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WEBCAM SHIELD – GETTING STARTED
Webcam Shield, available in Avast Premium Security, prevents applications and malware from accessing your PC’s webcam without your consent. With Webcam Shield enabled, untrusted applications cannot capture images or videos, or send these contents outside of your PC.
Disable Webcam Shield
Webcam Shield is enabled by default. We recommend always keeping Webcam Shield enabled and only disabling it for temporary troubleshooting purposes.
To disable Webcam Shield:
1. Open Avast Premium Security, then select Privacy ▸ Webcam Shield.
2. Click the green (ON) slider, then specify for how long Webcam Shield will remain disabled.
3. Click OK, Stop to confirm.
Webcam Shield is now disabled. To manually enable it, click the red (OFF) slider so that it changes to green (ON).
Modify Settings Webcam Shield offers three behavior modes for how it handles applications that attempt to access your webcam. To select your preferred mode:
Open Avast Premium Security, then select Privacy ▸ Webcam Shield.
2. Click Settings (the gear icon) on the top-right corner.
