I just discovered yesterday that my laptop has been affected with this malware when i was trying to send some altcoins to my binance wallet, im so glad i cross checked the address or else i would have lost my coins
Please is there anyone that has a lasting solution that doesn't involve me formating mt PC, i would like to hear it because i have a lot of important data on my PC and i can't back it up at the moment
Topic: Affected by bitcoin Copy paste address (Read 317 times)
You have put something in your computer, it may have lurked somewhere. What you need to do is scan your computer, find malware and handle it. We need to pay close attention to and limit downloading of unknown applications to our computer. This will cause the data in our computers to be lost.
I also suggest that you should update your operating system (OS). Having an anti-virus installed on your computer is good but it doesn't mean that it can removed all potential malware hidden in your computer, I already compared some anti-virus programs and use it to scan but the results are different where the first anti-virus result is clean but the second anti-virus detects a virus that the first anti-virus didn't detect. About copying your wallet address and pasting another wallet address is called Clipboard Hijacking Attack which will replaced the wallet address you have copied to another wallet address that they have setup that when you paste the wallet address you pasted will be the wallet address of the person who infect you with the malware.
What needs to be emphasized is that hardware wallets are not imune on clipboard malware attacks
No wallet will be immune to clipboard malware attacks. Even an air gapped wallet won't be immune, since you are generating the transaction on a live machine before transferring it your air gapped machine for signing, so if your live machine is infected then you are still at risk. The point of the hardware wallet is it forces the users to make a second confirmation of the address after hitting "send" in their wallet. If the user chooses to skip that and just confirm it without checking, then no amount of hardware or software engineering can prevent that.but because they do stupid things (entering seed on fake sites, reseting device without seed backup, sharing seed with friends...)
You are absolutely right, but if our metric for whether a device or system is secure is whether the user does something stupid with it, then every security system in the world is at risk. 
Also, as always, grab a hardware wallet if you hold big amounts of bitcoin.
What needs to be emphasized is that hardware wallets are not imune on clipboard malware attacks, and because of that Ledger is add option to verify address on hardware wallet, so if it match to one displayed on Ledger Live / Electrum user can be sure coins will be delivered / send to to the correct address.
Presumption that hardware wallet is something that can protect users form every threat is wrong, users lost coins even from hardware wallets every day, but not because of any vulnerabilities and hacking, but because they do stupid things (entering seed on fake sites, reseting device without seed backup, sharing seed with friends...).
and when copying and pasting any wallet address i will type first or last letter myself so if i have any malware it cannot change it
You know what, what I do now is I'm remembering the first 2-3 characters (numbers and letters) and also the last part. It's okay to do this but don't manually input the whole address.During those days that I'm totally noob knowing if I'm affected with copy-paste malware, I'm typing the whole address manually and it takes a long time for me to end because I'm checking it many times just to be sure. Well, I'm scared of malware during that time.
Am hoping OP has a partitioned hard drive at the least to save any valuable data but for an alternative solution before you proceed with formatting try malwarebytes to disinfect your computer system. Even the trail version should work.
In addition to the normal back ups of important files and documents, I create a full disk image approximately every 6 months, and then encrypt that and store it on an external drive. I've never had to use it, but my logic is that should I suffer a complete drive failure or some horrendous malware which I cannot clean, I can just format my hard drive and restore from image in an hour or two, and it's like nothing ever happened. I also have a "clean" image of my drive taken from just after I finished installing and configuring all my usual programs for the first time, before it ever touched the internet, which I can go back to if necessary.Given just how customized everything on my computer is, I dread to think how long it would take to set up again from scratch if I did need to reformat and didn't have my drive image available.
a more better solution is to format your PC and reinstall OS.
I will suggest to do this and if I was you then I would do that. Just format and reinstall your OS
and when copying and pasting any wallet address i will type first or last letter myself so if i have any malware it cannot change it
I don't suggest typing manually because you could potentially make typographical errors and could end you up losing your bitcoin anyway. Just make sure to doublecheck everything, just like how you did recently. Keep it up.
Also, as always, grab a hardware wallet if you hold big amounts of bitcoin.
thank you everyone for the guidance and advice. removed the malware from PC with Malwarebytes. Did clean install for windows on my PC
and when copying and pasting any wallet address i will type first or last letter myself so if i have any malware it cannot change it
and when copying and pasting any wallet address i will type first or last letter myself so if i have any malware it cannot change it
That means your device has malware or you are copying it through a fake site. Usually if you copy through the site, they insert javascript that can change everything that is copied into their bitcoin address.
My advice is that you better use another device that is much safer, and make sure all the private keys in your old device are moved. Maybe you can use one of the applications here https://enterprise.comodo.com/blog/top-five-best-malware-removal-tools/
My advice is that you better use another device that is much safer, and make sure all the private keys in your old device are moved. Maybe you can use one of the applications here https://enterprise.comodo.com/blog/top-five-best-malware-removal-tools/
Wow, whoever thought of this is pretty genius, most people would not have know that it was a different address. I always make sure to check the first 3 chars and last 3 chars of my address (usually just to avoid mistakes) but I guess it's for safety as well. Honestly you can never be too careful with this stuff, at least it wasn't an outright trojan that stole your coins.
Get Malwarebytes installed on your machine and let it do the trick. You obviously have some malware installed in your PC hijacking your clipboard and changing it to something else. After using the said software in your computer and after the threat has been removed, run a deep scan or if you're still hesitant about the status of your PC, backup your files and reformat it immediately.
Try not to download any of them suspicious links and visit any other malicious websites as well.
Try not to download any of them suspicious links and visit any other malicious websites as well.
when i copy paste my bitcoin wallet address i get this address
18v8Uqjt9wvEXXGbDCh9bLk15qXkFGeYmX
i have tried different address but result is same. any help
i have tried different address but result is same. any help
In your situation my recommendation would be to boot from a secure linux media, a thumbdrive or dvd with a live distro such as (*)Tails. There install the wallet and recover it with your seed words. Then create a new wallet, write down those new seed words, and transfer all funds to it.
Turn off the pc and do whatever it is you want to do to fix your computer, such as malware scanning, or just wipe it all like others suggest. In the future, it would do you very good if you used a better OS in the first place, but even if you do having a live iso at hand is always a must.
Please people, stop ignoring these basic security steps. Don't do your money stuff with the same OS you use for pleasure. Even if you do run something decent like Linux as your daily desktop, booting from a live image would ensure no surprises. Especially important when handling (cold) paper wallets.
* The reason i tend to recommend Tails is because it comes configured to use Tor by default, of course you can do the same with any other distro.
If possible you need to backup your files, clean it then transfer it to another pc. Format the previous pc to make sure that it is totally clean. I think it is malware that you've got. Be careful next time. Please secure your wallet and make sure that it is really clean before you transfer it again on your previous pc.
I use old laptop bought for just $40 (2.2 Core2Duo, 2GB RAM) with unique Internet connection (Via internet Dongle) and genuine windows OS, for all online transactions like Paypal, bank, Bitcoins... I don't use any anti-virus software tool. Didn't face for any security issue for last 7 years. Most importantly, I'm the only person who uses the laptop.
This is one of the easiest ways to lose your btc because people usually just copy and paste the address without double checking that everything matches correctly. In the future you need to be more careful about what you download and what websites you visit to avoid malware and viruses.
k00l1, you did not write what wallet you use, but if you have backup then most safest way would be to restore your wallet in some clean device. After that do what many other users suggested you, format that hard drive partition and install fresh OS.
After that do not make same mistake and leave your PC unsecured, fact that you get this malware is saying that you do not have any protection (Antivirus / Antimalware) or you have some very bad protection.
After that do not make same mistake and leave your PC unsecured, fact that you get this malware is saying that you do not have any protection (Antivirus / Antimalware) or you have some very bad protection.
Good that you have noticed it.
If you have another laptop or PC use it if you are about to send bitcoin to another wallet. Likewise, I would advise you too to format your PC that has been affected by that malware.
Always be vigilant before sending.
Can you still remember the apps that you have downloaded? it might came from those.
If you have another laptop or PC use it if you are about to send bitcoin to another wallet. Likewise, I would advise you too to format your PC that has been affected by that malware.
Always be vigilant before sending.
Can you still remember the apps that you have downloaded? it might came from those.
You have lucky to know this before transfer any amount to a hacker account
Do a backup and format your computer, as soon as you can and most important, try to remember what you did to get this virus or malware to not get this again
Do a backup and format your computer, as soon as you can and most important, try to remember what you did to get this virus or malware to not get this again
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