Trojan Wallet stealer be careful

[el80ne]

And here I thought anyone oblivious enough to click on unknown exe attachments would have such a malware infested machine, it would barely be usable and wallet would have been hijacked long ago. How naive to think no one is really that mindless anymore.

[tsla]

Thanks for the warning!

[funnow]

Warnings about any kind trojans are always welcome. So please keep us informed.
Thanks

[etrader]

Nice post ...very informative thanks to all that contributed.

[Kitemike]

Downloading anything from an untrusted source is alway problematic.  I have a couple of VMWare virtual machines setup that I use to test downloads before installing on my main machine.  If your protection screams, it's only a click or two to delete the whole machine and restore the backup. 

I write software and make it available on the web.  I get emails all the time from people asking me if it's "safe".  My advice is to treat the web like a gun...always assume it's loaded.  There are ways to make downloading 99.9% foolproof.

[Wnd]

Gotta stay safe

[Kitemike]

I have one of those clear rubber keyboard protectors and thankfully I've not had a virus since I put it on.

[aliveonearth]

Don't own it then it cant be stolen 
like any investment don't buy a car you cant afford to repair and don't keep bit coins you cant afford to lose.

When you go to the ATM no many people pull out there life savings bit coins can be treated in the same way
 

[wildemagic]

I have one of those clear rubber keyboard protectors and thankfully I've not had a virus since I put it on.

Classic.  Is it a trojan brand ? <grins>

To protect my BTC wallet, I encrypt, backup then put it on a usb drive, unplug then delete the wallet from the bitcoin folder.

kind regards

[claywelch]

I will keep an eye out for this.

[earthsound]

Is there a Mac version of the Trojan?

Yes. Google "DevilRobber" for one variant.

[Conch]

Are there any good GUI interfaces for Wallet encryption on Linux?
I don't use Windows - It's always infested with malware

I have used Linux for a good 6 or 7 years

[deadlyasp]

Would this trojan be able to say...duplicate an address in my book then change the actual address leaving the label as-is (which ended up in me stupidly sending money to an unknown address )
My wallets encrypted and I store it on USB when not in use....have started a scan anyway on both the usb and the computer, will see what comes up.

[djmixman]

Thanks for the info!

*checks off another post*

[iknowitsme]

Interesting, thanks for that

[Dice]

I have one of those clear rubber keyboard protectors and thankfully I've not had a virus since I put it on.

Classic.  Is it a trojan brand ? <grins>

To protect my BTC wallet, I encrypt, backup then put it on a usb drive, unplug then delete the wallet from the bitcoin folder.

kind regards

Does this need to happen everytime you recieve or are expecting to receive funds? Or does the backup only need to be created once, (when you are happy with the btc addresses you have) just incase malware effects your pc and destroys the private keys?

[Kazimir]

To protect my BTC wallet, I encrypt, backup then put it on a usb drive, unplug then delete the wallet from the bitcoin folder.

kind regards

Does this need to happen everytime you recieve or are expecting to receive funds? Or does the backup only need to be created once, (when you are happy with the btc addresses you have) just incase malware effects your pc and destroys the private keys?

Once in the beginning (after creating your wallet), and then every time you send bitcoins. This will internally create new private addresses (well, depends on client, but the default Bitcoin-Qt clients does).

[Dice]

To protect my BTC wallet, I encrypt, backup then put it on a usb drive, unplug then delete the wallet from the bitcoin folder.

kind regards

Does this need to happen everytime you recieve or are expecting to receive funds? Or does the backup only need to be created once, (when you are happy with the btc addresses you have) just incase malware effects your pc and destroys the private keys?

Once in the beginning (after creating your wallet), and then every time you send bitcoins. This will internally create new private addresses (well, depends on client, but the default Bitcoin-Qt clients does).

Thank you.

[tazman]

Scary!

[farfie]

Wait, this thing is still around? Anyway, the best way to "secure" your wallet without really securing it, is putting it on a computer that never gets used for anything. Build a computer, put an OS on it, then just put a wallet with whatever dependencies needed with it and there you go. If Windows, keep it updated through windows updates, linux with its package manager, but don't do anything else with it. Now it is (for the most part) only vulnerable to attacks from other computers on the network. But if it's also on its own network, then you're golden. Not immune, but it's a massive step forward, and encryption isn't even needed. Only turn the computer on when you need to take coins out of the wallet.

A barebones machine like this, that has never even opened a browser, would indeed be about as safe as you could get. More safe than any machine with any antivirus that has connected to the internet at some point.