Security Information

1. Do NOT tell other players personal information

Not even if they claim to be Q-pea's developers! The Q-pea chat is not encrypted and therefore must not EVER be used to send sensitive information.

• Don't tell ANYONE your password ever!
• Don't tell others your password recovery-questions
• Don't tell others your real name, email, ICQ number, credit-card details, etc...

2. Think before using your password

Never enter your password or recovery-questions into ANY website other than qpea.com or qpea.co.uk.

You should NOT use the same password at every website you visit, this is very dangerous! Your Q-pea password should be different to all your other passwords, and ONLY used for Q-pea.

When entering your password make sure nobody is standing behind you watching you type it in! You wouldn't believe how often this happens! Please be careful.

3. Watch out for fake websites!

There are websites which look very similar to qpea.com but STEAL your password. Don't trust a site just because it looks official.

• Q-pea cheat sites - There are NO Q-pea cheats. These are fakes!
• Q-pea staff sites - No secret site makes you an admin or moderator! These are fakes!
• Q-pea chat boards/rooms - Don't use your Q-pea password on these sites! Use a DIFFERENT password or you will regret it!
• Q-pea test servers - Watch out for fake servers. If in doubt create a NEW account, rather than risking your main character.

4. Don't use unofficial Q-pea addons.

There are programs which claim to make Q-pea easier or better, but actually STEAL your password. Only run programs whose source you trust.

5. Watch out for fake emails, and fake staff!

Some people pretend to be Q-pea's developers. It is easy to forge emails, so don't trust an email just because it looks official.
Real developers will NEVER ask you for your password!

Q-pea has no email or message service, so a message that claims to come from its developers is fake.

Q-pea never sends emails to players.

• Q-pea never asks for your password to check you aren't cheating!
• Q-pea never asks for your recovery questions to check you didn't steal the account.
• Q-pea never sends files of any sort
• Q-pea never asks for your password to let you join its developers.
• Q-pea never offers to let you test new features or servers by email. These are fakes!

6. Do NOT share your Q-pea account with anyone else!

Not even your best friend! A HUGE number of players have lost their account this way, and lost items can't be returned.

7. Make sure your computer is secure!

Most windows distributions are NOT secure unless you take some basic precautions:

• If you use windows get the latest updates and security fixes for your computer from windowsupdate.microsoft.com This is a MUST!
• Install some up to date anti-virus software.
• Install a firewall to protect your computer from external attacks. You can get free firewall software from www.zonealarm.com
• Be very careful about what programs you run to avoid a trojan being installed on your machine. For more information about trojans, and how to remove them see www.hackfix.org

8. Protecting your computer from spyware (unwanted advertising and tracking)

Q-pea shows no adverts, so pop-up adverts you see while visiting the website do not come from it.

If you are seeing popup adverts then they are probably actually coming from a program which you may have picked up from a third-party website, which spawns unwanted adverts whilst you are using the Internet. This type of program is unfortunately common and is known as 'spyware'.

Luckily there are free programs you can use to easily remove this 'spyware'.
Ad-aware is a program from a reputable company called Lavasoft which can help keep your system clean. Ad-aware software is free and is available from their website at www.lavasoft.de