Configuring Access to Microphones

Dr.Web protects your privacy by controlling application access to microphones connected to your computer.

To access the Microphones window

1.Open Dr.Web menu Dr.Web icon, then select Security Center.

2.In the open window, click Devices and Personal Data tile.

3.Make sure Dr.Web operates in administrator mode (the lock at the bottom of the program window is open ). Otherwise, click the lock .

4.Click the Microphones tile. A parameter window opens.

Figure 73. Access to the Microphones window

Figure 73. Access to the Microphones window

 

In this section:

Dr.Web reaction to application access to microphones

Access for specific applications

Dr.Web reaction to application access to microphones

In the drop-down window, select an operation mode to be applied to all applications.

Allow—applications are allowed to access microphones. This option is selected by default.

Block—applications cannot access microphones.

Ask—on every application attempt to access a microphone, you are prompted to select a further action for the application: allow or block access to the microphone.

Figure 74. Selecting an access mode for an applications

Figure 74. Selecting an access mode for an applications

Access for specific applications

To configure access rules for specific applications

1.Click Add.

2.In the open window, click the Browse button and select an application that you want to create a rule for.

3.Select the microphone access mode in the drop-down list.

Figure 75. Creating an access rule for an application

Figure 75. Creating an access rule for an application

Application list

You can edit access rules for applications.

To edit an application rule for a certain application, select a new value in the drop-down menu for this application.

To delete a rule, select an application from the list and click Delete. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

Receiving notifications

When access to microphones is blocked for a process, a notification is displayed. If necessary, you can configure desktop notifications.

See also:

Notifications