> This topic may have been brought up before, but I'm new to the digital > currency scheme of things. I'm been using e-gold for just a short time > and it seems my account has been cleaned out by a spend made to an Anneli > gold without my doing so. There were no invalid logon attempts, so it > appears that my passphrase was obtained somehow. Someone has told me that > this may be a result of a trojan type virus. > Any suggestions on an anti-trojan software program that has given good > results and are there any that would be recommended? Also, where to > purchase such a thing that could be used for e-gold account applications? > > Thank You > - Robert
The topic is an old one, but sadly a reoccuring one. - Install a known anti-viral program (Norton Antivirus, McAfee Antivirus, Trend, etc.) Keep the viral definitions up to date. - Keep your operating system up to date (Like visiting windowsupdate.com). Some readers may wonder what this has to do with anything trojan-wise. Well, sometimes a hacker will take advantage of an operating system issue to infect a machine in a way that an antivirus scanner won't be updated to pick up for some time. There are pieces of code that can be embedded in a webpage that will run arbitrary commands on your machine. Such commands might include an instruction to download a trojan that virus scanners aren't yet aware of. Just recently there was talk on this list about a MSN Messenger bug. Operating system bugs are another thing you want to take care of. - Be wary of emails that appear to be from your gold currency provider. I think there is something on the e-gold site that says that they won't ever email you about your account. Other companies might be the same way. Nevertheless, people still beleive what they read in emails that appear to be from e-gold. A message appearing to be from an admin address, telling you that they made a mistake and credited your account $100 might entice you to click on a link in the message. The link might look real, and even it is was, what harm is there in opening a new browser window and entering the site from the home page. Clicking on links in emails is silly. Scammers get email addresses from people by sending them bogus emails all the time. (The links take you to a fake site that captures your password). - Stay clear of public internet terminals. Some people think that as long they are using a secure session to access their account (a HTTPS link), and that little lock down the bottom is shut, they're safe. Nope. Public terminals could have keyboard sniffers installed. If you had an account with e-Bullion and paid for one of their fancy CryptoCards, you'd be better off. Your password changes everytime, so as long as you logged out when you finish accessing your e-Bullion account, you'd be safe. (e-Bullion employees watching, Pamela or Ken can tell you where to send my promotional fee, hehehe). That's pretty much all the advice I have. A personal firewall program might be a good idea too. Any thoughts from the list? BRYAN --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
