Understanding hacking attempts

[iPhone You]

Good guide basic things to protect ourselves.

 

[Pleomax]

I only got hacked once, 2 years ago, via a java drive-by. It wasn't as viral as it is today. Everyone knows it now, so it's not that affective, but still many people fell for it and gets hacked =/

 

[Suhhh]

i like many others have found out the hard way. Just pretty much play an online game for a while until you learn how to prevent getting hacked :/

 

[pure chi]

Maybe try including how to remove them like sandbox, might make it more popular.

 

[just un dude]

A tip you can add:

If you know you're infected, just pull out your internet plug for the time being.
As they can access files on your computer etc aswell.

Just download anti malwarebytes and such via another computer, and put it on the infected one with a USB stick / ext. hard drive etc.

 

[Zerkerfist]

Really good guide so far

I was just reading another thread about the abundance of people who get "hacked" all the time, and how easy it is to avoid such things if you are careful and cautious. I think this guide will help alot of people who have no idea what a Java Drive by even is, and teach them how to deal with such a situation.

Looking forward to the rest of the guide mate!

 

[scylla]

Yep your living in the stone age, not to far from now, when your browser finds a malicious page, your antivirus will block the attack and attempt to gain access to the host that the offending file is on and attempt to obliterate the threat from the internet at that level :laugh:

MacAfee/Norton = protection?

Also, am I living in the stone age using a firewall or did you just not list it for some reason.

 

[Cooliosurfer1]

Thanks for explaining that! I actually almost did that once but I've been very savvy as of lately. Now there's one thing I don't understand, what the heck is DDOS'ing? I've been hearing that a lot especially when I'm bossing

 

[yustunna]

Thanks bro very nice.

 

[FCD]

Ive never been hacked in my life because i know all this information. Good stuff to know.

 

[Salesman2525]

I also recommend that, if ever infected use malware bytez or just do a complete reformat. Also, 99% of the links you see being spammed in the duel arena are Java drive-bys.

 

[pumpkin]

I wish I read this ealier, I was infected by an Imageshack Java Drive By and lost 600M. I had no virus protection

 

[Hellxknight]

well done mate, this is v helpful

 

[Wetdoomseal]

Thanks, i always looked out for the supposed Steams requesting Java but didn't think it was possible on other sites such as making imageshack very clever.

 

[Petermh]

not bad so far, I recommend not logging in onto runescape at all, at least for a few days. They should log onto a noob account a couple of times a day and check ip everytime they log on.

It's suggested that when you know you've been hit by a drive by, or are RAT'd, to disconnect from the internet on that machine in whole. Until you get the virus removed.

^All you need to know

 

[Petermh]

Also, it may be worth mentioning that people walking around populated places spamming (typically with some annoying, flashy autotyper) things about streaming a drop party/staking/dungeoneering/PK'ing glitch, telling you to visit a certain site, are just about never without malicious intent. Especially when that site that they're telling you to visit asks your permission to use java....

TL;DR: don't go to owne3d.tv.com, 0wn3d.tv.com, live_stream.com, and whatever other fake streaming sites there are being advertised on YouTube videos/duel arena/GE.

 

[@RsMarket@]

Very nice guide. thanks.

 

[The Triboss]

Fair, not great. These I thought were common knowledge.

 

[Radion]

I've hacked before, and this guide is 100% of what you should be aware of.

 

[SoNuclear]

I wouldn't quite define these as hacking, but then again, what else could i call them Anyway, good guide