Manage webcam access on Windows devices

Apps that use your webcam are common, especially in the workplace. However, it's important to be aware which apps have access to your webcam to help protect your privacy. Bad actors can try and spy on you through your device's camera, stealing personal information or recording you without your knowledge. Malwarebytes' Webcam Monitoring feature for Windows devices alerts you when an app has access to your camera. From the Desktop Security app, you can turn off alerts for apps you trust and directly uninstall apps you don't. 

Check out Turn on Webcam Monitoring on Windows devices for steps on how to enable Webcam Monitoring.

Turn off Webcam Monitoring alerts

When Malwarebytes detects an app with webcam access on your device, it sends you a notification to alert you. If the app is one you trust, you can turn off alerts for that app right from the notification. Simply click Trust this app in the notification.

If you missed the notification or closed it accidentally, you can turn off alerts from the Webcam Monitoring screen:

1. Open the app.
2. Click the Privacy Controls icon in the left side bar.
3. On the Privacy Controls page, click the Webcam monitoring tab. Apps that were detected by Malwarebytes are shown in a list.
4. Click theicon next to the app you want to turn alerts off for.
5. Click Manage alerts.
6. On the details pane, check I trust this app and don't want alerts for it.
7. Click Done. 

Uninstall an app with webcam access

If you get an alert for an app you don't trust, you can uninstall it from the Desktop Security app. Uninstalling the app removes it from your device.

1. Open the app.
2. Click the Privacy Controls icon in the left side bar.
3. On the Privacy Controls page, click the Webcam monitoring tab. Apps that were detected by Malwarebytes are shown in a list.
4. Click theicon next to the app you want to turn alerts off for.
5. Click Manage alerts.
6. On the details pane, click the Uninstall button. The app will be automatically uninstalled from your device.