Trojan Wallet stealer be careful

[whatisthis?]

omg,--- it might be better to just use cash!

 

[nobbynobbynoob]

omg,--- it might be better to just use cash!

 

Yup, no one can steal that.

[Yuki22]

Do these still effect linux users?

[aparigraha]

Ooh scary

[BlueCombWindow]

Encrypted Wallet and back it up to online storage service and usb backup drive once a day. However dumb investments and gambling have cost me the most BTC and probably are more of a threat to newbies than Trojans. Still, be careful and don't put all yer eggs in one basket, sonny boy.

[vphen]

It's dangerous on earth

[Akido]

damn thats pretty bad, working on encrypting my wallet/cold storage now

[btctrade5500]

virus scan your PC regularly, don't go to untrusted websites, and encrypt your wallet to be safe.

[InsightSoul]

Lost 3 bitcoins because I forgot my old passphrase. 

[nancyfromafrica]

A good antivirus always helps in removing and detecting trojan recently I brought an kaspersky

[BitCoins06]

a good antivirus is help 90% of the protection

after you need to update all your sofware

the most common exploit:
all MS Office version before 2012
All adobe flash player version (except the last one but until when...)
Java
all version of Internet Explorer (except the last update but until when...)
same for Firefox .....

if you dont update , dont go to much into sex website ...

[bitcoinbit]

...if you dont update , dont go to much into sex website ...

how much is too much?? 

[color]

thanks for the info

[Kasu]

Thanks for the info!

[TheMan]

Thanks for the heads up mate.

[jayeeyee]

Thank you for the helpful info for newbies like me.  I just finally finished synchronizing with the BTC network.. took a long time.  Now imma' go ahead and encrypt my wallet.dat

[Irewat]

thanks for the info!

[chrcoe01]

If you have more than 1000 Bitcoins in your wallet:

1. get yourself a low cost netbook.
2. Install not bloated linux (like archlinux) or FreeBSD or OpenBSD (in order of growing paranoia).
   - make sure that the above is done with ecrypted partitions and swap (plenty of guides on the net).
   - make sure that the above is done while offline as much as possible (for truly paranoid ones).
   - make sure that you do not not even configure wireless hardware, let alone using it
   - physically plug in Ethernet cable when you need connectivity for a minute or so
3. Install bitcoin client, generate a bunch of bitcoin addresses (current account)
4. Over time transfer in small amounts your funds from your existing client to the addresses created in step 3
5. Keep this used exclusively as bitcoin client and nothing else, plug in Ethernet cable when you need to transfer money.
6. Keep this hardware wallet safe.
7. Creating a bitcoin savings account and making secure backups is still need to be done as described in multiply guides elsewhere.

P.S. Do not forget your passwords.

this spoke to the paranoid hiding inside me, thanks!

[IMakeComps]

I would suggest doing this procedure if you have any number of bitcoins.

[wunderblitz]

thanks for the info, but I do not think, that a antivirus protection can help. If you look at "blackhat forums" you can find for a few dollars progs that can not be detected by actual antivirusprogs. Only help: Use your brain and encrypt.