How to lose your Bitcoins with CTRL-C CTRL-V

[LoyceV]

My mistake at that time was trying to install some video editor from an unofficial link and using crack.

I'm sure you've discovered it by now, but you should never run pirated software on any system that should remain secure. Even better if you can find an open source alternative for it.

Chrome is provably awful in every way, from being filled with spyware, to insecurely storing passwords

I was flabbergasted years back, when I discovered Chrome "conveniently" uploaded all my stored passwords to Google.

[o_e_l_e_o]

I was flabbergasted years back, when I discovered Chrome "conveniently" uploaded all my stored passwords to Google.

There was a good chance they were in plain text as well:

https://borncity.com/win/2022/06/12/chrome-speichert-passwrter-im-speicher-im-klartext/
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/18634842/google-passwords-plain-text-g-suite-fourteen-years

[Charles-Tim]

Tor or Firefox.

How about Duckduckgo?

On Tor, the search engine is also Duckduckgo. It is a good browser.

Chrome is provably awful in every way, from being filled with spyware, to insecurely storing passwords

I was flabbergasted years back, when I discovered Chrome "conveniently" uploaded all my stored passwords to Google.

Google has taught me the lesson to never click on 'save password' ever again. I prefer to use forgot password than to save password as the last resort.

On Google devices (running Android OS), even if you are not using Chrome, clicking on save password while you are using another app makes it synchronized on the Google cloud with your Gmail.

[LoyceV]

How about Duckduckgo?

That's a search engine, not a browser.
Never mind, it's a browser too nowdays! I learned something new But it's a Windows beta, so not really useful for the rest of us.

[Agbe]

How about Duckduckgo?

That's a search engine, not a browser.
Never mind, it's a browser too nowdays! I learned something new But it's a Windows beta, so not really useful for the rest of us.

This days search engine and browser are used interchangeably. So as you said, in the present world, the two are one. But from my finding, Duckduckgo is more of search engine and not really a browser. Look at it.

Duckduckgo

[DYING_S0UL]

Wow i didn't know that a simple thing as Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V could potentialy make you loss so many. Thanks for the info though! even though i never experienced getting scammed or hacked that way and I'm using Windows 10 right now makes me keep vigilant. 

Windows 10 is not without its drawbacks, even I have been exposed to clipboard viruses. The way it works seems to be inserted in an app that I'm trying to download. This virus is trying to check the wallet address of the thief in every activity Ctrl + V. Fortunately I am aware of this, even I have not tried the transaction. I was just trying to see the balance balance through Etherscan and it turned out that it was very different that what I did was the ETH address that the app brought. I've tried to dazzle and remove it. But every time I say that computer will appear and the last way is to install my computer.

This simple Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V takes up someone's life's earning. If you don't believe me I can even show you screenshots. Some days ago I too was infected with this malware. And the shocking thing was, when I checked it on blockchain explorer, it had total 28k$ incoming balance. Imagine how many people fell a victim to it. So if anything like this happens, do not hesitate to format disk and reinstall OS freshly. Linux is recommend in this case.

[LoyceV]

when I checked it on blockchain explorer, it had total 28k$ incoming balance.

And this is probably just one of the many different addresses used by the malware.

[Gladitorcomeback]

Now the scammers are more smart and all tips and tricks given in the OP post not working. I am saying based on my own practice faced 4 months before but I checked this thread today so I am sharing just my experience.

I copied address and paste it in the Metamask receiving address. I checked address and It was displaying same with address I copied. When I clicked on send button I surprised to see that address was fully changed.

I checked it again and this time I copied 5 letter less and added 5 letter manually, when I clicked on sens button, once again the address on approval pop up was changed. anyway I do every possible method to bypass the malware but couldn't work. we should be very careful and I think the best method is to reinstall the operating system so that malware couldn't spread all programs in our system.

[Tipstar]

Another form of similar attack are malwares and app that reads clipboard and can get your private key once you copy them. It is better to not deal in private key and type your mnemonics using a combination of keyboard and on-screen keyboard. Store the mnemonics writing the words in a notebook.

[LoyceV]

When I clicked on send button I surprised to see that address was fully changed.

That's not a clipboard problem, it's something else. Sign offline, or use a hardware wallet if your system is that compromised.
And don't use Metamask

[Gladitorcomeback]

When I clicked on send button I surprised to see that address was fully changed.

That's not a clipboard problem, it's something else. Sign offline, or use a hardware wallet if your system is that compromised.
And don't use Metamask

Why not reinstall operating system which will completely deactivate the malware and then not install any unknown program. It will help to use Metamask securely.

BTW I am using mobile phone for transaction and completely give up PC for transaction. I have no open source hardware as My fund is not that much great and also online order issue.

[LoyceV]

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