Is IB asking for "Authentications"? Or is this a hacker?

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by Option Trader, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. Thanks.
     
    #11     Feb 21, 2008
  2. Hey Option trader, out of curiosity, what kind of security software do u have on your computer? kinda scary this is happening on your trading computer. Not that you're asking, but you might wanna look at 2 freewares that can run WITH any antivirus - BOCLEAN and Threatfire. They're pretty good protecting against malwares.

    www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

    and

    www.threatfire.com
     
    #12     Feb 21, 2008
  3. Kaspersky.

    IB technical support said they were flooded with calls today on this issue.
     
    #13     Feb 21, 2008
  4. Can anyone post a screenshot of what the phishy enter password thing look like?

    Do people get it from visiting phony sites?
     
    #14     Feb 21, 2008
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    Avoiding problems like this
     
    #15     Feb 22, 2008
  6. newbunch

    newbunch

    On top of Firefox, I would use Adblock Plus and NoScript. Yes, they are a pain in a** at times, but I prefer being safe, especially if you browse the web on your trading computer.
     
    #16     Feb 22, 2008