Avoiding Keyloggers - World Of Warcraft
by Darren
October 22, 2007 – 3:56 pmHere’s a post worth reading for anyone who plays World of Warcraft and takes their security seriously. You can avoid keyloggers if you’re careful.
There are numerous things you can do to check the intergrity of a post and links within it and these include:
1) Before clicking links, make sure that a reputable hosting site has been used. For example, Image Shack.
2) Ignore the content of the post. Previously, it was possible to identify potential keyloggers via bad grammar and written language and the general content of the post. Now however, keyloggers have started posting on issues that genuinly do effect the player base and as such, people have been fooled into clicking links.
3) If it is a server forum, check the character that is posting the links. If the character is posting from another server it is best to exercise caution when clicking links.
4) Check the posting character’s post history if you don’t trust the links that they provide. In a large proportion of cases, a vast quantity of posts containing the same content and a link will mean that the poster is a keylogger.
5) Check the spelling of what look like legitimate links. For example, the “o” in World of Warcraft may be replaced with a “0″ (zero) in order to trick you into click the link.
6) Check replies in the thread. In most cases, another member of the community will highlight a suspisous post and if this is the case, a report should be made.
Make sure to read the whole thing for more great tips.
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