I have been totally paranoid after reading several articles on viruses involving webcams, especially mine, which is always staring at me- yes, I'm using a laptop with a built-in webcam. Every time I rest, watch movies, and kick back.. Relax.. I always either turn off the internet connection, or cover my webcam.
IS THERE SUCH A THING?

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MSNBC Article by Bob Sullivan Technology correspondent
A new computer virus takes spying on victims one step farther than most worms -- the malicious program is capable of switching on webcams, allowing the author to literally peek into victims' lives.
The virus, called Rbot-GR, isn't spreading much, according to antivirus firm Sophos.
Still, the technique is "creepy," says spokesman Graham Cluley, and it brings digital voyeurism to new heights. "It may become a standard part of the virus arsenal, like opening backdoors, and stealing keystrokes," he said.
With more consumers signed up for always-on broadband services, webcams have become more common, Cluey said. "So why not give yourself the ability to look at people's webcams?" The worm's name -- Rbot -- comes from the fact that it's designed to turn a remote computer into a robot that will do the virus writer's bidding.
There are actually thousands of variants of the Rbot worm, experts said, with a new one appearing almost every day.
Remote control of victims' computers isn't new. The infamous hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow published a program in the late 1990s called Back Orifice which allowed hackers to perform all kinds of mischief -- including opening and closing CD-ROM drive doors and switching on webcams. "The idea of using a malicious program to turn on a webcam is not unique," said Symantec Corp.'s Alfred Huger, a virus researcher. But Back Orifice didn't spread by itself. That's what makes Rbot unique, Cluey said. "A lot of people haven't really realized that this is one of the things (hackers) can do when they control your computer remotely," he said. "It does give the impression of something a little spookier than what we're used to.
You may get a scenario of a psychotic male who can use tools like this to keep up with an ex-girlfriend, for example." Advertise | AdChoices Huger does think webcams are much more common today than a few years ago, when Back Orifice was a popular hacker tool -- meaning the threat from RBot, and the inevitable copycats, is serious.
He thinks computer virus writers will eventually have access to a small army of webcam-controlled PCs that they use for personal amusement. "It takes invasion of privacy to a whole new level," he said. But Craig Schmugar, virus research manager at McAfee Inc., said consumers should really be much more worried about viruses and worms designed to capture keystrokes -- which enable virus writers to steal passwords and personal financial information -- than programs designed to flip on webcams. "For most people, keyloggers probably pose the greater risk," he said.

The good news is that your virus protection software should eliminate these webcam worries right alongside other outside threats. As long as your software's virus profile database is up to date, you're as safe as possible. In addition to virus-scanning software, a good firewall might help more network-savvy people determine if their webcams are streaming data to an outside source.
Then again, if a computer has been compromised by a virus or Trojan, the firewall might be as well. Of course, the most secure piece of hardware is the one that isn't plugged in, so if you're really sketched out by the idea that someone might be spying on you, simply unplug your camera from the USB port. If, like me, you have an unpluggable webcam embedded in your laptop screen, you may want to blindfold it with a piece of tape.
On the other hand, I wouldn't worry too much about Internet Peeping Toms. Relatively few webcam-controlling viruses have appeared, at least partly because the hardware varies from PC to PC. Writing one virus that works with all those models would be a programming challenge.
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