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Peeping Tom Worm That Uses Webcams

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-you-see-what-i-see dept.

Ant writes "The Register mentions a new Windows worm known as Rbot-GR that is currently circulating accross the net. It has the capability to spy on users using webcams. " I'm surprised that it took this long.

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  1. Sub Seven... by linuxrunner · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sub 7 / BO and others have given the user *cough* kiddie *cough* this ablility for some time.

    Sure they're not a worm, but the idea isn't new.

    Funny now that I think about it, but I used to use Sub 7 on my home computer so I could access it from anywhere via an odd port and password protected. I could view my web cam, take control of my computer, ftp files upload and download to where-ever I was.

    Honestly, it was an extremely useful program. And when I was done, I'd just shut down the server.

    I've moved over to linux so I can ssh now, but as windows went, it was still one of the best remote programs I've ever used.

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    www.slightlycrewed.com - Because aren't we all?
  2. College Girls Gone Wild!!! by Geckoman · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The first exception to come immediately to mind is college dorm rooms. Fast internet connections, plenty of unpatched computers, and a single room that nearly all of your living takes place in. Limit your searches to college IP blocks, and you'd get much better results. Not many wild orgies, but certainly lots of normal day-to-day living stuff.

    You wouldn't catch much of interest in my home office now ("Ooo! Look! He's watching the printer!"), but when I bought my webcam back in college I intentionally sought out a model with a manual power switch and lens cover for this very reason.

    Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you!

  3. Re:Peeping Tom? No Problem.... by Laplace · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Alfred Hitchcock liked playing a similar practical joke on people. If he and a friend were in an elevator, and other people he didn't know stepped into the elevator with them, he would turn to his friend and say something like "oh yes, there was blood everywhere. Blood all over the walls, soaked into the carpet, on the door handle..." He would stretch talk like that out until he and his buddy left the elevator, leaving the context of the conversation as a mystery for the other occupants.

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    The middle mind speaks!
  4. Re:Spy on Nerds?! by BlndBoy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    her name, address and phone number genlocked at the start

    Ok, I'll be the g33k that will nitpick, when we're talking about porn. I'll shoot myself later.

    "genlocked" ermm... That's interesting. I've never hidden information in 100% black before... Genlock = black burst signal sent to professional (usually analog) video gear to keep everything synchronized... ie Pro camera: Genlock goes in, acquired video is synchronized to said reference signal, video w/burst goes out... Perhaps the auther means title or key?

    Let the -1 trolling begin.