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Old 03-01-2005, 08:47 AM
JoePoker JoePoker is offline
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Default How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

I've read about people putting key loggers on your computer and taking screenshots and they can get your password and steal your money. How does someone put a key logger onto your PC? What is it? How can you avoid it? Is there a way to check if someone already has one on your PC? What can you download to get rid of it if you have one? Is there any other way someone can get your password or hack into your account? What do i need to be 100% safe that nobody will hack my account?
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Old 03-01-2005, 08:48 AM
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Default Re: How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

keep virus definitions up to date and have the latest spyware removal.
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Old 03-01-2005, 08:49 AM
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Default Re: How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

Where can i find those? Are they free?
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Old 03-01-2005, 08:52 AM
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Default Re: How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

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Publish your account name and password in a public forum.
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Old 03-01-2005, 08:53 AM
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Default Re: How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

Oh....thats why i keep getting hacked. Thanks for the suggestion...
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Old 03-01-2005, 09:02 AM
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Default Re: How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

Email Party Poker and tell them you want to close your account. They won't do this unless you provide a reason, simply state you do not want your account to be hacked.
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Old 03-01-2005, 09:13 AM
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Default Re: How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

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Where can i find those? Are they free?

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google: AVG antivirus .. then Zonelabs firewall

then go to microsoft.com and search for antispyware and download / run that thing

then go to download.com and get ad-aware
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Old 03-01-2005, 09:14 AM
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Default Re: How do you prevent somebody from hacking into your poker account?

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Where can i find those? Are they free?

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google: AVG antivirus .. then Zonelabs firewall

then go to microsoft.com and search for antispyware and download / run that thing

then go to download.com and get ad-aware

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My PC is not very good. Will all this stuff slow it down?
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Old 03-01-2005, 09:17 AM
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Where can i find those? Are they free?

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google: AVG antivirus .. then Zonelabs firewall

then go to microsoft.com and search for antispyware and download / run that thing

then go to download.com and get ad-aware

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My PC is not very good. Will all this stuff slow it down?

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quite all other applications before downloading and running these. In the end, your comp. will run a lot smoother and will be more secure.

Oh, and defragment your harddrive once in awhile.
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Old 03-01-2005, 10:20 AM
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Default Re: Wow

Right after i d/l the microsoft spyware, i got a message saying my homepage is being hijacked. THen i ran the quickscan and it found a bunch of trojan horses,unicorns, tigers...all that shlt! Theres a problem though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] When it gets halfway through the scan,i start to get this clicking noise in my laptop and then it freezes. I've been having that clicking noise for a few days and it freezes me up. What can i do to keep the thing running so it can finish? I already defragmented.
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