HonorP00ner
10-25-2007, 10:45 PM
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<font face="arial" size="2" color="red">With the number of password thefts lately I decided to tell my fellow Pawn players how to protect it
<ul><B>How to Type your Password</B>
<ul><li>Do not type your password so people may see it
<li>Make sure nobody is looking over your shoulder
<li>If somebody is looking cover our keyboard with your back or something
<li>Learn to type quick
<li>Do not use the "Remember Me" function</ul></ul>
<ul><B>The Perfect Password</B>
<ul><li>Must be longer than 10 characters
<li>Is not a word, phone number, or birthdate
<li><B><I>Is</I></B> a combination of letters and numbers you can remember but are hard to guess</ul></ul>
<ul><B>How it may be Stolen</B>
<ul><li>It may be stolen by keyloggers which record what you type
<li>To prevent downloading spyware or keyloggers download SiteAdvisor from <a href="http://www.mcafee.com">the McAfee website</a>
<li>While surfing and searching SiteAdvisor will give the site a green, yellow, or red rating [Pawngame.com got green <img src=http://www.pawngame.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif></img>]
<li>If the site is yellow or red do not download software from it
<li>Be sure to keep a legitimate anti-spyware application on your computer such as spyware Sweeper, etc...
<li>For a list of rogue [fake] and good anti-spyware applications click <a href=http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm>here</a>
<li>Schedule your anti-spyware software to run often [I choose 5 Quick Sweeps every other day and a Full Sweep once a week <img src=http://www.pawngame.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif></img></ul></ul>
<ul><li><b>When to Change it</b>
<ul><li>When your anti-spyware application detects a keylogger or spyware [but not adware or tracking cookies] remove it first then change your password
<li>If your password is easy to guess, a brithdate, a phone number, or not at least 10 characters long
<li>To change your password use <B><U>User CP > Edit Email & Password > Here is where you change it</U></B></ul></ul>
<font face="Impact" size="5">REMEMBER WE CANNOT HELP YOU IF IT IS STOLEN!</font>
<font face="arial" size="2" color="red">With the number of password thefts lately I decided to tell my fellow Pawn players how to protect it
<ul><B>How to Type your Password</B>
<ul><li>Do not type your password so people may see it
<li>Make sure nobody is looking over your shoulder
<li>If somebody is looking cover our keyboard with your back or something
<li>Learn to type quick
<li>Do not use the "Remember Me" function</ul></ul>
<ul><B>The Perfect Password</B>
<ul><li>Must be longer than 10 characters
<li>Is not a word, phone number, or birthdate
<li><B><I>Is</I></B> a combination of letters and numbers you can remember but are hard to guess</ul></ul>
<ul><B>How it may be Stolen</B>
<ul><li>It may be stolen by keyloggers which record what you type
<li>To prevent downloading spyware or keyloggers download SiteAdvisor from <a href="http://www.mcafee.com">the McAfee website</a>
<li>While surfing and searching SiteAdvisor will give the site a green, yellow, or red rating [Pawngame.com got green <img src=http://www.pawngame.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif></img>]
<li>If the site is yellow or red do not download software from it
<li>Be sure to keep a legitimate anti-spyware application on your computer such as spyware Sweeper, etc...
<li>For a list of rogue [fake] and good anti-spyware applications click <a href=http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm>here</a>
<li>Schedule your anti-spyware software to run often [I choose 5 Quick Sweeps every other day and a Full Sweep once a week <img src=http://www.pawngame.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif></img></ul></ul>
<ul><li><b>When to Change it</b>
<ul><li>When your anti-spyware application detects a keylogger or spyware [but not adware or tracking cookies] remove it first then change your password
<li>If your password is easy to guess, a brithdate, a phone number, or not at least 10 characters long
<li>To change your password use <B><U>User CP > Edit Email & Password > Here is where you change it</U></B></ul></ul>
<font face="Impact" size="5">REMEMBER WE CANNOT HELP YOU IF IT IS STOLEN!</font>