Protecting Your Computer?

[jerry0]

Besides making sure not to download the wrong programs that can be fake programs like fake wallets and not clicking on links, what other important things should you do to protect your computer?  Yes i know you should not put crypto in it but even those who have hardware wallets, some coins cannot be put in the hardware wallet and you need to put it on its own wallet you install or in an exchange. 


First off, does everyone here put a password on their computer?  I read the windows password is completely useless.  But does anyone here use veracrypt or a program where you must enter a password on your computer before you can log in?  Because i read cases where a hacker if they have access to your laptop can put a virus, trojan, keylogger in your computer... then shut down your computer and if you never knew someone accessed your computer, well anything you type on it can be visible to the hacker.  Of course this requires someone smart to have physical access to your laptop.  Thus if they take your laptop, well even if they put a trojan on it, well as long as you don't type your stuff on it, thats fine.


Can someone tell me what program they use to password protect their laptop?  I do not do this as i heard this process is not that simple.  I heard there is either veracrypt or bitlocker.  Are those the only 2 options or best 2 options?  If so, which do you choose and with it, does that mean a thief with access to your laptop cannot get into your laptop and store anything in it like trojan unless they have the password?  Because say someone installed a trojan in your laptop while you are not there for a bit... let say its just a friend who did it b/c they know you have crypto... that is dangerous.  Any advice here? 

[Bitbtc8]

Spywares,malwares,Trojans ,these are the worst enemies of windows pc ,it will be better to keep your coins and tokens on hardware wallets or even mobile wallets with private keys ,on windows pc I don't know how effective antivirus software is and PCs are easily hacked by spyware's this days,I stay off pc I'm better off using mobile

[ccsang]

I don't have such demand in this respect, I can't said that which one is better because I just use the default windows password, but look like you're a person focus on safety of computer, you're correct that hardware wallet don't support all the cryptocurrency, my suggestion is you may use vmware to install unknown wallet, don't click any unknown link from email. From your friends side, look like you've a friends is expert on computer, they may use software to bypass windows password (I've tried before, bypass password is not too hard), so be careful.

[kindbtc]

There are many gimmicks by online scammers and fraudsters these days especially phishing links and emails some go to next level and use spyware and malware to collect private data that can also damage the device of the user so definitely we need to be vigilant online and we should have updated security in our devices to avoid damaging files.

[CryptoTech_]

I myself only use antivirus avast to protect my computer, there are no other programs, my advice is that we better download programs that are clear and from well-known webs so that we avoid dangerous viruses

[Cat Coin]

Unfortunately, I am not familiar with computer protection programs. I have is worth the usual code. I put in a CODE, but I'm always afraid I can't get in. I hope that new technologies will come and make our transactions more secure.

[Dpat]

This is very hard to completely safe from the hackers while you are working on the internet always. The hackers are spending their mind in different ways of how they can steal your computer by fishing and the input of expertise. They are very prompt on the compute by software and hardware. So, you should protect your coin by putting it in a hardware wallet. Time to time you need to format your computer and antivirus also.

[ryap12]

Besides making sure not to download the wrong programs that can be fake programs like fake wallets and not clicking on links, what other important things should you do to protect your computer?  Yes i know you should not put crypto in it but even those who have hardware wallets, some coins cannot be put in the hardware wallet and you need to put it on its own wallet you install or in an exchange.  


First off, does everyone here put a password on their computer?  I read the windows password is completely useless.  But does anyone here use veracrypt or a program where you must enter a password on your computer before you can log in?  Because i read cases where a hacker if they have access to your laptop can put a virus, trojan, keylogger in your computer... then shut down your computer and if you never knew someone accessed your computer, well anything you type on it can be visible to the hacker.  Of course this requires someone smart to have physical access to your laptop.  Thus if they take your laptop, well even if they put a trojan on it, well as long as you don't type your stuff on it, thats fine.


Can someone tell me what program they use to password protect their laptop?  I do not do this as i heard this process is not that simple.  I heard there is either veracrypt or bitlocker.  Are those the only 2 options or best 2 options?  If so, which do you choose and with it, does that mean a thief with access to your laptop cannot get into your laptop and store anything in it like trojan unless they have the password?  Because say someone installed a trojan in your laptop while you are not there for a bit... let say its just a friend who did it b/c they know you have crypto... that is dangerous.  Any advice here?  

Now I find that offensive(but not really. lol) that "WE" are not suppose to put our funds on a computer? I have been into cryptocurrency and is using my computer all the time to store my funds and never have I been hacked and I never use any softwares or anti-virus as protection. As long as you know what your are doing like researching about the desktop wallet before installing and making sure you downloaded the wallet from the official link. I only rely to the built in virus scanner of my Chrome Browser and from Windows Defender. I also keep my Windows OS up to date.

[mindrust]

As long as you keep your coins in a different computer other than the PC you use for your daily stuff, you will be fine.

Having Adblock, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes is cool. If you don't download too many pirated software, that's even better. Being cautious will keep you safe %99 of the time. If you just keep your important stuff on somewhere else, you'll be safe all the time. (at least against the hackers, viruses etc... Your hardware still can get broken.)

[KingDome]

You dont even have to protect your computer, the thing to need to know is you need to make yourself be aware of the most computer viruses.

[DoublerHunter]

Used AVG that's the end of the story here. By the way, you have doubled post.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5124070, lock one of your post, OP.

[shirackjs]

I am using F-Secure anti virus and it has been working well, it is kind of heavy on my laptop processor but still acceptable.

Yes i know you should not put crypto in it but even those who have hardware wallets, some coins cannot be put in the hardware wallet and you need to put it on its own wallet you install or in an exchange.  

Just curious why can’t we store coins in hardware wallet? I have been using and find hardware wallet to be secure.

[BitFinnese]

Buying and installing AVG and anti-malware program is the most basic thing to do in protecting our pc, the rest is up to us.  It is up to us whether we can maximize the protection of our pc by educating ourselves of different style of hackers.  If we are careless in surfing the net,  there is a possibility that our unit will be infected by these trojans.  So the ultimate security for our pc is within ourselves.

[nwosuchristabe2]

There's no perfect protection that you can give to your computer. There are various degree of protections and various skills utilised by hackers to bypass your protection. To be on the safe side, it's best to be very careful of the software you download and install in your system. To avoid malware, endeavour to use a good antivirus and always keep your computer software up-to-date.

[jorenpo]

just don't click suspicious link and don't download any program on a random/un-trusted website. there is no perfect protection just remember prevention is better than cure.

[gantez]

I basically use anti various and I don't like to disturb my head on sites that I suspect that are not trusted, I just avoid to click in the first place. If you don't click unprotected sites, your computer is likely to stay clean. Avoid porno sites too 

[bitcoin31]

just don't click suspicious link and don't download any program on a random/un-trusted website. there is no perfect protection just remember prevention is better than cure.

That is right prevention is better than cure. I think usually why the other computer hack by the hackers because they click the link who are pishing link thag cause to their computer to hack and they got all the information that they have. Make sure trusted link only that yoh click you must be watchful.

[SaRmY]

What can I say on this issue. This is a big problem. Because you need to have a separate computer for scripting. Why you ask? The reason is that using a home computer is simply not suitable. You are constantly looking for information to download something on the Internet as necessary. So to go to your wallets it is better to use a separate fully protected computer.

[sctunter]

it not something new viruses damaged ur computer or data
even most of them be spy / / copied / send out our data
recomend if u install antivirus like malwarebytes , norton , or kapersky and keep update the antivirus

[Ranly123]

Besides making sure not to download the wrong programs that can be fake programs like fake wallets and not clicking on links, what other important things should you do to protect your computer?  Yes i know you should not put crypto in it but even those who have hardware wallets, some coins cannot be put in the hardware wallet and you need to put it on its own wallet you install or in an exchange. 


First off, does everyone here put a password on their computer?  I read the windows password is completely useless.  But does anyone here use veracrypt or a program where you must enter a password on your computer before you can log in?  Because i read cases where a hacker if they have access to your laptop can put a virus, trojan, keylogger in your computer... then shut down your computer and if you never knew someone accessed your computer, well anything you type on it can be visible to the hacker.  Of course this requires someone smart to have physical access to your laptop.  Thus if they take your laptop, well even if they put a trojan on it, well as long as you don't type your stuff on it, thats fine.


Can someone tell me what program they use to password protect their laptop?  I do not do this as i heard this process is not that simple.  I heard there is either veracrypt or bitlocker.  Are those the only 2 options or best 2 options?  If so, which do you choose and with it, does that mean a thief with access to your laptop cannot get into your laptop and store anything in it like trojan unless they have the password?  Because say someone installed a trojan in your laptop while you are not there for a bit... let say its just a friend who did it b/c they know you have crypto... that is dangerous.  Any advice here? 

We know how dangerous it is to safeguard our accounts and wallets in an online ways. So we should be vigilant on where we log and what site we use to secure the safety of our funds. No matter where you log in, may it be in PC or in mobile if you are not making sure that you are not logging in a malware, you will always be hacked. For me, I would suggest to use hardware wallets so you can save your coins offline.