Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @01:53PM
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Try to uninstall it without unlocking it first and let me know how you make out. It's a free download. This was done by design for parental control reasons.
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So if I boot off a LiveCD and mount the hard drive without starting Windows, what's stopping me from locating and removing this application?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:08PM
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That's the only way to uninstall it without the password.
Would you be willing to back up that claim by offering some cash (I suggest at least $2500) to whoever can prove you wrong?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @03:48PM
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That the program can not be uninstalled once it is locked?
More generally, that it cannot be disabled/bypassed short of using a boot disk. A "winner" should be able to turn the webcam on without the password when run with administrator privileges.
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @07:22PM
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I am probably just going to give the product away for free, but continue to support it. If any bugs are found I will patch them.
If I decide to continue monetizing the product I will definitely consider the contest. Thanks for your feedback.
Don't have a Windows box, but sounds like fun discovering how to disable it.
* If locked, I assume it prevents access even by changing the USB port?
* Does it prevent other use of the USB ports (flash drives, etc)?
* Does it prevent all cameras, or just the camera identified while the software was running?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @03:28PM
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* If locked, I assume it prevents access even by changing the USB port?
Yes
* Does it prevent other use of the USB ports (flash drives, etc)? No
* Does it prevent all cameras, or just the camera identified while the software was running? Prevents all cameras.
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by walterbell on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:03PM
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Keylogger?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam
by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:16PM
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No keylogger protection for the password, that's in the works for the next version.