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This Article Applies to:
- Avast Business On-Premise Console
Webcam Shield is designed to prevent applications and malware from accessing the PC's webcam without user consent. With Webcam Shield enabled, untrusted applications cannot capture images or videos and send the content outside of the PC to compromise user privacy.
To determine which applications are trusted and untrusted, Avast Reputation Services analyze the application based on several factors, including how many users have the application installed and the application's certification information.
This component is available for Windows workstations only.
Configuring Webcam Shield Settings
To access Webcam Shield settings:
- Go to the Policies page
- Open the desired policy
- Select Windows Workstation
- Go to the Active protection tab
- Scroll down to the Identity protection section, then click the Customize link next to Webcam Shield
Two sets of settings are available here:
- Mode
- Applications
Mode
Under the Mode section, you can choose which mode Webcam Shield will use:
- Smart Mode (default): Automatically allows trusted applications to access the webcam. If an untrusted application attempts to access the webcam, a notification appears asking the user to allow or block the application. After selecting an option, the application appears on the Blocked & Allowed Apps list where its status can be seen and additional actions selected.
- Strict Mode: Notifies every time any application attempts to access the webcam and allows the user to decide if the application is blocked or allowed. After selecting an option, the application appears on the Blocked & Allowed Apps list where its status can be seen and additional actions selected
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To apply the policy 's Webcam access rules to your endpoints regardless of their local configuration, tick the Overwrite the application list which was already set by the user checkbox.
In the local client's Webcam Shield settings, there is also an option to protect the PC's microphone from unauthorized access (see Webcam Shield).
Applications
Under the Applications section, you can make a list of apps that will be blocked or allowed by Webcam Shield.
Webcam application permission lists are only valid in Smart and Strict modes.
The following system variables are accepted when adding application paths here:
%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%
Use this if you need to specify an executable file located in a folder where shared program files for 32-bit applications are stored.
Example: %CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\app.exe → C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\app.exe
%ProgramFiles(x86)%
Use this if you need to specify an executable file located in a folder where program files for 32-bit applications are stored.
Example: %ProgramFiles(x86)%\app.exe → C:\Program Files (x86)\app.exe
%CommonProgramFiles%
Use this if you need to specify an executable file located in a folder where shared program files are stored.
Example: %CommonProgramFiles%\app.exe → C:\Program Files\Common Files\app.exe
%ProgramFiles%
Use this if you need to specify an executable file located in a folder where program files are stored.
Example: %ProgramFiles%\app.exe → C:\Program Files\app.exe
%WINDIR%\sysnative
Use this if you need to specify an executable file located in a core folder of the operating system.
Example: %WINDIR%\SysNative\app.exe → C:\Windows\System32\app.exe
%WINDIR%
Use this if you need to specify an executable file located inside an operating system folder.
Example: %WINDIR%\app.exe → C:\Windows\app.exe
%SYSTEMDRIVE%
Use this if you need to specify an executable file located anywhere else on the system drive.
Example: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\folder_name\app.exe → C:\folder_name\app.exe
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