Copy-Paste Virus For Bitcoin Users -- Beware!!!

[khvmaths]

I have the same problem too and i have lost around $100 of BCH. I found a unknown process called "ScripterEditor" and after I killed it, everything has become normal.

[habibruis]

I affected with this Virus also. I tried to remove it in many ways but No antivirus did work. At last, I have successfully removed it by "MS Security essential". If you install this, It will automatically remove the virus. Thank you!

[NavI_027]

To be honest, these kinds of scripts are considered pretty script kiddie levels and they have existed ever since bitcoin first started. If you do not click on any of the pretty obvious "free btc for doing A or installing B" sites and you are not greedy and do not visit weird sites, you should be pretty safe.

Really? Those scripts are still in "kiddie" level? Amazing

So that virus can be acquired usually through entering untrusted sites, now I know! and I feel relieved because I'm not that kind of person who easily enter to those such kind of sites. I'm not too dumb to believe in " earn free bitcoins, click here" statements. 

I think from now on I will double check the address carefully every time I will send coins to someone because honestly, I always skip checking the address of my receivers before, I only look at the last letter/number and if it matches from what I copied then that's it.

[vv181]

To be honest, these kinds of scripts are considered pretty script kiddie levels and they have existed ever since bitcoin first started. If you do not click on any of the pretty obvious "free btc for doing A or installing B" sites and you are not greedy and do not visit weird sites, you should be pretty safe.

Really? Those scripts are still in "kiddie" level? Amazing

So that virus can be acquired usually through entering untrusted sites, now I know! and I feel relieved because I'm not that kind of person who easily enter to those such kind of sites. I'm not too dumb to believe in " earn free bitcoins, click here" statements. 

I think from now on I will double check the address carefully every time I will send coins to someone because honestly, I always skip checking the address of my receivers before, I only look at the last letter/number and if it matches from what I copied then that's it.

It is a kiddie level. The script is pretty easy to make, even there is an open source program about that in the Github. I believe having a habit to check some text of the address is a good thing to make sure you send the right address. It may seem tedious but I'm sure it will save you in the future.

[Morgann]

thank you for giving us this news i will send this to all my friend to know this virus hope this will no longer exist. i so scared with this virus because are account will be ban if they detect a copy paste in some post.

[invest2crypto]

Well for most cases if you involve yourself to cryptos you must also know basic language of computers. i've read several accounts got hacked on the surface because of that, never click any suspicious links on any sites also when receiving emails with attachments something like that.

[imstillthebest]

thank you for giving us this news i will send this to all my friend to know this virus hope this will no longer exist. i so scared with this virus because are account will be ban if they detect a copy paste in some post.

lol i think the virus that op is talking about is only copying and pasting bitcoin addreses and not totally everything that you do . i guess it was a malware that primary objective  is to steal coins from other users in the form of copy and pasting different bitcoin addreses. the only way to avoid it is to be aware and always double check after you copy and pasted your bitcoin address. another tip is make sure you only download files that is from a known or trusted source and always scan the files before installing to check whether it is infected by the virus or not.

[cryptogandalf]

Thanks for informing us. Best way to fight this is by learning about protecting yourself against this types of attack. Thats way I bought nano ledger s, everybody says its the best way to safely send BTC.

[Turkish88]

for checking adress i am see for first 2 and last 2 characters

This is also the way I am checking my address. Maybe some are in an hurry so they forgot to check their btc address. Is there a possibility that the first 2 - 3 letters and 2 - 3 letters are the same while in the middle it changed? Have you experience that?

I think is not reallizable, because your edited btc adres must owned by malware author, if malware change only few characters your money going to nowhere

[The Alchemlst]

This was the same problem my friend encountered, he didn't noticed that the address he pasted changes thus all his fund that supposedly been there were all lost though he conclude it to be a virus he only have a vague idea on where he caught it and just resorted to formatting his pc and updating his security systems. The best thing to do maybe is to double check the addresses we send and the links we click throughout the web.