Clipboard hacking restarted again

[Doell]

A while ago some clipboard is popping out when I press Shift or when I press control all my browser will shut down.
Is that it? I am using Mozilla at that time and it wont stop.
I have been googling at how it will be taken down but I cannot find answers.

Then suddenly, it just went off without doing anything. Is my computer infected now?
I didn't type anything on the clipboard.

yes that is, I had experienced it by myself four years ago. back then it infected my shift too, you need to wipe out your computer and install it again if you want to remove it.
be careful when copy-pasting the address because it will give you a wrong address.

Now that is scary.
I haven't done any transactions yet but there will be next week.

Is there no other way to fix this thing?
I mean, I do not see it anymore or should my computer really need a whole effort of format which for me takes a lot of time.
I really do not know why or how it suddenly pops out and I have this trust with Mozilla about defenses with malwares like that.

as far as I have experienced its still safe to use a mobile android for transactions and I am grateful that have never been hacked because the mobile system is now sophisticated with good anti-virus ,my advice is better not to visit an untrusted website on your computer If you do not want to be hit by malware

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[mrdeposit]

Recently I read 2-3 articles about Clipboard hacking. Clipboard hacking works through some malware in your computer silently. It mainly works for wallets. While you copy any wallet to send funds and paste it to the recipient address bar, it will paste the pre wallet which was set by the hacker on your clipboard. You might be thinking certainly that you have copied and pasted the correct wallet. But later you see, the fund goes to the hacker wallet. So, be careful while you send funds, make sure you are pasting the desired wallet.

We need to be careful. Even if there is no clipboard hacking, you need to check the address again and again. I personally always check the first and last signs repeatedly and check whether there is any gap at the end or beginning.

[salty]

Clipboard hacking can be avoided and minimize if the sender will check the last 2 digits and first 2 digits of wallet and almost when we send funds to others we carefully checked the address.

I think that this action is performed by absolutely everything. But in most cases, those who click on the button “copy” do not mostly check wallets.Well, at least I'm not doing it.  

[Gotumoot]

This is easy to avoid especially if you are not in a hurry with your transaction,

Usually the people who fall victim to it are those who are in a hurry and those who are confident in themselves that they are safe.

[robelneo]

Recently I read 2-3 articles about Clipboard hacking. Clipboard hacking works through some malware in your computer silently. It mainly works for wallets. While you copy any wallet to send funds and paste it to the recipient address bar, it will paste the pre wallet which was set by the hacker on your clipboard. You might be thinking certainly that you have copied and pasted the correct wallet. But later you see, the fund goes to the hacker wallet. So, be careful while you send funds, make sure you are pasting the desired wallet.

They are now targetting those who are using Youtube to install the malware just check this article https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware, people should be aware of this and b every carefully if what you are installing is clean and coming from reputable websites.

[Latines]

In my opinion, everyone knows that scammers are moving further and further. You can’t keep up with them and you must do everything to protect yourself.

[livingfree]

Yes, this is a known hack since few years ago but people never learned of the simple checking of wallet addresses that they are copying. I know that it could be due to the confidence that they have.

But checking will just consume few seconds of your life so that you can avoid this kind of hack. And to individual people here, you should be aware of what you are downloading. You may not know that you are already downloading a software with malware.

[Febo]

Recently I read 2-3 articles about Clipboard hacking. Clipboard hacking works through some malware in your computer silently. It mainly works for wallets. While you copy any wallet to send funds and paste it to the recipient address bar, it will paste the pre wallet which was set by the hacker on your clipboard. You might be thinking certainly that you have copied and pasted the correct wallet. But later you see, the fund goes to the hacker wallet. So, be careful while you send funds, make sure you are pasting the desired wallet. 

You can cheat this malware by copying half of address and paste it and then copying other half and paste it. However we all need to be extra cautious when we deal with money.

[Latines]

By the way, this is a common reason why many people are afraid of cryptocurrencies, they are afraid to switch to the Internet. Because paper money is in the hand. But the hand and eyes will not deceive, and hackers can deceive.

[bitkanu]

Clipboard hacking can be avoided and minimize if the sender will check the last 2 digits and first 2 digits of wallet and almost when we send funds to others we carefully checked the address.

I think that this action is performed by absolutely everything. But in most cases, those who click on the button “copy” do not mostly check wallets.Well, at least I'm not doing it.  

It's not copy but that should be after that person was pasting what he was copying to the clipboard. That works when someone is thinking if he has already copied the correct address and then paste it without did the double check to the address. that person is not careful with it.

[ChronoLite]

I suggest using Windows 10 and using antivirus to deal with cases like this again

windows 10 has no impact with this clipboard malware and using antivirus would be a good idea as long as it stays updated and you not doing any malicious stuff on the internet such as clicking random links and some .exe files from the internet. just double check everything before hit that send button it is not that hard for your own benefit

[Thomas-s]

I suggest using Windows 10 and using antivirus to deal with cases like this again

windows 10 has no impact with this clipboard malware and using antivirus would be a good idea as long as it stays updated and you not doing any malicious stuff on the internet such as clicking random links and some .exe files from the internet. just double check everything before hit that send button it is not that hard for your own benefit

people are making such mistakes simply because they are lazy. they will continue to commit them until they send some large amount of money by themselves to the wrong address. only after that, they will begin to double-check the entered address. I always reread at least the last 6 digits of the address to which I send money.

[JeffBrad12]

By the way, this is a common reason why many people are afraid of cryptocurrencies, they are afraid to switch to the Internet. Because paper money is in the hand. But the hand and eyes will not deceive, and hackers can deceive.

But people are now switching to cashless payment method like apple pay and even gcash and it's just as complicated as cryptocurrency if you pay attention into the detail. paper money is now outdated and also not convenient enough to carry and you can nowaday did all your task of paying things through your phone which is why cashless society is a thing and it's not because people are afraid of anything digital including cryptos.

[satgoldan]

This is the most dangerous thing that can be, but I haven’t heard about such viruses since 2018, I thought that they were already exterminated, but if they still exist, it is undoubtedly very dangerous, when I found out about them I checked the first and last digits of the secret key and only then did the transfer. Thank you for reminding me, I will be careful again, because it’s so stupid to send a lot of money to someone else’s wallet.

[DarkDays]

This is just one of a variety of different hacks to watch out for. Phishers, RATs and data exfiltration tools are still common even in 2019.

For this reason, I opened practically every program in secure virtual machine before installing it. I also run suspicious programs through virus total and heuristic detection to ensure anything suspect is stopped right away.

Even though these attacks are easy to avoid, they tend to target noobs, so they'll be unlikely to even read the warnings.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Clipboard hacking can be avoided and minimize if the sender will check the last 2 digits and first 2 digits of wallet and almost when we send funds to others we carefully checked the address.

I think that this action is performed by absolutely everything. But in most cases, those who click on the button “copy” do not mostly check wallets.Well, at least I'm not doing it.  

Who the hell will just send the funds after pasting the wallet address without even seeing the first and last 3-s5 characters of the entire address?  They must be in a hurry, but that's not an excuse. It is better to be late than sorry.  I've read some of this clipboard hacking incidents, they were bugged after downloading a content through unsecured websites. I'd rather double, triple check it than to lost it.

[ije07]

Hackers always have ways to hack things and therefore our accuracy must be improved again and health in using the internet also needs to be considered because malware also comes from us carelessly doing activities on the internet, maybe one of the articles is included so that we learn more about hacking with this model.

[Faxmate]

By the way, this is a common reason why many people are afraid of cryptocurrencies, they are afraid to switch to the Internet. Because paper money is in the hand. But the hand and eyes will not deceive, and hackers can deceive.

Just because paper money is can be touched does not make it safer than crypto currencies any way. These sort of thoughts can be considered real with adults or people who do not understand bitcoin at all. People do get scam with the paper money too. Besides, robbery is a problem with all sort of assets. Pickpockets do not exist in cyber space and it is also a form of hacking as people get deceived out of carelessness.

[kensaii]

Recently I read 2-3 articles about Clipboard hacking. Clipboard hacking works through some malware in your computer silently. It mainly works for wallets. While you copy any wallet to send funds and paste it to the recipient address bar, it will paste the pre wallet which was set by the hacker on your clipboard. You might be thinking certainly that you have copied and pasted the correct wallet. But later you see, the fund goes to the hacker wallet. So, be careful while you send funds, make sure you are pasting the desired wallet. 

This clipboard hacking is so old but surprising to see it re-surface back at today. My only advice for anyone is: no matter how sure you are, always check 3 letters at the end of the address. I remember bitcointalk veteran members back in the days even go as typing again some letters at the end of the address just to make sure.

[Yudhisthir]

Clipboard hacking has always been here. It's mostly targeted towards windows users while some are browser extension related. Best way to prevent them is to limit the number of apps and extension on you device and install only those which you absolutely need and install they through official website. Checking the address twice before pushing that button prevents yourself from getting scammed.