Gameforge takes the security of your game accounts very seriously. For this, we have gather some important tips together to inform and help you guard against the possibility of you becoming a victim of account theft or other fraud methods. Should this happen, you can also read what you can do about it here.
To protect your account from harm, it is important that your computer is secure. You can find a list of steps towards optimal protection here, which we recommend you implement on a regular basis.
To do this, check the following website: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Please bear in mind that Metin2 uses Internet Explorer. For this reason, you should also ensure that Internet Explorer is also kept up-to-date, even if you usually use a different browser.
Here are some links for updating the most-popular browsers:
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome
The most popular plug-ins are Adobe Reader, Java and Flash Player.
The most popular messenger services are Windows Live Messenger,
ICQ, Yahoo Messenger and Skype.
Freeware Secunia Personal Software Inspector will search your computer for you to find programmes that require a security update and will then show you the corresponding download link. In doing so this tool will help you to keep your most important programmes up to date.
Here is a list of the most popular anti-virus software:
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
http://www.avast.com/en-gb/index
http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/
http://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_gb
http://www.gdatasoftware.co.uk/
http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/
http://www.mcafee.com/uk/
http://www.norman.com
http://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/
http://www.sunbelt-software.com
http://www.symantec.com/en/uk/