BG is infected

[Mhurron]

Re: BG is infected

Most likely the community site isn't really any more or less secure then the POL client except for two things. One, you can use it on many more machines. Are all those machines secure? Have they been updated?

Two, a saved password means your password being saved in a cookie. Now this cookie isn't going to be any less secure then any other saved password, but how many of your other saved passwords are actively being attacked? Is the password being stored as securely as it is in the POL client? I don't know.

Using the community site isn't really any different then any other. It's a risk you may or may not be willing to take. If you don't trust it, don't use it. If you do use it, I would recommend against using it on computers that are not your own.

[Lunaryn]

Re: BG is infected

Software keyboards really aren't any more safe than hardware keyboards. Thwarting the problem of this exploit through a software keyboard is a little like finding out that someone's using a camera pointed at a north-facing window to monitor your routine, and 'solving' the problem by doing your routine in a room with a south-facing window. Has it prevented the camera from doing it's purpose? Yes. But it hasn't addressed any underlying problems or made achieving the spying any more difficult than moving the camera.

If you believe your system is compromised, resolve the compromise. Conclusively. There is nothing you can do to make continuing to use a compromised system safe.

[Raydeus]

Re: BG is infected

Say something like "Life's not fair" or "Because I said so," spank him and send him to his room.

[Phanex]

Re: BG is infected

A little off track, but since BG was hit, does that mean the other wiki sites have a higher chance of being attacked as well?

[Ellipses]

Re: BG is infected

A little off track, but since BG was hit, does that mean the other wiki sites have a higher chance of being attacked as well?

Assume that any site that can be compromised will be compromised. Other sites (wiki or not) may find out how BG was compromised and patch that specific exploit, but that says nothing about their protection from other exploits.

[Keiro]

Re: BG is infected

That's why I surf the net on a laptop and play games on my tower. Mofos can't get me!

[Feba]

Re: BG is infected

Mofos can't get me!

Anytime you think this, you're setting yourself up for disaster.