Well it has come to attention that my accounts on runescape have been hacked, i hadn't logged on for a few days and i logged on thismorning to help a mate out , so i logged in and i was in draynor and i thought thats strange i thought i logged out in varrok, anyway i lost about 400k and 15k bronze arrows and 10 k iron arrows, not much i no but still, most of my better stuff is stored on another account luckily......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any getting to the question i was wondering if there was anything i can do apart from running a virus check, that would make me safer and/ or the ability to find anything about what happened.... i am still not sure what i downloaded or recieved to get this virus and im usualy quite cautious ????

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anyway anything inparticualr i should do ...

Just run Ad-aware with all the latest updates and Spybot S&D. Then maybe do a Hijackthis log and post it here. Of course, change pass and recovery questions and dont' login until you've done all this. Also, delete and 3rd party software you have installed like a client or anything.

Use Firefox over Internet Explorer?

try scanning with everything,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

use firefox,

 

 

 

be more concious what you download e.g. key loggers

 

 

 

change ure password AFTER you scan ure comp. Can't strees that enough make shore your system is clean before you change it otherwise ppl are just gonna go back in

Run Hijackthis and post the log before using programs like Ad-Aware. They usually destroy the information (registry keys) that would be listed in HJT log but doesn't delete the actual keylogger.

i heard that this forum can keylog people....

 

 

 

so if u have ur real rsn as ur forum name and pass the same

 

 

 

as ur rsn pass, ull b keylogged

i heard that this forum can keylog people....

 

 

 

so if u have ur real rsn as ur forum name and pass the same

 

 

 

as ur rsn pass, ull b keylogged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:roll: ..first off it's not the forum doing anything. Some of the advertisements in the past have been known to cause problems, but tif is not out to keylog you and the people who put up the advertisements dont' give a [cabbage] about your rs account. Please don't cause any problems when there doesn't need to be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please ignore "axewielder13"'s post.

Just run Ad-aware with all the latest updates and Spybot S&D. Then maybe do a Hijackthis log and post it here. Of course, change pass and recovery questions and dont' login until you've done all this. Also, delete and 3rd party software you have installed like a client or anything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He shouldn't even change the password until his computer's clean. What's the point otherwise ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not forget an up-to-date antivirus and run a full scan with it first.

Yah, wouldn't bother changing the pass until after you run HJT then ad aware.

 

Just run Ad-aware with all the latest updates and Spybot S&D. Then maybe do a Hijackthis log and post it here. Of course, change pass and recovery questions and dont' login until you've done all this. Also, delete and 3rd party software you have installed like a client or anything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He shouldn't even change the password until his computer's clean. What's the point otherwise ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not forget an up-to-date antivirus and run a full scan with it first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I listed the pass changing stuff after I said to scan. Figured he'd go through the list..

when i had norton antivirus 2005, it caused me most of my computer problems so i got rid of it and my comp is fast, i have no problems what so ever *good thing i dont*, i have some better softs that keep stuff out, as if the antivirus doesnt really keep stuff out of ur comp, i do have antivirus program but it is not like norton and doesnt cause me problems or slow downs unless im using it, which happens when i notice strange, weird things going on, when i do i turn like 5 scanners on at same time and go play b-ball, also get a firewall, very useful, keeps most people out

Everyone basically covered what to do, and if you need a great antivirus program, the one I use is Panda Titanium:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.pandasoftware.com , goodluck.

get a firewall like sypate persinal firewall. its great

when i had norton antivirus 2005, it caused me most of my computer problems so i got rid of it and my comp is fast, i have no problems what so ever *good thing i dont*, i have some better softs that keep stuff out, as if the antivirus doesnt really keep stuff out of ur comp, i do have antivirus program but it is not like norton and doesnt cause me problems or slow downs unless im using it, which happens when i notice strange, weird things going on, when i do i turn like 5 scanners on at same time and go play b-ball, also get a firewall, very useful, keeps most people out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you have nortan anti-virus dont delete it its a very good program but yes there are other programs but make sure if you do you find a program to Replace Nortan as many different programs do different stuff and dont get them confused and leave ure self vunerable

once youve scanned ur pc and chaged ur pass etc, y dont you use and on screen keyboard in the future just to have that extra safety?

once youve scanned ur pc and chaged ur pass etc, y dont you use and on screen keyboard in the future just to have that extra safety?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because on-screen keyboards do NOT offer any extra safety. All they do is mimic keyboards and keyloggers sees them just like regular physical keyboards.

o rite, i got told that keyloggers cant see them, suppose i shouldnt bother using it then :roll:

once youve scanned ur pc and chaged ur pass etc, y dont you use and on screen keyboard in the future just to have that extra safety?

I guess you don't know how keyloggers and the onscreen keyboard work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyloggers capture the keystroke event, not physical keystrokes.

 

 

 

Onscreen keyboard send a keystroke event, just like your regular keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anybody who says that OSK makes you safe from keyloggers is a n00b or liar.

Well you should download Microsoft Antispyware Beta1 from http://www.microsoft.com that should get rid of the spyware then use Norton AntiVirus System Scan as the other people have been telling you. This should remove your computer of all major threats and after that just stay on the safe side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't click any links that you don't know where they go (I know this is hard just try) and well run regular scans. You should be alright!

In case you havnt done so scan with Ad-aware, Spybot S&D and scan and post a HijackThis lol in this thread and one of us will take a look for you to make sure you're clean.