we tend to download many indicators from different sites,is there possibility that hackers enter into our pc through maleware? please give us some guidance on this topic as how to prevent or take necessary actions ? Thanks
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we tend to download many indicators from different sites,is there possibility that hackers enter into our pc through maleware? please give us some guidance on this topic as how to prevent or take necessary actions ? Thanks
Sounds like The FED, ECB and other thieving organisations
Beware of robber banks (RB), bad advisors.
- #4
- Sep 18, 2017 7:57pm Sep 18, 2017 7:57pm
{quote} I like how you spell Hackers in capital
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What he said? ^^^]
{quote} Not unless you enable dll imports.
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- Edited 4:13pm Sep 21, 2017 3:55pm | Edited 4:13pm
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{quote} to get indicator work ,we have to enable dll work
https://docs.mql4.com/account/
But they can't get your password, they can try to brute force it though if you for example have to login to the site and send information about yourself such as birth date, real names etc and your pw is quite simple (mt4 does not allow special chars into pw's).
If now you get an ex4 and a dll together, they can get your pw too, but they may trade your account better and you end up withdrawing instead of blowing up
If you are wary about screenshots, disable email and ftp and always check that they are clean after running an unknown ex4 file with a dll file.
- #7
- Sep 22, 2017 6:40am Sep 22, 2017 6:40am
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{quote} When you dl ex4 files, you don't know what they send back by e-mail - if you have it enabled in options. They can get info on your account number,server, everything in this list: https://docs.mql4.com/account/ But they can't get your password, they can try to brute force it though if you for example have to login to the site and send information about yourself such as birth date, real names etc and your pw is quite simple (mt4 does not allow special chars into pw's). If now you get an ex4 and a dll together, they can get your...
