Risk the Account or no? - Page 2 - Maple Story

xChrome · 11-29-2007, 02:56 AM

And thus Tremulants IV was bo-

...I should make a line of Hybe puns.

olaph · 11-29-2007, 05:55 AM

its called changing your password/pin

Gundel · 11-29-2007, 06:25 AM

Since Avira Antivir gets faily updates it's good enough for a free scanner, do a check with spybot and ad-aware, reboot and you should be safe.
Change pass/pin after the clean-up of course, in case someone got your old info already.

Lefos · 11-29-2007, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piggy-Bank

No, I don't think you should risk it right now. If you're worried about having more malware on your computer, download the Free 30 Day Trail from Kaspersky, and update the virus database for all your Anti-Virus programs. Kaspersky is one of the best Anti-Virus programs that I've come across, and you should definitely buy it when it's cheap.

After doing that, restart your computer, and as the computer boots up, click on either 'F8' (or sometimes 'Delete'. This varies from computer to computer.). You should be brought to a screen on which you can select a thing called 'Safe Mode'. Safe Mode is a diagnostics mode for you computer and it's easier to isolate your problems because only the core computer components are running. After selecting 'Safe Mode', wait for the computer to load up.

In Safe Mode, scan your computer with all your Anti-Virus programs, starting with Kaspersky. That should get rid of anything lurking on your computer.

If you're still insecure, then download the Free 30 Day Trial from NOD32. Like Kaspersky, this is one of the best (if not the best) Anti-Virus programs out there. However, it seems to be a little difficult for some users to figure out. When you finish downloading it, use the method I provided above to get into Safe Mode.

Of course. This is coming from Mr. Paranoid, so feel free to log in right now. AVG and Avast! are all great program, and they should have gotten rid of anything major.

I've actually been wondering how Kaspersky runs. Interface, speed, etc. Would you recommend it as opposed to other anti-virus software?

And Kel. I take it Avast! has failed ye'?

Oisterboy · 11-29-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by olaph

its called changing your password/pin

Right-o, but, if he does THAT from his infected computer, there is still a risk, no?

I would back up whatever you like, and reformat. Then, get a damn good virus scanner (one that scans folders, installers, etc) when you redo your compy.

Slade · 11-29-2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hellz

Lawl, take the risk. This is coming from someone who's been banned twice and has deleted 4 main characters and still goes on... but yeah.

The signs of an addict, Kids, don't be this man

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@ Olaph, I always thought trojans will just automatically find out your password anyways, even if you change it.

MoonlightDarkness · 11-29-2007, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gundel

Since Avira Antivir gets faily updates it's good enough for a free scanner, do a check with spybot and ad-aware, reboot and you should be safe.
Change pass/pin after the clean-up of course, in case someone got your old info already.

well i already did the scans. i haven't found any more problems with the trojans.

but the problem is... i can't seem to change my info on my sin... maybe because it was with wizet... i request my info but nexon, being the *****es they are, won't give me it.

Darkone121 · 11-29-2007, 05:51 PM

Heres two options

If your worried log onto a newbie account..and play about 3 days..

Or You can play your character and transfer all the mesos and crap and see if u get hacked...If you do get your info mailed

zamwini · 11-29-2007, 09:51 PM

I play on a computer that has hunderds of viruses. Never once hacked.
Mcafee sucks ***. I'd recomend spybot search and destroy, very good.

Piggy-Bank · 11-29-2007, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefos

I've actually been wondering how Kaspersky runs. Interface, speed, etc. Would you recommend it as opposed to other anti-virus software?

And Kel. I take it Avast! has failed ye'?

The interface looks like this

It has a nice clean interface, and you should be able to browse without any trouble.

When I was using Kaspersky, I could not detect any changes in my processing speed when it was scanning verses when I'm just browsing the web. There are hourly virus updates each at around 50KB, so you'll be protected during any Zero-Day attacks. Kaspersky also has a feature which will run programs that aren't part of their virus signature in an isolated section while checking for odd behaviors, and also has real time e-mail and web scanning.

It has also won tons of awards:
http://www.kaspersky.com/awards
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/so...irus-software/

The best thing is that if you wait a while, you can get Kaspersky 7.0 for free. I got my copy during Black Friday, but I've also seen times in which Kaspersky cost less then $20.

I'd probably recommend Kaspersky to all those for people who are good with computers. If you're great with computers; get NOD32, but due to it's complex User Interface, it might be hard for newbies to understand how to optimize it for maximum performance.

@Slade: If MoonlightDarkness has a keylogger which takes pictures while you're doing your work, it wouldn't really matter if you changed your password because the hacker could still see your information.

@MoonlightDarkness: If you haven't scanned with Kaspersky yet and don't want to delete AVG and Avast!, then try out AOL Active Sheild. I personally haven't used it because of the "AOL" tag, but from what I've heard; it uses the same virus database as Kaspsersky 6.0. Rather outdated, but I still think it's better then nothing.

11-29-2007, 05:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
olaph The Original Join Date: May 2006 Location: Taunting and Booing you till Thou Throat is Sore Posts: 4,366	its called changing your password/pin __________________ .:Check Out The Random Rant Blog:.

11-29-2007, 06:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
Gundel Dante’s Inferno Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 611	Since Avira Antivir gets faily updates it's good enough for a free scanner, do a check with spybot and ad-aware, reboot and you should be safe. Change pass/pin after the clean-up of course, in case someone got your old info already. __________________

11-29-2007, 05:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
Darkone121 Raiyne's Rock Band Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Land Posts: 1,594	Heres two options If your worried log onto a newbie account..and play about 3 days.. Or You can play your character and transfer all the mesos and crap and see if u get hacked...If you do get your info mailed __________________

11-29-2007, 09:51 PM	#19 (permalink)
zamwini SuperKenshin's Servent Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: insert witty comment here Posts: 1,096	I play on a computer that has hunderds of viruses. Never once hacked. Mcafee sucks ***. I'd recomend spybot search and destroy, very good. __________________ Click here to feed me a Rare Candy!CAPT CRUNCH, NOM NOM NOM.

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