Kaspersky Small Office Security 7

If you haven’t changed the application settings, Webcam Protection will be enabled by default.

To enable Webcam Protection:

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Small Office Security, click More Tools. To learn how to open the application, see this guide.
2. Go to the Data Protection section and click Privacy Protection.
3. Move the Webcam Protection switch to the “On” position.

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Small Office Security, click More Tools. To learn how to open the application, see this guide.
2. Go to the Data Protection section and click Privacy Protection.
3. Click Privacy Protection.
4. Make sure the switch is in the “On” position. 
5. If necessary, adjust the settings:
   • If you want to prevent all applications from accessing your webcam, select the Block access to webcam for all applications checkbox.
   • If you want to be notified when an application is using your webcam when you have allowed it do so, select the Show notification when the webcam is in use by an application for which webcam access is allowed checkbox. For instructions on configuring a group of trusted applications, see this article.

Kaspersky Small Office Security supports the following webcams:

• Logitech HD Webcam C270
• Logitech HD Webcam C310
• Logitech Webcam C210
• Logitech Webcam Pro 9000
• Logitech HD Webcam C525
• Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000
• Microsoft LifeCam VX-2000
• Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000
• Microsoft LifeCam VX-800
• Microsoft LifeCam Cinema

1. Connect your webcam to the computer and enable it.
2. Open Device Manager:
   • In Windows 7, click Start in the lower-left corner. In the search field, enter Device Manager and press Enter on the keyboard.
   • In Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10, press Windows+X on the keyboard and select Device Manager from the list.
3. Find the web camera in the Imaging Devices section or Sound, video and game controllers section and double-click it.
4. Go to the Driver tab and click Details.
5. Check the list of driver files.

Kaspersky Small Office Security controls access to webcams that meet one the following requirements:

• UVC-compatible cameras work with the operating system driver and do not require installation of the driver from the vendor.
• The camera is connected over USB or IEEE1394 and is displayed in Device Manager as an Imaging Device.

Kaspersky Small Office Security does not control access to:

• Audio streams from the webcam’s built-in microphone, should the application try to access audio data separately to video data.
• Drives built in or connected to the webcam.
• Other features of the camera.
• The webcam, if an application requests permission from Kaspersky Small Office Security but the anti-virus can’t be run at that particular moment (for instance, the application isn’t responding or is in the process of starting up).