geekoverlord Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 So yesterday I decided to get on RS for the first time in a nice few months, only to discover my password doesnt work. Thinking I just forgot it, I did an account recovery and was able to get into my account. Only to find that I now have 97 Defense (previous was 85) and 91 Constitution (Also 85 before hacker). I did lost all of my items and such, but luckly he had left me enough green D hide and Dragon bones to be able to recover the important stuff. My question to you, how would YOU feel if a hacker had made advancements onto your character without your knowledge? Im kind of dissapointed, myself. 98% Of teenagers surround their minds with rap music, if you're part of the 2% that stayed with rock, put this in your signature, ROCK IS BETTER!Runescape has policies now?First barrows drop 12/12/08 - Aharims Robeskirt FTW XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foofoomagoo Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'd probably just quit. 26M Crafting XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frede173 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Sounds like you got hacked by gold farmers tbh. Owner of a comp cape since February 11th 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekoverlord Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Should I go in an cancel the members subscription that they left me with, or wait for it to run out? I dont want whoever hacked me to have any say over the future of the account, or if they could somehow reaquire it. 98% Of teenagers surround their minds with rap music, if you're part of the 2% that stayed with rock, put this in your signature, ROCK IS BETTER!Runescape has policies now?First barrows drop 12/12/08 - Aharims Robeskirt FTW XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Cancel your membership. I think they get some code when they subscribe that can be used for recovery (further proof it is your acc, etc). Then do the usual routine of virus scan. Make a password using numbers, letters and symbols if you have a godly memory. Example: for4eh!l0[lz] (not a real password :P, but you get the point). Makes it harder to brute force your ass. And to answer your question, if a hacker stole my account and pumped its stats, I would be [bleep]ing happy. I barely have any GPs or valuable [cabbage] anyway, so I'd profit quite a bit. Not saying I would set myself up to be vulnerable to someone hijacking my account, but still. Don't see how them boosting your stats is a bad thing as long as you can get your account back. SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999134 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 looks like you where hacked and then someone used your account to bot greens. Check it out, huge amount of effort has gone into this massive mod![hide=old sig][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essiw Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I wouldn't go on with that account, as it would feel like I didn't do it, which I would think all the time. http://sign.tip.it/1/2/79/260/essiw.png Retired item crew I would like to be credited as essiw at the website update & corrections forum. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlowinRedM Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Cancel your membership. I think they get some code when they subscribe that can be used for recovery (further proof it is your acc, etc). Then do the usual routine of virus scan. Make a password using numbers, letters and symbols if you have a godly memory. Example: for4eh!l0[lz] (not a real password :P, but you get the point). Makes it harder to brute force your ass. And to answer your question, if a hacker stole my account and pumped its stats, I would be [bleep]ing happy. I barely have any GPs or valuable [cabbage] anyway, so I'd profit quite a bit. Not saying I would set myself up to be vulnerable to someone hijacking my account, but still. Don't see how them boosting your stats is a bad thing as long as you can get your account back. its actually safer to make a memorable password that is 4+ words long The corp beast, is, well, just a corp beast. He doesnt even have any friends.[spoiler=Other Quotes]tbh idk why this makes me laugh so hardAll DFS threads turn into efficiency flame wars >.>>OP asks "why use DFS?">everyone says "there is no reason">someone says "stop bashing people who use DFS, efficiency troll ass clown">thread is now a flame fest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatin_world Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 It would piss me off because no matter the levels made I still feel accomplished when I see my skills because I know I made them not someone else. Harboring regret, pain, hatred, and jealousy will always result in the slow destruction of your soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathknell Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I know that if anything happens on my account I am the one who did it. I like that. I'm happy to take the responsibility. I'm like a hot mess, but without the alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowpelt Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 If my account was boosted after being hacked, well it has happened to me before. It doesn't feel like its your account anymore :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I wouldn't go on with that account, as it would feel like I didn't do it, which I would think all the time. Although I don't agree with you that skill accomplishments are very important... Why abandon it? Even if they boosted your skills a little (or even a lot), you still remember all the fun times you had with your character, playing the game, and accomplishing things. Why quit the game or start from scratch when you still have a perfectly good character that can be used for other things? SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2Pullout Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 it's probably getting banned soon it sounds like the guy botted hundreds of hours at green dragons with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 it's probably getting banned soon it sounds like the guy botted hundreds of hours at green dragons with it. Maybe, maybe not. If you want to keep playing on that account, I'd wait a couple weeks just incase something is being processed on Jagex's end and they are going to ban you. If you do get banned you can try to appeal and explain what happened. As soon as you do that, your account is likely to remain banned (denied appeal) or go on lock-down. Still, you have to keep in mind that the goldfarmer has to profit from selling your account, something that can't happen if it gets banned before he can sell. You can be sure that the goldfarmer would at least be a little cautious about it, I think. Even if they botted hundreds of accounts at once, they'd still have to at least make sure that enough don't get banned so they can sell them off. And people say that Jagex is very incompetent when it comes to banning botters, so... EDIT: Since they were botting green dragons and selling the cash itself, then it's possible that they don't take much care at all to prevent it getting banned. Get one toon banned, go to the next. Still... It probably won't get banned. SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lose No Hope Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 it's probably getting banned soon it sounds like the guy botted hundreds of hours at green dragons with it.What makes you think that jagex will actually ban the account? [hide]unbinding green's kidneys for ltk's heartdo you farm guam like me sir ltk[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHopeLeft Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 it's probably getting banned soon it sounds like the guy botted hundreds of hours at green dragons with it.What makes you think that jagex will actually ban the account?The fact that they ban most bots A money pouch would be cool. So would a remote price checker. But honestly I'm thinking an insta-Jcoins-market. LOW ON PRAYER AND DONT LIKE XP WASTE?! BUY AN ULTRA PRAYER RESTORE POTION INSTANTLY FOR JUST 75 CENTS! STAY AT BANDOS ALL DAY/AS LONG YOU HAVE MONEY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessan Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 This is actually an interesting situation. Honestly, I do not know what I would do if I found my account as such following a hack. If it was just my defense and hitpoints, I might just keep playing because I think I have put too much into my account to just quit that account. I only have one, so quitting it does not seem a likely option for me. I agree with other posts above: cancel membership, change password, change recovery questions too. I guess it is easier for them to hack accounts that have good enough levels for gold farming green dragons than to create and build them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpent Eye Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Whether you continue to play or not on that account, I still think you should do your best to secure it fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Party Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Cancel your membership. I think they get some code when they subscribe that can be used for recovery (further proof it is your acc, etc). Then do the usual routine of virus scan. Make a password using numbers, letters and symbols if you have a godly memory. Example: for4eh!l0[lz] (not a real password :P, but you get the point). Makes it harder to brute force your ass. And to answer your question, if a hacker stole my account and pumped its stats, I would be [bleep]ing happy. I barely have any GPs or valuable [cabbage] anyway, so I'd profit quite a bit. Not saying I would set myself up to be vulnerable to someone hijacking my account, but still. Don't see how them boosting your stats is a bad thing as long as you can get your account back. its actually safer to make a memorable password that is 4+ words long Yeah... in the 80's brute force dictionaries use random word combos. Me and the wise old man go way back.... he was a foolish boy back then. My crystal armour idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essiw Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I wouldn't go on with that account, as it would feel like I didn't do it, which I would think all the time. Although I don't agree with you that skill accomplishments are very important... Why abandon it? Even if they boosted your skills a little (or even a lot), you still remember all the fun times you had with your character, playing the game, and accomplishing things. Why quit the game or start from scratch when you still have a perfectly good character that can be used for other things?Because I am a completionist and kind of a perfectionist, so it won't feel good even if it has good memories. http://sign.tip.it/1/2/79/260/essiw.png Retired item crew I would like to be credited as essiw at the website update & corrections forum. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essiw Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I think it does, but w/e I don't even have to think about that stuff because it won't happen. And if it does, you have my answer ;) http://sign.tip.it/1/2/79/260/essiw.png Retired item crew I would like to be credited as essiw at the website update & corrections forum. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaaps1 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Cancel your membership. I think they get some code when they subscribe that can be used for recovery (further proof it is your acc, etc). Then do the usual routine of virus scan. Make a password using numbers, letters and symbols if you have a godly memory. Example: for4eh!l0[lz] (not a real password :P, but you get the point). Makes it harder to brute force your ass. ~It's Super Effective! (The Zaaps Blog)~My YouTube Channel, where you get to watch me go around and make a fool out of myself and all comp capersGuides:~Yeah I wrote them once~Suggestions:~Yeah I made those once~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essiw Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 @Zaaps That is not true, most brute force hack programms use random words. You can better just make up words or write the words so that they are not correct (like lolspeak or backwards). http://sign.tip.it/1/2/79/260/essiw.png Retired item crew I would like to be credited as essiw at the website update & corrections forum. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stev Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) Mod edit: removed some spam posts! :) IKR. First I read it... Then read it again... And again... Then thought, "This guy can't really be serious!" What, are they just waiting to ban him? Collecting a giant list of names (Which is like 3 for Jagex), and then ban them all at once? Lolol, some people on TIF just trip me out. Edited August 29, 2011 by Kimberly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekoverlord Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 theres no "active agreements." when I try to cancel the membership, must have used a card. Can anyone confirm that? 98% Of teenagers surround their minds with rap music, if you're part of the 2% that stayed with rock, put this in your signature, ROCK IS BETTER!Runescape has policies now?First barrows drop 12/12/08 - Aharims Robeskirt FTW XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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