Toon Hacking/Account Stealing/Keylogging Consolidated Thread

[Balbasur]

damn this shit is so confuseing ty god for dumb proof nortain virus

[Gtwo]

While a bot program is an easy target and there software can easily be manipulated to gain access to much more information on a pc other than MMO passwords. I dont feel those type people/companies have the desire to infect your PC and steal info anymore than Sony does when u install EQ2 on your PC. Yes it would be just as easy for SOE to hack your info as it would be for the bot you run Sqee. But eventually everything comes out......the truth will find its way out sooner or later. My guess is the bot you subscribe to doesn't want to loose your business or be sued any more than SOE, so there not going to invade your privacy. I could be wrong but, honestly when SANS, McAfee, and other sites have publicly announced the issue/problems Ill take there word for it before I consider yours.

[Sqee]

Originally Posted by Gtwo

stuff

ah... you called me a botter, you make me sad in my pants =( Thats really low ball man.. your such a meany poo poo head!!

[Gtwo]

It was meant in the nicest way possible.

[Sqee]

lol - Well... maybe... maybe i'll forgive you just this once.. But seriously, i barely have enough to pay my monthly's much less a bot program too.

[Gtwo]

Soliciting free bot programs for sexual favors is against the site rules....

I wait maybe im not comprehending your post now

[Gtwo]

4 Sqee: Bots just dont steal passwords they kill too.

[Petgroup]

Originally Posted by Balbasur

damn this shit is so confuseing ty god for dumb proof nortain virus

You spell as good as Norton's Anti-Virus protects your computer........

[Flybait]

Originally Posted by Petgroup

You spell as good as Norton's Anti-Virus protects your computer........

Ain't that the truth, whenever someone brings a virus'd up computer to me first thing i do is take off norton, and yeah, it's always norton, then install avast, because not only does it work, but it's free.

[Oswaldor]

Originally Posted by quasigenx

I wish SoE would provide a way to lock your account to certain IP addresses. Or perhaps to lock your account to the CD key that you installed with. Kind of like iTunes only allows you to play songs registered to your key. Neither piece of info would be easily obtainable via a key logger. They would need to make sure the CD key wasn't laying around in plain text anywhere, and that the process to register a new IP address or CD key had some protection around it, like mandatory wait times. Not perfect, but it would make me feel better.

Fixed IP addresses is not an option - proxies, dynamic ip addressing etc.. makes it infeasible.
If the attack is directed at EQ2 then they can snatch up the key while they log your password - the key has to be stored somewhere on your computer. It will help against generic key loggers, but not a specific one.
Creating a unique identity on a CD/DVD and at registration lock it with the account and thus require the CD/DVD to be present at game time, might be a good option However that will mean that the game can only be distributed via CD/DVD media and not digital download.