Security Tips for Online Gamers

Subject: Security Tips for Online Gamers Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:54 am

SECURITY TIPS FOR ONLINE GAMERS
Adopted from a known GM (applicable to all online games)

Regarding Password Security:

1. Time and time again... NEVER, EVER give your password to anyone else. Let them call you a prick, let them call you a snob... just DO NOT give your account details! EVER!

Paulit-ulit na HUWAG na HUWAG ibigay ang inyong password sa kahit kanino. Kahit anong sabihin sa iyo, huwag mo nang ibigay ang detalye ng inyong account!

2. Remember your passwords all the time, and never ever put it on a piece of paper. Have at least three (3) reserve passwords so you can rotate those passwords once a week or a week of two. Change passwords on a regular basis, thus protecting your account and also helps keep you memorizing your PIN code.

Tandaan ang inyong mga password kailanman, at huwag na rin isulat sa papel. Maigi na at least may tatlong (3) reserbang password para pwede mong ibahin ang mga password dalawang beses o isang beses bawat linggo. Palitan ang mga passwords bilang regular na gawain, para siguradong protektado ang inyong account at matandaan mabuti ang inyong PIN code.

3. Avoid using words from the dictionary, easily guessed codes like your birthday, mother's name, your name, your girl/boyfriend's name, etc. EVEN YOUR PHONE NUMBER. Choose passwords not related to you.

Hindi pwede ang gumamit ng mga salita mula sa diksyonaryo, mga code na madaling malaman tulad ng birthday mo, gitnang apelyido, pangalan ng girl/boyfriend, etc. Mamili ng password na hindi related sa iyo.

4. Make your passwords long and complex. Combine different CaPiTaLizaTIonS, use difrnt spehlleengz and use numb3r5 and symb()|s to make it hard for passwords to be cracked.

Gawin ang mga password na komplikado at mahaba. Ibahin ang mga CaPiTaLizaTIon, gumamit ng difrnt spehlleengz at gumamit ng numb3r5 at symb()| para mahirap na basagin ang mga password.

5. When in doubt, change your password right away. Change your email password first, then your game account password.

Kung nababahala ka, ibahin agad ang inyong password. Ibahin muna ang password ng email mo, tapos ang password sa game account.

6. Never login your username and password in any website except on official MMOG websites owned by legitimate MMOG companies and their respective game clients. This also applies to your email username and password.

Huwag gamitin ang inyong username at password sa ibang website maliban sa mga opisyal na website na pag-aari ng mga kumpanyang MMOG operator at ang kanilang mga game client. Aplikado rin ang inyong email username at password.

Regarding pilots:

1. Don't get a pilot. Not matter how close you think you are, pilots are a severe safety risk to your account. (if you can't play your character, then don't. or just set it to mine/afk pt )

Huwag kumuha ng pilot. Kahit na gaanong ka-close sa kaibigan, ang mga pilot ay isang malubhang security risk para sa account mo dahil malaki ang posibilidad ng pagtraydor at pagnanakaw ng inyong account. (Kung hindi mailaro ang character mo, ay huwag munang mag-online o kaya i-set mo na ng mine o afk pt)

Regarding Email address security:

1. Seperate your public email address from your account email address. (ie friendster account = hackmeplz@yahoo.com; game account = secretaccount@yahoo.com)

Paghiwalayin ang iyong public email address mula sa account email address (hal. friendster account = hackmeplz@yahoo.com; game account = secretaccount@gmail.com)

2. When changing passwords, it is advisable to do it at HOME.

Kapag magpalit ng password, mas mainam na gawin ito sa BAHAY.

3. Use your own email address, not "borrowing" someone elses' address!

Gamitin ang sariling email address, at hindi "hinihiram" ang address ng iba!

Regarding PC security:

1. Scan your PC for viruses, adware, and malware regularly. Not only could you preserve your PC, but your account details too.

I-scan ang inyong PC nang makita at tanggalin ang mga virus, adware at malware. Hindi lang mananatiling maayos ang PC mo, kundi pati ang detalye ng inyong account.

2. Before playing on a cafe make sure of the nature of that cafe, the enviroment of the players, as well as the owner or owners personnel.

Bago maglaro sa rentahan, siguraduhin ang pamamalakad ng rentahan, ang galaw at ugali ng mga ibang manlalaro, at pati ang ginagawa ng may-ari o ng mga bantay.

3. Avoid hopping between internet shops, especially where you're not familiar with. Who knows? Even nation-wide computer shops chains possibly have keyloggers installed in them.

Delikado na mag-iba-iba ng mga rentahan na kung saan maglaro, lalo na ang mga hindi mo kabisado. Malay mo, kahit na ang mga malalaking rentahan baka may keylogger na naka-install.

4. Check programs that are installed by running the task manager and see all the processes in it. If you see malicious programs etc. (this programs either eat a lot of memory or vice versa ex. 28750KB or 570KB w/o seeing any programs open on your desktop)advise the owner of the shop, if he/she doesnt respond never ever PLAY on that cafe/computer shop!

Tingnan kung anong mga program na nakainstall sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatakbo ng Task Manager (sa Windows XP: ctrl + alt + del) para makita kung anong mga program ang tumatakbo sa PC. Kung may nakita kang mga program na masama (ang mga ito ay malakas kumain ng memory -- 28750KB o kaya 570KB na walang nakikitang program na bukas sa inyong desktop) abisohin ang may-ari ng shop. Pero kung hindi sumasagot ay huwag na kayong maglaro sa kanilang rentahan!

Regarding Facebook, Friendster or Myspace

Please DO NOT POST your FULL personal information in Facebook, Friendster or Myspace (or in other social networking sites), especially your real name, mailing address, cellphone number, etc. There are account hackers using this information to steal off your account or use it for real-life harassment or stalking.

HUWAG NA HUWAG magpaskil ng sariling personal na impormasyon sa mga Facebook/Friendster/Myspace pages ninyo, lalo na ang tutoo mong pangalan, tirahan, cellphone number, atbp. May mga mapagsamantalang account hacker na gagamitin itong impormasyon para nakawin ang game account ninyo o gamitin para sa masamang gawain.

Regarding "Eye"-logging:

1. Be careful of those 360 degree-watchful eyes they might snipe your keyboard key strokes when you're on password input.

Mag-ingat sa mga umaaligid na mata, baka makuhang mahuli ang inyong mga ine-enter na keystroke kapag nag-eenter ng password.

2. Learn to type fast, and if your shop has sliding keyboard holders, use them to hide the keyboard and your hands. This helps defeat eye-loggers. Also, learn to type blind, so you can keep your eyes open for any overly-curious strangers.

Matutong magtype ng mabilis, at kung ang shop ay may mga lalagyan ng keyboard na pwedeng itago sa ilalim, gamitin ito para maitago ang keyboard at inyong mga kamay. Ito'y nakakatulong laban sa mga eye-logger. Matuto na rin na magtype na hindi nakikita ang keyboard, para may makitang umaaligid na miron na malaki ang hangarin sa inyong game account.

3. Watch out for recording celphone cams. It's been done before, video-recording your keystrokes.

Mag-ingat sa mga gumagamit ng cellphone camera. Nagawa na ito para i-record ng hacker ang mga tinatype sa keyboard.

4. Be careful when opening websites and attached files. When websites that direct you to a Yahoo! login screen, be warned! Those websites are fake, the site merely gets your Yahoo! username and password. Most of these sites (e.g. www.anghellocsin.tk) are being announced in Map Chat/with Megaphones, so be careful with opening such websites.

Mag-ingat kapag nagbubukas ng websites at mga attached files. Kapag may website na dumediretso sa Yahoo! login screen, huwag tumuloy pa! Ang mga ganitong website ay peke; ang ginagawa nila ay nakawin ang inyong Yahoo! username at password. Karamihan sa mga website na ito (tulad ng www.anghellocsin.tk) ay inaanounce parati sa Map Chat / megaphone, kaya mag-ingat sa pagbubukas ng mga naturang website.

Source: http://forums.ranonline.com.ph/index.php?showtopic=106

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