Getting started

There are a lot of people out there scamming, cracking and tricking you with the sole intention of getting your Runescape account, you have worked hard to get your levels and your dragon chain body, to get home from school or work and find your password changed, you then get your account back (If you are lucky) and all you have left is a rubber chicken and your skeleton clothes.

To keep your Runescape account as safe as possible set up your recovery questions as soon as you set up your account, set an easy to remember but difficult to forget password, more information can be found on password security on our game play blog.

Set a bank pin don't make it 1111 or 3333 or 1234 select a random set of numbers, it is also a good idea to visit the stronghold of security and complete the mini game to give you some important security advice.

Visit the Runescape knowledge base for more security related information.

Keep your computer clear of key loggers by not visiting sites offering free cheats and cracks, cheats and cracks do not exist in Runescape visiting these sites may upload a key logger without your knowledge, if you are using internet explorer they can be uploaded and installed automatically, using Firefox will give you a fighting chance of maintaining your security.

To guarantee the security of your computer install the McAfee total protection suite of programs, this is all you need to make the internet a safer place to browse.

McAfee VirusScan, Personal Firewall Plus, SpamKiller, Web Essentials bundle, Privacy Services, Anti Spyware, Quickclean,