Account safety

Passwords, imposters, keyloggers: what the game itself warns about.

Nobody on the staff will ever ask for your password, and only a real administrator carries the GM mark and the wing icon in the online list. Anyone claiming otherwise is the scam. The game’s own advice follows.

From the game’s help window

Security advice

Keep this rules in mind to keep your account safe:

Keep your password safe, also staff members will never ask for your password.
Do never share your account, the other person might steal it some day!
Never trust websites that offer free stuff (or cheats) in return for your password.
Scan your system for trojans and keyloggers regulary to keep your password safe.
It is impossible to duplicate items, do not trust players who say they can.
Only real admins have a wing-icon before their names in the online playerlist.
Admins will never use MSN, AOL or e-mails to ask for your password or items.

Hacking/Hackers

EO is secured so there is no reason to worry about someone hacking your account. It is near impossible for someone to freely take control of your account.

But I've been hacked! How is this possible?

Hacking is rarely the case, what have happen is most likley: You have been keylogged or else you may have given out your account/pass in a scam/theft. (See keyloggers and Scams for more)

Serious consequences may happen if you try to scam someone.

Note: Admins are *not* responsible for hacked,lost or stolen accounts. Every player has a responsible to take care of their accounts and passwords and keep them secure.

Keyloggers

Keylogs are not the same as being 'hacked'

A 'hacker' can access your computer without you giving them any gateway to do so. A Keylogger however tricks a person into downloading a file on their computer which they can then use to see what a person types (e.g passwords and accounts). You may have been keylogged and may not have known it.

How can I avoid being keylogged.

Do not download any cheat programs for Endless-Online

EO does not acknowledge cheats for the game, if any website claims otherwise it is probably a trick to let download a keylogging program. Do not download any suspicious programs whatsoever.

Be care of files you accept from other Eo users

Another player on EO may send you an innocent file over msn or email, because of what you accept from different people.

If you have a clean computer without a lot of spyware you will not be a victim of keyloggers.

I think I may have a keylogger on my computer how do I take it off?

In a case like that you may need to talk with an admin or someone who can help you take it off.

Who are admins?

Admins, short for Administrator/Moderator are people who supervise game play

Who are the admins.

Admins have the words GM next to their character name, they also have a special icon by their name if you check the "Who's online list" (first panel on th right).

How can I contact an admin?

Sometimes admins will be so busy they can't answer whispers on the game. To contact the admins go to the EO website and see how to contact them via email.

Warning: Many people try to pose as admins to scam players, be wary of admin imposters.

The text is the game’s own help (press F1 in game). Parts of it predate the current game, so where it disagrees with the numbers above, the numbers are current.