Keep getting hacked X(

[Whowantstoknow]

Anyone got any tips on how to stop getting hacked (no I will not stop looking at pr0n :P )

This is the second time I have been hacked in a month. The first time all 5 accounts were comprimised which I suspect was due to a keylogger as I was probably a little careless with my computer security settings. This time though I have been insanely careful. I have run as many spyware/malware/virus scan programs I can think of and everything comes back clean. What is strange this time is that only 3 accounts were comprimised (confirmed by a GM) so it makes me think it was not a key logger this time (else all 5 most likely would have been - all 5 accounts have seperate passwords that were generated so are strong.

I have ordered an authenticator but DHL always seems to try and deliver when I am not in :cursing: .

Anybody got any tips on how to keep my accounts safe and how to track down this current keylogger/virus/trojan that I can not locate?

Thanks

[Enndo]

Get a good anti-spyware anti-malware program and run it daily. I use malwarebytes and it is great.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Be home when DHL comes by. ;) Seriously. With the authenticator, it is unfeasible for anyone to hack you.

[unseen]

Here's a sound game plan for you:

Reimage your machine(s) and reinstall everything to be sure you are virus free.
Install anti-virus software.
If you're running Windows XP (or 2000 I suppose) do not log in as an administrator. Create an account for you and only use the administrative account when you need to install something.
Ensure you're actually patching your machine.
Do not install questionable software or software from untrusted sources.

Never get hacked again. Yay!

[falsfire3401]

Also, if possible (IE if you have 2 PCs), browse wow-related websites from a PC other than the one you play wow on. Lots of hacks come from malicious banner ads that get posted on legitimate community websites before being traced and taken down, so even if you're a totally legit player you could still end up with a trojan from some flash or whatnot banner ad on a legit WOW community website.

I browse alot of wow websites from the PC I play wow on, and I've never been hacked in the 4+ years I've been playing. I've received my fair share of phishing emails but I have always identified them as such simply by the fact they're asking me to either click a link and login to my account to "verify", or reply to their message with all my secret information.


Still, just to be on the safe side, I ordered and am now using an authenticator. Total peace of mind now, even if somebody gets my password and login, they cannot access my account except for a one-in-a-million chance that they guess the correct six-digit code for that 20 second time interval.

[zanthor]

Still, just to be on the safe side, I ordered and am now using an authenticator. Total peace of mind now, even if somebody gets my password and login, they cannot access my account except for a one-in-a-million chance that they guess the correct six-digit code for that 20 second time interval. 60 seconds... :P

[Whowantstoknow]

Here's a sound game plan for you:

Reimage your machine(s) and reinstall everything to be sure you are virus free.
Install anti-virus software.
If you're running Windows XP (or 2000 I suppose) do not log in as an administrator. Create an account for you and only use the administrative account when you need to install something.
Ensure you're actually patching your machine.
Do not install questionable software or software from untrusted sources.

Never get hacked again. Yay!Sadly I do all this (yes I am a more than a little computer savvy although got lazy the first time!)

I was running a fresh install of vista. I have a seperate user and admin accounts. I only play from the user account. All security patches are applied. I use real time virus scanning (AVG) and Spyware protection (Adaware). The only downloads I have done except for drivers and patches are:

Spybot
Adaware
AVG
Other spyware/malware diagnostic tools
Firefox
Innerspace
ISBoxer
Jamba
Grid (today)
Autobar (today)
Clique (today)

I suspect whatever is causing my problems was piggybacking one of those addons as within the hour of DLing I was hacked
Downloaded from Curse and Wowinterface. Up until a month ago I had never ever been hacked.

Bah just realised I never installed noscripts addon for firefox to combat fishy banner ads etc - a big doh from me on that one.

[unseen]

Ever since I heard people claiming their accounts were compromised by using the curse download client I've started installing all mods by myself, and only ones I thought were pretty reputable.

Not sure if you use that to install your mods but perhaps that could be an indicator.

[Clone]

Seriously get an authenticator and you never have to worry about geting hacked again :)

[Bollwerk]

I highly recommend NoScript for Firefox.

[Moorea]

I think blaming curse client is spreading FUD. Have you considered maybe your login/password was easy to guess and your problem is unrelated to your machine ?

[Allestaria]

Even if you change your pw and such. Did you fix your email? If they hacked your wow accounts I'm sure they hacked your email also.

Always change your email when your account has been hacked.
If you did that then I would suggest a cleaning of the computer. Better safe then sorry now.
I had a friend who has been hacked 6 times since wow was released. He finally changed his email information and has not had a problem since. He even cleaned his hardware system after each hack and that did not stop them. This last time they revived his account with a game card and blizzard wasn't going to do anything about it since the dude paid to reactivate.
Now that he changed his email with a clean system he hasn't had another problem.

Also adaware/spybot etc only truely work if you buy the programs and don't use the free service.

[wendalf]

I went through this earlier this month. Only my main account was compromised though. Before I even got my account back though I had an authenticator in my hands. No issues since.

[Starbuck_Jones]

My solution is this. Most multiboxers have more than one box. Pick a box you don't game on as your internet box. I have 5 computers. 3 of them I use to play wow on. I browse the net and do all the pr0n on a separate box.

[Simulacra]

Seriously get an authenticator and you never have to worry about geting hacked again :)/agree - I used to get hacked about once a year - not any more

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I think blaming curse client is spreading FUD. Have you considered maybe your login/password was easy to guess and your problem is unrelated to your machine ?Until you positively identify the vector, EVERYBODY is suspect. Calling out valid possibilities isn't spreading FUD. Especially when said suspect has spread trojans in the past.

[Yamio]

I haven't been infected in years.

I was a desktop tech for years and have cleaned 100's if not thousands of infected PC's of some of the most vile viruses known to man, and because of this I do everything I can to ensure I don't get infected. As simple as it is to get a virus, it's just as simple NOT to. It's like having unprotected sex with a heavily infected partner. One who you know who is 100% infected with something that will make your genitals fall off. If that were the case you wouldn't have unprotected sex with them would you?

Nor would you go swimming in the dirtiest river in the world either.

That last one wasn't a question.

The day where hackers simply want to destroy your files and mess up your computer are forever gone. Today virus are built to steal something; your money or your identity, sometimes both. We need to be constantly vigilant in making sure our computers are as safe as they can possibly be. Computers are our work, hobby, and a source of entertainment. It baffles me why we don't take keeping them safe seriously.

I haven't been infected in years, and there are a lot of people on these boards who haven't been either. We're not special; we just make sure our shit stays our shit, and doesn't end up as somebody else's shit.