Safe operation of an e-gold online currency account
Mark Herpel
August 31, 2006
These are easy to follow suggestions for safely operating your e-gold online currency account.
Protection: Protecting your computer should be a top priority for the daily operation of an e-gold account or other online digital currency account. E-gold is non reversible and all transactions are final. Consequently, if your PC gets hacked and your e-gold account access is stolen because of a virus, Trojan or keylogger, your e-gold balance is no longer safe and could ultimately be stolen.
Keep your PC operating system up to date: If you are using Windows, turn on the automatic update function or regularly visit the Microsoft web for updates windowsupdate.microsoft.com. While you are online at the Microsoft web, you should also check for updates to your other MS computer products such as Microsoft Office.
Always use a firewall: To make sure your current firewall is functioning properly, you can get a free online scan of your PC. This simple test will let you know all of your protection software is working or not. Suggested online scans: Gibson Research Corp - ShieldsUP GRC also offers a great firewall ‘Leak Test’ to ensure your PC’s firewall is not currently being fooled by a malicious Trojan or virus.
Always use an Anti-Virus program: New viruses are discovered everyday and some of them can gain total control over your PC. It is very important to always us a well know anti-virus software program and scan your PC daily. The alternative may be finding your e-gold account was emptied out by a hacker. Suggested anti-virus programs: Grisoft, McAfee, Panda Software, Symantec.
Never click on links or forms you receive in unsolicited email or IM messages: This is generally known as phishing. Phishing is a form of criminal activity designed to steal your passphrase or other private financial information. The fake email you received is masquerading as a trusted person or financial institution. The linked malicious web site is designed to look like the legitimate web site in an effort to trick you into typing in your passphrase or download a virus. If the e-mail is requesting you to access your e-gold account via a hyperlink, that email is NOT from e-gold. E-gold never sends such email. Additionally, never type in your sensitive information on any emailed form and especially do not click on the hyperlinks contained in an unsolicited letter. In most cases just by visiting that linked malicious web your PC will pick up a virus.
The e-gold web has an detailed section on this threat.
Restrict access to your e-gold account using Account Sentinel: e-gold’s Account Sentinel™ (a.k.a. AccSent™) greatly enhances the security of your e-gold account by restricting who can access the account. Using AccSent, you can restrict browser access on your account to a single IP address or a range of IPs and also a single web browser.
This helpful addition, provides an extra layer of protection for your e-gold funds. In the event your passphrase is stolen the AccSent feature will assist in keeping the thief out of your account by adding some additional security features. You can access these features from inside your account and set the Web Browser Security Profile.
Always verify you are entering the actual e-gold web site before typing any private access information: Phishing and spoofed emails push users to visit a fake/fraudulent web. The fake web is a copy of the original and these sites will steal your account access as it is typed into the wrong form.
To verify you are at the authentic e-gold site and not a phishing web, always check for an active padlock (SSL) in the browser status bar (lower right corner area). Additionally, you should mouse over the padlock and it will tell you ‘Signed by VeriSign Trust Network’. Double click on it and the matching URL given in this certificate is always www.e-gold.com . Anything different is not the e-gold web site and you should avoid that fake web. Netcraft also offers a great Anti-phishing toolbar.
Mark Herpel
mgmt@gold-companies.com
Protection: Protecting your computer should be a top priority for the daily operation of an e-gold account or other online digital currency account. E-gold is non reversible and all transactions are final. Consequently, if your PC gets hacked and your e-gold account access is stolen because of a virus, Trojan or keylogger, your e-gold balance is no longer safe and could ultimately be stolen.
Keep your PC operating system up to date: If you are using Windows, turn on the automatic update function or regularly visit the Microsoft web for updates windowsupdate.microsoft.com. While you are online at the Microsoft web, you should also check for updates to your other MS computer products such as Microsoft Office.
Always use a firewall: To make sure your current firewall is functioning properly, you can get a free online scan of your PC. This simple test will let you know all of your protection software is working or not. Suggested online scans: Gibson Research Corp - ShieldsUP GRC also offers a great firewall ‘Leak Test’ to ensure your PC’s firewall is not currently being fooled by a malicious Trojan or virus.
Always use an Anti-Virus program: New viruses are discovered everyday and some of them can gain total control over your PC. It is very important to always us a well know anti-virus software program and scan your PC daily. The alternative may be finding your e-gold account was emptied out by a hacker. Suggested anti-virus programs: Grisoft, McAfee, Panda Software, Symantec.
Never click on links or forms you receive in unsolicited email or IM messages: This is generally known as phishing. Phishing is a form of criminal activity designed to steal your passphrase or other private financial information. The fake email you received is masquerading as a trusted person or financial institution. The linked malicious web site is designed to look like the legitimate web site in an effort to trick you into typing in your passphrase or download a virus. If the e-mail is requesting you to access your e-gold account via a hyperlink, that email is NOT from e-gold. E-gold never sends such email. Additionally, never type in your sensitive information on any emailed form and especially do not click on the hyperlinks contained in an unsolicited letter. In most cases just by visiting that linked malicious web your PC will pick up a virus.
The e-gold web has an detailed section on this threat.
Restrict access to your e-gold account using Account Sentinel: e-gold’s Account Sentinel™ (a.k.a. AccSent™) greatly enhances the security of your e-gold account by restricting who can access the account. Using AccSent, you can restrict browser access on your account to a single IP address or a range of IPs and also a single web browser.
This helpful addition, provides an extra layer of protection for your e-gold funds. In the event your passphrase is stolen the AccSent feature will assist in keeping the thief out of your account by adding some additional security features. You can access these features from inside your account and set the Web Browser Security Profile.
Always verify you are entering the actual e-gold web site before typing any private access information: Phishing and spoofed emails push users to visit a fake/fraudulent web. The fake web is a copy of the original and these sites will steal your account access as it is typed into the wrong form.
To verify you are at the authentic e-gold site and not a phishing web, always check for an active padlock (SSL) in the browser status bar (lower right corner area). Additionally, you should mouse over the padlock and it will tell you ‘Signed by VeriSign Trust Network’. Double click on it and the matching URL given in this certificate is always www.e-gold.com . Anything different is not the e-gold web site and you should avoid that fake web. Netcraft also offers a great Anti-phishing toolbar.
Mark Herpel
mgmt@gold-companies.com
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