[Power8]

[img]http://www.top-windows-tutorials.com/images/2013/05/uac-shield.png[/img]PROTECTING YOUR ACCOUNT[img]http://www.top-windows-tutorials.com/images/2013/05/uac-shield.png[/img]
If you have any questions please feel free to PM me! https://hackforums.net/private.php?actio...id=2849820
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table of Contents

• FAQ
  
• Securing Email
  
• Summary
  

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• FAQ

*Please note Gauth is Required to be used at ALL TIMES on Hackforums, Stolen accounts can result in the closure of your Hackforums account, Read more here Stolen and Lost HF Accounts

Q. What is Gauth?
A. Gauth is a security Application that requires you to enter a randomly generated code to access your account on Hackforums and Various other websites, This helps provide security by protecting any unauthorized access to your account at any and all times.

Q. How do I enable Gauth?
A. Please go here to enable Gauth https://hackforums.net/gauth.php (Edit: You will need to be upgraded in order to use Gauth - Read Here https://hackforums.net/upgrade.php)

Don't have a phone? That's Fine! Read Here!: https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5259529 (Credits: dopepizza)


Q. I enabled Gauth on my HF account, What now?
A. Congratulations! You're account is now secured, but you are not finished!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• Securing your Email

Securing your email is very important, As much as 974,977,798 databases are leaked that could possibly contain YOUR information.

Check to see if you information is leaked here:
https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (Courtesy from Gilli)
http://www.leakedsource.com

You will need to secure your account, To do so you can do the following:

1. Change your HF Email
You can create a brand-new email that will give you a fresh start. You can secure your email by making a very complex password. Recommended You should not use this email to sign up anywhere else, This should be used primarily for Hackforums.net , Do NOT share your information with ANYONE. You're account WILL be at risk.

2. Create a Complex Password for your HF Account
Creating your HF password is very important, Make sure you are making it very secure and that it is not used for any other website you signed up with. Even though Gauth is enabled on your account, This is still very important to make sure it is secured, To create your own complex password, Make sure you use various letters and numbers, Do not use your real information in your password such as your real name.


Example of a Complex Password
"7RYA92ai2912FKL9120B132"
This is a very complex password that could be used

Example of a vulnerable password
"Rudolf1234"

Most people tend to forget (or simply do not know) that priority should be given to length over complexity over the password.

Let us say that we have two passwords:

• C0mpl3x!
  
• ThisIsMyPasswrd
  

The latter would be harder to crack.
But of course, long and complex passwords are the best.

3. Creating Dump Emails
Dump Emails should be used when signing up to other websites, You should only use Dump-Emails when you are unsure if the website is safe or not, It's your judgment call. I recommend creating multiple dump emails to make sure that if your information is leaked, it will not be a serious problem as it does not contain any information used for your HackForums account.

4. Protection from Key-Logging
Key-Logging is a very dangerous security breach that is used to send information to the attacker, Whenever you type in sensitive information, It will log anything you wrote and will be sent to the attacker. This is a very common problem. One way to prevent this from happening is to scan your files BEFORE you Download/Install them.

File Scanning website:
https://www.virustotal.com/

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• Summary

Protecting your account is very important, This will help ensure your information on hackforums is safe, and that your information online will be secured.

You are still vulnerable online, There is no way around that, however, If you take the proper protocol to protect your privacy and keeping all information to yourself, you are very likely to be safe.

Stolen accounts always have a risk of being closed due to your own fault of not securing your information.

* As noted above, Please take the time to read the possible outcome if your account is compromised here : Stolen and Lost HF Accounts

[Skirtt]

Lool Omni is going to love this, nice work bro.

[Vexane]

I really can't believe this isn't common sense. None the less, great writeup and I'm sure it'll help those who can barely spell their last names.

[Power8]

I really can't believe this isn't common sense. None the less, great writeup and I'm sure it'll help those who can barely spell their last names.

I was honestly one of those people before I joined HF lmao, My password was literally my Favorite football team with literally a couple of numbers in front of it.

Thank you though, I really put some work into this and I'll definitely be updating as-well.

[Gilbo]

I really can't believe this isn't common sense. None the less, great writeup and I'm sure it'll help those who can barely spell their last names.

This. It's pretty much common sense, but sadly nobody really enables Gauth to secure themself.

Nice work writing this! =)

[ღAnna]

Just a quick question, is Gauth a feature only available after upgrading your account?

[Gilbo]

Just a quick question, is Gauth a feature only available after upgrading your account?

Yes, It's a feature you get by upgrading! =)

[ღAnna]

Yes, It's a feature you get by upgrading! =)

Oh right, thanks for the quick reply :)

[Frukt]

The thing is I don't even have a working phone and I'm not upgraded. Poor me.

Good job with the tutorial!

[Power8]

Oh right, thanks for the quick reply :)

Was about to confirm this for you, I've edited that into the FAQ.

[Pillows]

As much as 974,977,798 databases are leaked that could possibly contain YOUR information.

There is no way that 900 million databases exist in the web none the less hacked ones.

There are currently 974,977,798 records in our database.

Probably more than that in real life.

[Power8]

The thing is I don't even have a working phone and I'm not upgraded. Poor me.

Good job with the tutorial!

Check here!
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5259529

Credit Obviously goes to Dopepizza

[HFTetramorph]

There is no way that 900 million databases exist in the web none the less hacked ones.

Actually that may not be true, if you think about an average using creating several databases each for their own individual projects. Then all it takes is for the shared hosting server to be attacked and the attacker to dump all the customer's databases, and their records. Over time these add up, and generally I could believe it is much more than 900 million databases, most without any useful information at all.

[Frukt]

Check here!
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5259529

Credit Obviously goes to Dopepizza

Thanks for the idea, never tohught about it!

I can't browse HF on my iPad either then since I need access to my PC to use it.
You may ask why I don't us ethe iPad than? They take it when summer break comes. 😑

Saving up for a phone to the summer.

Good luck! And once again, good tutorial!

[Pillows]

Actually that may not be true, if you think about an average using creating several databases for each individual project. Then all it takes is for the shared hosting server to be attacked and the attacker to dump all the customer's databases, and their records. Over time these add up, and generally I could believe it is much more than 900 million databases, most without any useful information at all.

If you need several databases for a single project, then there's something wrong there. For an average sized project the most you probably will need is 2. (1 is usually enough...but I'll be lenient and say 2)