[Warning] New sort of scam active in Runescape!

[AllSparkk]

Thanks for info.

[punk999]

Thank You For telling Us

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If you have a runescape account and that you think you could be infected, please do this:

Go to your runescape account profile, activate the account security.
Put some questions/answers that nobody would think, remember all the answers and you should be safe.

It's the better way I found to counter scammers/...

[Gible]

I really like this hack

[loser12345]

wowow! I've always wondered how ppl could scam/hack!

[zhup0001]

lol i never use my gaming pc to bay pills or anything like that just buy a cheap pc and get best antivirus u get

[[Apple]Chadd]

Thanx for the info

[Riley Reid]

JDB's are real. Runescape is a real popular spreading method for rats atm.

[TheRealSlimShady69]

Heads up!
It looks like a new sort of scam is becoming popular among Runescape phishers: 'Java drive-by's'.


What is a Java drive-by?
A Java drive-by is a Java Applet put on a website, once you click "Run" on the popup a file will be downloaded.
This file can be a virus, you might be automatically connected to a RAT or keylogger.


How am I being infected?
Players in Runescape ask you to visit a link, once you visit this link you will be asked to click "Run" on the Java popup.
These links range from 'free items!', to 'high risk PK'ing'. Best bet is not to browse to websites advertised in Runescape.

Note: I've heard about 'silent drive-by's' aswell, these are claimed to be 100% FUD and thus don't need you to click "Run".
Instead, as soon as you run their Java applet (for example a RSPS webclient) the file will be downloaded.


I think I might have been infected! What can I do?
When you think you may have been infected, make sure to run an Antivirus scan, a Malware (CCleaner or Spybot S&D) scan and you could run 'ComboFix' if you want to make absolutely sure you're clean. Reinstall Java aswell.



Since this whole business is relatively new to Runescape, there isn't as much information available as I had hoped.
Please just make sure to keep this in mind, whenever you're asked to Run Java on a website you don't fully trust.

If you have anything else to add let me know.

New scam you say LOL this has been around for years and years. I knew about this when I was 12 that was 5 years ago. Well everyone look out for JDB. Maybe just keep your java up to date to avoid this. Hope I helped

so keep java up to date young ones.
Think of it as a condom, you wouldn't want to go up inside a women of the night with a out of date condom.

[Flamo]

I've already known this prior to reading, but I personally think it's every player's responsibility to educate themselves so they can prevent any type of scamming/hacking of their items or accounts. This is something that every java applet user should know without even reading the thread.

[Flamo]

Keylogging and phishing is probably the most used method for hacking accounts. I've been phished because I was too ignorant as an 8th grader to check if the website's name was the actual runescape website. I don't know how they got my email (I'd assume gold selling websites) but they got it.