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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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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.
Well, set your camera privacy settings then.
That is the first thing to do, right. But I had the same problem even when all privacy settings for the camera were turned off.
Kaspersky Internet Security notified me and gave the chance to explicit "deny access to camera"
when I scrolled the arrow, that was displayed, down. Since then no notification at all.
So far so good.
Regards Hans
Besides it not being a virus, what exactly is it using my webcam for?
ever heard of NSA ?
