normal?

I have the HP Envy running windows 10 pro.

Regards

Stan.

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Anonymous
2017-10-31T20:32:11+00:00

Hi all... Update

I have Kaspersky internet security and it's that is displaying the report so If you have Kaspersky internet security that telling you the web cam is been used so this is what I did: -

Go to windows settings… Privacy… Camera…  then I turned off “Let apps use my camera hardware” and up to now it’s never reported web cam been used up to now after about 10 hours.

hope that helps us all.

regards

Stan.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-27T21:29:42+00:00

    have  same  problem,  tons  windows  stuff turning on  my  camera .I  covered  camera.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-02T03:44:15+00:00

    I assume you have Kaspersky security software. I noticed this too after 1709. I'm not 100% certain what's going on here. My best guess is there is a bug buried somewhere polling the webcam; or the engineers made a change that causes this. At this point in time, if you prevent webcam access to all programs via Kaspersky, the MS Store no longer loads pages.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-31T19:10:48+00:00

    I have the exact same issue, any solutions?

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-10-28T11:06:54+00:00

    Hi Stan,

    There's one way to find out if it is indeed a malware. If you have the Task Manager, right-click on "Host Process for Windows Tasks" and choose Open file location.

    If you find that it's within the System32 folder, then you can be confident that it's not a virus.

    There is currently no way to disable this process as it is a core process of the Windows OS.

    Let us know if you need more help.

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