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I had an anonymous comment in my last entry, and thought to write an entry on Hacking Protection as a result.
Spyware and Key logging "trojan" programs on your computer are a serious security threat when it comes to the hackability of your Runescape account.
A few rules to help you keep clean of these trojans:
- Use a different browser than Internet Explorer wherever possible. Some sites won't work without IE, but many of the spyware that comes from websites was developed specifically to exploit Internet Explorer weaknesses. Considering over 80% of all web traffic is done through IE, it's a good investment for them. I recommend Firefox. It's fast and it comes with security built in that IE lacks upon install. See the link at the top right of this page to download Firefox for free.
- Don't download "hacks" or programs that are meant to enhance your Runescape experience. If it's an official program, suggest the author submit their software to Tucows or some other large well-known repository, and download it from there later. You could be installing a key logger or the program could straight out ask you for your password and then pass it on to the maker of the software!
- Download Lavasoft's Ad Aware SE - the free version if you're using your home computer. Then, make sure all aspects of it are updated (when you first download it, there may still be updates you need to download immediately after installation) and then let it scan your drives. This may take a while if you, like me, have large drives. It's worth the wait but you might want to let it scan overnight if you've never scanned before.
Remove *ALL* of the things that Ad Aware SE finds. You may have to right-click the list and choose "select all" before proceeding if you have a long list. I had a friend with over 700 items in this list the first time we cleaned his computer up.
- Download Spyware Search & Destroy (these can both be found in Tucows directory) and do the same things as in step #2. I find that these two programs work nicely together to keep my drive clean, with my doing weekly scans.
And as is standard these days, get a virus scanner that runs on your machine all the time it's on, and make sure the virus scanner keeps up to date. I personally use Norton with its LiveUpdate feature, but you may prefer something else, or your computer may prefer something else ;) I've had virus programs severely slow down my machine's performance and even crash it, while on other machines that virus program works just fine. Do what works, and what doesn't cause you headaches.
Keep your computer clean. It's an important step in protecting your account from being hacked.
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