this Is a very serious Situation for all of use since we are all in a technological age to were we use phones and computers to help with our day to day lives

Sadly I have been a victim of Hacking a few times once during the end of the year some one Hacked in to my Pay pall account and stole 300 dollars and again just recently some one hacked into my e-mail account and was sending all types of Porn and spam mail to my friends and family Talk about embarrassing when Your Dad calls you to ask why you have sent him a link to your ADULT web sight

So I thought this form would be a good Idea to have so we can share Ideas on what to do when you are hacked and ways of helping Preventing it form Happening


*Change your pass words often
I know that its simple to keep the same password the same but believe me when I say the computer biological code is 010011001 and those represent not only numbers but also letters
*Clear Private Data from your web browser
Most if not all internet browser have away to clear private data as well as cookies from your computer. Not only dose this help protect you passwords it also helps Keep your computer in good Maintenances.
*For Passwords Uses a Series of Capital letters and numbers
This will actually give you a stronger protection then any thing else.The stronger your password the harder it is for you to be hacked
*Get some sort of Malware scanner for your computer
believe it or not most virus and hacks happen because of Malware on your computer.Malware are found most of the times in the pop-ups that happen on your computer
*If you Have a pop-up blocker on your browser uses it
Those pop up protection's are there for your safety and if you clear your private data the pop-up counter will also be cleared
*Be sure to run virus scans and Malware scans regularly
This not only protects your computer it protects you too a lot of your Private information is stored on your computer hard drive.


This is Pretty simple
*Find the tools tab on your browser and click down to Clear Private data
*Once the tab for clear private data you wanna make sure every box is checked by doing this it also erases any saved password you might have on your browser
*Click the Clear Private Data now button and you are done all of your private data has been erased You have also bee longed out of any account that might have been opened that you forgot about


*Change all password and Pins As soon as possible
*Tell Family and Friends so they can advise you if they receive any thing that you did not send them*
*Run every scan you have to check for malwear and virus
*Clear all private data on every browser

The Kat dose not like Hackers and I can only hope and pray that this information helps you from getting hacked as well. If you have tips for helping or preventing Hacking please feel free to share your tips.

Thanks for the tips Katlady, and here's a few more too:

1. Regularly download your updates for your Operating System, especially if you use Microsoft Windows, and any version of XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Microsoft OS's are always patchy, and full of bugs, protect yourself by staying up to date.


2. Regularly download and update the virus definitions for your Anti-Virus program, whether its bought off the shelf, or freeware like AVG. This will help to protect your PC from Malware and Virus infection.


3. Don't turn your Anti-Virus program off, leave it on at all times, especially when you use the Internet, are connected to the Internet, disconnect from the Internet, and when you use USB flash-drives, and external devices like an external hard-drive. Viruses can be copied onto your PC from a USB Flash drive, it happens.


4. If you use any kind of device with a portable onboard memory that 'plugs' into your PC, like a USB Flash Drive or an MP3 Player, use your Anti-Virus program and 'scan it' for viruses. It's that easy to infect your PC with a virus if you don't take proper precautions and scan the USB flash drive when you first plug it in. If you are switching the Flash drive between different PC's you can easily infect the other PC if there's a virus on one already.


5. Becareful what you download. Avoid Peer-to-Peer programs like Kazaa, and Q-Lite where you can join a global network of PC's and download stuff. You could be downloading viruses, and trojans too.


6. Avoid websites that your Anti-Virus program pops up a warning about. Get out of there and leave the place. It's likely to be fairly bad for your PC if you hand around.


7. Becareful of downloading 'Freeware' that is software that is opensource, an you can download and use for free. If you want opensource packages like OpenOffice, go to the actual developer's website and download it from there directly, or find a reputable website with good online security, and download it there. Don't go to third-party sites.


8. Do not give out your passwords to anyone. You wouldn't give a stranger the keys to your house. Think first, and be sensible.


9. Be cautious about using different websites to buy stuff online. Check out their security policies first, especially for end-user protection, changing of passwords, and secure logins to the website itself, data-encryption, and protection of passwords.
   If you are ever about to 'login' to a website login the 'Secure' way. Check the address bar and the URL (that's the thing that reads WWW.WEBSITE.COM). If you can login securely it should have this: 'HTTPS:' in place of the 'HTTP:' before the website URL address, in the address bar in your browser window. The HTTPS stands for the 'Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol' it means that when you login your password is encrypted. Banks use this type of login alot when you use online banking. The web address for secure login should read (HTTPS: before the website URL).


10. Clear cookies, caches, and browser history regularly.


11. Do not write your passwords down on your PC, it doesn't take much for a person to plant a keylogger program onboard your hard-drive, so that they can record every keystroke you make.


12. If you shop online using a direct debit card or a credit card, check out with your bank on what security measure you can take to protect yourself on their end, and make certain that you only shop with websites that have a stringent, and tight online security and protection policy.


13. Regularly use your Anti-Virus program and do a 'Full System Scan' or a 'Whole System Scan' to scan every single inch of your computer's internal hard-drive to detect for viruses.

Can't think of anything else at the moment.

~ Pyre

WOW these are some Great Pyreite Thank you for shareing

Great thread, ladies.

Thank you knifethrower I am sure there a lot more ways then what we listed I look forward to seeing them all

I have a few more suggestions which may help. I'm a bit paranoid when it comes to online security, so this may seem a little excessive.

1. Don't use the same password for accounts which are important to you.
Your email addresses, Paypal accounts, bank accounts, etc. should have different passwords. Thus, if your computer isn't infected and if one of your accounts is compromised, your attacker will have a harder time to getting into your other accounts.

2. Always log out of your account when you are done.
Crackers (those who hack to destroy/infect/steal) are pretty creative in creating malware. They've found ways of copying your web browser cookies when you visit their website. This may not seem like a big deal, but most websites depend on cookies to keep track of your login status. So you should log out of your account when you are done to clear the login cookie. You can also clear your cookies manually if that makes you feel safer.

Once the crackers have your login cookie, they can try to steal your account by using that cookie to log into your account and change your password. They can't guess your password using the cookie, but they can use it as a kind of "ticket" (like a movie ticket) to access your account.

Generally, I avoid logging into multiple accounts on one web browser. If I have to log into two accounts at the same time, I use a different web browser for each account. Firefox gets the less trustworthy websites. Chrome, Opera, and Safari get the more trusted websites. I don't use Internet Explorer unless I really need to.

3. Use a "reputation" website to check a site's trustworthyness.
There are some online websites that scan websites to make sure they are not distributing malware. The two I use to check are: McAfee's SiteAdvisor and Norton's Safe Web.

These are not foolproof , but they can help. I checked Dokuga on these sites before creating my account here.

4. Disable Javascript for your web browser.
This will suck if the website depends on Javascript, but if I don't trust the website, I really won't care if the website is not functional. It's up to the website owner to figure out what to do if a visitor disables Javascript.

A way around this is to use Firefox and install the NoScript add-on. You can then selectively choose when to enable Javascript. For the longest time I would not enable Javascript on Dokuga, and I was able to read all fanfiction just fine. (Just not create a new account.)

5. Avoid using Adobe's PDF Reader (Acrobat) in your web browser.
Unfortunately, there are malicious PDF files out there created solely to infect your computer, and Adobe hasn't done a good job of keeping their plugin and their software free of security problems. Consider using an alternate PDF viewer like SumatraPDF (free and opensource) or Foxit Reader (free, but commercial product like Acrobat).

I prefer to download the PDF file first, scan it with my antivirus software, and then view the PDF file on my computer via SumatraPDF.

6. Block Flash.
There are Flash files designed to infect your computer. Unless you trust the website (like YouTube.com), I'd avoid visiting it. Alternatively you can avoid installing the Flash plugin from Adobe or, if you use Firefox, install an add-on that blocks Flash. NoScript does this. So does Flashblock.

I use Firefox as my main web browser, whether I am on a PC or a Mac. I always install the following add-ons for security reasons (in this order):

1. Adblock Plus


2. NoScript


3. Flashblock

I do have the Flash plugin installed, but I don't have the PDF plugin. Both NoScript and Flashblock block Flash, but sometimes I only want to enable Javascript, but not Flash. Having both lets me do this quite nicely.

Hope this helps.