The Security Guide: MSN

Hello.

I haven't been writing on this blog for 100 years, or something like that, and I do not expect people to read this.
This part is about keeping your MSN-account safely. MSN Account = LIVE Account.

Okay, I'll start off by explaining a bit about what you shouldn't download and visit.
There's some services on the internet, that'll tell you who've blocked you!
Some sites like those:
* http://www.blockstatus.com/msn/stchecker
* http://www.funfull.com/msn-block-checker/
* http://www.checkmessenger2.net/en/z/check-messenger/

The one I was looking for wasn't there. Anyways, my point is that you shouldn't use these services.
Why? Because they simply save your account info, and they'll probably just use it to spam messages to all your friends, without you knowing 'bout it.
So, keep away from those. If you want to know who've blocked you, please use google to find an application, that legally check the stuff.
I think that "Pidgin" works for it. It did once, when it was called GAIM..

That was part 1.


And now, I'm going straight for part 2.
Securing your chats and so on..

- When someone writes to you:
"Look at these awesome pictures!! http://*msnnamehere*.coolpix.com (or something)", DO NOT FUCKING CLICK IT. Don't ever, EVER, click links like that.
I realized that many people have been fooled into clicking those links, installing some "fake application" that will install "some codec that will help you see the pictures".
The application that you install is a fucking virus. (Check under the security part about fake codecs).
- Examples:
* http://benedikteln.piclooks.com
* http://razzyugo.piclooks.com
* http://kat_smukkeste.piclooks.com

MSN-names.piclooks.com . These were victims of the virus..
They spam everyone when they log in, and their msn will be bugged up, and they maybe can't open their MSN anymore.
If they don't have a really nice Anti-Virus, they can't protect themselves.


SO, MY TIP FOR TODAY:
Do not download any of these "codec packs".
Do not visit *.piclooks.com
Do not ever visit stuff like piclooks.com


Sincerely,
Pvpede

Security: Phishing

Hello blog-readers.


To be honest, I think I lost all my blog readers, but I don't care anyway. I do this for my own enjoyment.
I've been seeing a lot of stuff lately about scamming, and it's almost only about phishing. Phishing is making a fake page, that looks like the original, that usually saves your password.


How does a phisher work?
As said just before, it works like this:
1) The scammer wants to get your password
2) He goes to some scamming website, MMOwned got an insane forum with scamming.
3) He downloads a phishing site that looks TOTALLY like the real one
4) He sets it up
5) Posting a youtube video with "Freegame Card" - and then you go into a site, that looks like the real one.


How do you know if it's a phishing site?
You can look in the URL-bar / Adress bar. Lets take the "World of Warcraft" (EU) Login page as en example. The real page's URL is:
"http://wow-europe.com/account" .
A fake URL would be something like this: "http://h1.ripway.com/accountWoW" or something. Something that's not the real one (as I posted above).

And yeah, it's that simple. Just keep an eye on the adress-bar. It's the whole thing about it.


Sorry that it is so fucking short. But I really don't know what to write.
If you got some question, go on and ask.