Comments on: BlizzCon, Gamers, WoW Trojans, Oh My http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/ WEBROOT - INSIGHTS INTO THREATS AND TRENDS FROM OUR INTERNET SECURITY EXPERTS Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alehandro http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/#comment-5585 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:05:03 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1085#comment-5585 There is no need for the Authenticator. You just have to use common sense, but it is still a numbers game. Send to a million people and you will get a 1000 fools to give you there pass :p. Just be smart :)

]]> By: Game Trojans’ Biggest Tricks in 2010 « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/#comment-2204 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:22:58 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1085#comment-2204 [...] job of preventing fraud. If you play WoW, the seven or so bucks the Authenticator costs can prevent a lot of headaches if your account becomes compromised by either a Trojan or a phishing Web site. The Authenticator displays a series of numbers that [...]

]]> By: The online games man http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/#comment-1176 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:15:35 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1085#comment-1176 I hate these bastards. They get into your details to easily.

Sometimes you are just tempted to see “what-that-post-is-all-about”.

Happened to me once last year and I struggled like hell to get my PC cleaned up again.

It is like when someone steals your wallet. It is not the money they take, but the hassle of canceling and replacing everything.

]]> By: WoW Expansion Beta Likely to Spawn Phishers, Scams « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/#comment-1069 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:04:52 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1085#comment-1069 [...] If history serves, they’ll try to lure you with false promises of getting access to the beta. Don’t fall for the trap. [...]

]]> By: Cover Your Assets on Data Privacy Day « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/#comment-688 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:49:45 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1085#comment-688 [...] the most popular of the persistent, multiplayer online games. Once these crooks have a login, they take control of the victim’s account and strip any of the virtual goods of value from the account holder’s characters in the game. [...]

]]> By: Phishers Break WoW's Magic Spell Over Gamers | Business Computing World http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/#comment-629 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:15:44 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1085#comment-629 [...] touched on the subject of World of Warcraft phishers (and the Trojans they attempt to spread) a handful of times in the past several months, it’s worth mentioning the ongoing problems phishing posts [...]

]]> By: Phishers Break WoW’s Magic Spell Over Gamers « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/08/20/blizzcon-gamers-and-wow-trojans/#comment-621 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:05:18 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1085#comment-621 [...] touched on the subject of World of Warcraft phishers (and the Trojans they attempt to spread) a handful of times in the past several months, it’s worth mentioning the ongoing problems phishing [...]

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