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Claire Godpool Bunting
It seems as if I have been getting infections of either my society forums or here of the Entropia forums. I would think the first one but I can´t be sure. Got a backdoor Trojan and a backdoor hijacker. So for all of you out there scan well, don´t miss out of scanning ever as it could mean the difference between your peds being there or not when you next log on. And before you start replying about that I could have browsed other pages or gotten them from an e-mail. I browse on a different computer and I get e-mails on another computer. Purely just the two options of either the society forums or these here forums.
Trojans and such can be embedded into pictures and when they are forced open like most screenshots are here they could be sending you infected things. So when you browse keep your shields and protections on at all times. You never know....it might happen to you

Thanks for your time

Claire Bunting

P.S
I am in no way a computer expert and all statements are mine and mine alone...
 
GoldCard=no worries.....scanned....nuttin`..... :tongue2:
 
hmm
better go for a check then...
 
Never heard that you can embed exe files in a pic and i still doubt it. But who knows... :p
 
testeronline said:
is posible to insert malicious code in JPG type files.
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Correct, but it relies on a bug in the Windows image-handling apps, which can be patched from the MS download site... if you have been updating your security patches regularly, this should not be a problem.

But thanks for the heads-up.
 
Get Spybot-SD !
Get Ad-Aware !
Scan your computer now with Bitdefender.ro live - the second best antivirus in the world!

PS: Norton Antivirus has 0 value in my personal experience, as I run a neighbourhood network using the best antivirus in the world, some users decided NAV was better, 6 days later they switched back and removed about 20 malwares NAV failed to detect and protect. It sucks! The best antivirus in the world, has however protected my and abou 80 other PCs I installed it on for the last 3 years...
 
mrproper said:
Get Spybot-SD !
Get Ad-Aware !
Scan your computer now with Bitdefender.ro live - the second best antivirus in the world!

PS: Norton Antivirus has 0 value in my personal experience, as I run a neighbourhood network using the best antivirus in the world, some users decided NAV was better, 6 days later they switched back and removed about 20 malwares NAV failed to detect and protect. It sucks! The best antivirus in the world, has however protected my and abou 80 other PCs I installed it on for the last 3 years...
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You dont really need ad-aware if u got spybot :D and yep bitdefender ftw :D i just gotta get a better comp so i can have it running while playing pe aswell and get a paid copy of it :p

And yes norton sucks major donkey arse and take to much system resources :D
 
nah who needs safety
 
mrproper said:
Get Spybot-SD !
Get Ad-Aware !
Scan your computer now with Bitdefender.ro live - the second best antivirus in the world!

PS: Norton Antivirus has 0 value in my personal experience, as I run a neighbourhood network using the best antivirus in the world, some users decided NAV was better, 6 days later they switched back and removed about 20 malwares NAV failed to detect and protect. It sucks! The best antivirus in the world, has however protected my and abou 80 other PCs I installed it on for the last 3 years...
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So if "bitdefender" is the second best antivirus in the world, what's the best?
 
mrproper said:
Get Spybot-SD !
Get Ad-Aware !
Scan your computer now with Bitdefender.ro live - the second best antivirus in the world!

PS: Norton Antivirus has 0 value in my personal experience, as I run a neighbourhood network using the best antivirus in the world, some users decided NAV was better, 6 days later they switched back and removed about 20 malwares NAV failed to detect and protect. It sucks! The best antivirus in the world, has however protected my and abou 80 other PCs I installed it on for the last 3 years...
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Thx for suggesting Bitdefender - now off to find an hacktool for that ;)
 
Also, www.pcpitstop.com can be used in addition to the other stuff (as some antispyware progs have had spyware definitions removed for some items after threats of lawsuits from the spyware makers).

Microsoft antispyware cannot be totally trusted, they were in talks a while back to buy claria/gator (spyware). Dont know if the deal actually went through or not, but their prog detects gator and claria but says recomended action is to leave it as it is safe (yeah, right). I hope this 'service' (gator) will not be included in the next version of windows......

I have most of these progs running most of the time, all progs are free editions if theres anyone here who hasnt got them...

avg antivirus
zonealarm firewall
ad-aware (company is at lavasoft.de but download file is hosted at download.com)
winpatrol
spybot s&d (search and destroy)
peerguardian2

with the peerguardian prog, its safe to download from that site again, methlabs is now back under control of the original team after being hijacked by an ex employee (with the others forced to go to sourceforge as phoenix labs for a while), but theyve kept the phoenix labs name when they got their domain back.
 
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Noggin said:
So if "bitdefender" is the second best antivirus in the world, what's the best?
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Got so many questions about that :p. It's NOD32.
Unbiased sites and reviews usually gave them the credit they deserve... but oh well...
 
I recomend AVG, spybot sd and ad-ware SE. Well maybe i use them but they work very well, and do a second scan and its all clean.

ALso to ensure security, clear your internet cache for internet explorer and firefox.
And empty your temp folder, you can get programs that do this for you.

Scan the windows folders first, as most harmfull programs hide in there for disguise of being a windows program.
Scan your program files second then documents and settings, every other folder should be scanned after, so you would find most harmfull stuff at the start of the scan.
 
Legion said:
Never heard that you can embed exe files in a pic and i still doubt it. But who knows... :p
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Old trick, many porn sites using this trick as well (.asf videos and .jpeg pictures with trojans or viruses).

I found only this
one when I looking for the oldest post, it's from 2002, but picture infaction is a more older trick. :wise:

Edit: a better article about this here
 
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arieas said:
I recomend AVG, spybot sd and ad-ware SE. Well maybe i use them but they work very well, and do a second scan and its all clean.

ALso to ensure security, clear your internet cache for internet explorer and firefox.
And empty your temp folder, you can get programs that do this for you.

Scan the windows folders first, as most harmfull programs hide in there for disguise of being a windows program.
Scan your program files second then documents and settings, every other folder should be scanned after, so you would find most harmfull stuff at the start of the scan.
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Simple clean cheap free solution:
AVG + Spybot + Ad-Aware + Windows Update on + montly scans with Bitdefender or other AV... Bitdefender has even a passive free version now...

Use system restore too...
 
Hmmm.

When it comes to money in real life... Do u accept no security?

No!! Didn't think so. As well in EU... use security and bye a GOLDCARD.

If u even deposit 100 us$ it's worth it. Then... they can try everything to acess your account. No sniffer/backdoor can guess next code.

Ok... i give u that it takes 4-5 sek more to log in, but then... who will die tomorrow?

+Red to all before me who said GOLDCARD
 
I think this combo enough (using this for a long time, no problem):
win built-in firewall + AVG + Ad-Aware SE + Ad-Watch + Trojan Guarder Gold

Of course, because we speaking now from EU, then goldcard is a must.

Btw pm me if someone can use EU under linux, I can't emulate it (minimal risk then). :rolleyes:
 
Axel said:
Hmmm.

When it comes to money in real life... Do u accept no security?

No!! Didn't think so. As well in EU... use security and bye a GOLDCARD.

If u even deposit 100 us$ it's worth it. Then... they can try everything to acess your account. No sniffer/backdoor can guess next code.

Ok... i give u that it takes 4-5 sek more to log in, but then... who will die tomorrow?

+Red to all before me who said GOLDCARD
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How about just preventing malware from getting on your computer?!
You do have a clientloader where you enter your password and user. They can access your account anyway. Also, they can sniff your email login and then mess you up real good. And if they do that and break your windows installation, have a good day if you can!

Better safe than sorry!
 
Use system restore too...
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I never use that anymore as not only does it use space (which I have a severe lack of atm) but also last time I had a virus on here was because of an infected restore file (the antivirus i had at the time detected and deleted the main viruses but not the one in system restore).

+Red to all before me who said GOLDCARD
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Guessing you meant +rep? :laugh:

Seriously though, although I use a goldcard, the account settings could get messed up, password and email changed, withdrawal card (cant remember name of it sorry) ordered and sent to another address etc. In my case theres not much peds to withdraw, but theres many people who have tens of thousands invested in this game. Plus if theres a password sniffer someone could access my online banking details for credit cards or bank account, transfer money etc. Or even get the security code we have to type in whenever we add funds to our PE accounts. Goldcard is a must, but its not 100% secure until the website requires it to login too.
 
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Yea, they should require the goldcard use to login to the website.
 
Mkdesign said:
Yea, they should require the goldcard use to login to the website.
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And how would they know you lost/broken your gold card?
 
And how would they know you lost/broken your gold card?
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Maybe there could be a part of the website where you only needed a username and email address to request a new goldcard be sent to the address they have on file? (similar to lost password recovery sorta thing). This would have to be paid for by credit card online due to being unable to login at PE.
 
Flipper said:
Maybe there could be a part of the website where you only needed a username and email address to request a new goldcard be sent to the address they have on file? (similar to lost password recovery sorta thing). This would have to be paid for by credit card online due to being unable to login at PE.
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But this would be needed for people who want to use a goldcard right?
And the optional use of it, credit card could be lost too :laugh:
 
OMG it is true! I checked and there was a trojan but my anti-virus killed it!
 
I made a thread about using goldcard to access the webpage aswell once..
I found it disturbing that someone could view my RL-adress and name if they hacked me or some way got my pass and login.
here is that thread:
https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9278

In which Marco replied:
Marco said:
Good ideas. I will forward it to the right person.
To my knowledge (I am not a tech guy) the client loader and the PE site uses the secure https protocol, instead of the normal http one. But if the L/P gets snatched somewhere else, it is still bad.
I think the future lies with fingerprints and DNA. ,-)
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So if there is a PE-player outside your window with a tweezer or nailclipper, be afraid. Be very afraid.
 
Legion said:
Never heard that you can embed exe files in a pic and i still doubt it. But who knows... :p
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A bug in the way Microsoft interprets their own wmf file can allow hackers to exploit a computer. wmf files have a "backup graphic" feature that tells the computer "If you can't display the picture I'm telling you about for some reason, do this instead.". Unscrupulous hackers have taken advantage of this feature, as it can be used to run malicious code on your PC.

This exploit has been available since Windows 3.0. It only recently came to light, and microsoft has released patches for all the versions of windows that are currently being supported. For the Win98/Win95 crowd, there are third party options out there, Google should reveal them.

Cheers,

AG
 
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