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 Feb 17 2008, 02:55 PM
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 The BSG Malware Fighter  Group: HJT Team Posts: 3,570 Joined: 20-April 06 From: Hamburg Member No.: 64,788  |
just have one of the admins informed by pm about your wish. they shall be able to undertake it for you. Click this link for the users i am referring to  .
-------------------- - "How did I get infected?" - "Safe-hex" - Member of UNITE - - The HJT forum is very busy. If I've not posted back within 24 hrs., send a PM with your topic link. Thank you. - HELP REQUESTS VIA THE PM SYSTEM WILL BE IGNORED. The Forums are there for a reason! Thanks-  |
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Feb 17 2008, 07:07 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 1-January 06 From: Illinois,U.S.A. Member No.: 47,864 |
I don't know if this is the place to ask. If not, please redirect me,thank you very much.
I asked a question in my last post here about auto log in vs. manually typing in the info each time. Mine is a home computer with no one else having access. What is the harm in using the auto log in feature at forums only? I don't see how anyone else can get my info. Thank you honu1 |
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Feb 17 2008, 07:26 PM
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 Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Global Moderator Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
It's very simple. Never use an auto login.
As soon as you have a problem, all your login's are compromised. Your passwords, etc. Those in the know never use such. Some sites even prefer a masked login. Be WWW safe! -------------------- |
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Apr 4 2008, 10:12 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 27-November 05 Member No.: 42,140 |
QUOTE(KoanYorel @ Feb 17 2008, 07:26 PM)  It's very simple. Never use an auto login. As soon as you have a problem, all your login's are compromised. Your passwords, etc. Those in the know never use such. Some sites even prefer a masked login. Be WWW safe! Although I've been a member for a while, I've never replied, posted or otherwise "actively" participated, so forgive me if I've not replied properly to this thread. I just feel very strongly about this issue and wanted to offer the following advice regarding the use of auto logins and remembering numerous passwords. I agree, NEVER use auto logins. I have well over forty sites I visit regularly, from banking sites to fun sites. With each new site, I need a user name and password, and I NEVER use auto logins for security reasons. I don't always use the same user name on every site. And some of my passwords are extremely secure (using capital letters in odd places along with a symbol in the fourth or fifth position and at least two numerals at the end, making them hard break and harder to remember). Finally, I change some of these passwords every thirty days. To keep track, I simply created a Passwords file on a spreadhseet and saved it to a flash drive and a CD-RW disc. With the spreadsheet, I have columns for a site's name and url, my user ID, my password, along with the answers to various security questions some sites require. I can edit this file any time I need. This file is NEVER stored on my computer. When I need to access or update the file, I simply insert the flash drive. If I edit the file, I will burn the updated file onto the CD-RW disc as soon as possible, just in case the flash drive dies. (Since this is the only file on this particular flash drive, I use a cheap flash drive. It hasn't died yet but, if it does, I have the file backed up on disc.) I also usually will not insert the flash drive if I am online. If I think I may need to access to several passwords before I get off the web, I just print the entire spreadsheet (one page), put it beside the computer and shred it when my session is over. I know this sounds like overkill, but I never have a concern about my user ID's and their associated passwords being compromised. Hope this helps! Marty This post has been edited by MartyWalker: Apr 4 2008, 10:58 PM |
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