Absolutely yes. There is always a chance that chrome will steal your private key. Nothing guarantee that they will not do that. And no one has the power to stop this big guy from stealing your private information. Therefore, dont store valuable asset on the internet. You think you can sue Google for stealing anything from you? Do you even have a proof of that action? Be your own boss of your money.
Why dont you buy a hardware wallet which can help you to resolve this problem? There have been a huge development in this industry. Thus, you can easily find a cheap wallet for yourself. I currently store my private key in my pc but Im still scared of hacker. Maybe you dont know but they might watching you from the back of their computer without letting you see their footprint.
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is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it? 
yesThis forum useless no one answer I need. I ask about random chrome extnetion abilities to read emails.
you don't ask in on OP. Sure, if you don't understand the code of extension you had installed, possible malware inside in.Therefore I prefer to store the coins
I have in many places, so if one of my wallets is successfully hacked, I didn't lose all the coins I had.
You don't need many wallets for storing it all if Using Shamir's Secret Sharing method for your seed. I have in many places, so if one of my wallets is successfully hacked, I didn't lose all the coins I had.
I store my privates keys in gmail ~
Why do you keep private keys in Gmail?I think it is not a proper way to keep private keys in Gmail. You risk yourself by doing this. If I were you, I will keep private keys at safer places.
This forum useless no one answer I need.
Are you blind? There are already some people trying to help you. Why do you not give respect to people who try to help you? Even if their answers are still not to make you satisfied, but they really have tried to help you.
Anything related to the internet could be hacked, you shouldn't store your private keys on your Gmail account or anything online, there would be a high possibility that your private key could be seen and your crypto wallet would be the next, if I were you, I will use a piece of paper for storing my private keys and keep it in a safe place, try to have two copies of it and put it in different places because there are still some chances that bad things might happen, for instance, your house will get burnt out or a disaster, having a back up will lessen the problem about that.
I store my privates keys in gmail is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it?
The best thing to do is not to store your private keys in your gmail account or even any email accounts, it would be better if you will buy a ledger or hardware wallet in order for you to store your private keys and funds to your ledger and it would be probably more safe because you just need to take care of your ledger and avoid losing it because it would be hard to recover it again. I am not saying that this is a hundred percent safe but I guess it would be more secured. 
This forum useless no one answer I need. I ask about random chrome extnetion abilities to read emails.
Simply answering your question, yes, extensions can access your emails as long as a malware coded to do as such is contained in said extension. This is why I want to advise you to avoid installing, or if possible avoid using Chrome at all. Use Firefox if you can, Google Chrome allows extensions filled with malware at times, especially fake ones, so it isn't really a browser you can 100% trust. In fact, not only through extensions, any file you download that may contain malware could access not only your emails but also your entire pc, so do be careful about that. 
I store my privates keys in gmail is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it?
I suggest you to save them either on an external HDD/USB where you keep your sensitive information or completely offline (paper for e.g). There are lots of browser extensions which are unregulated so yes, there's a huge possibility that you can get your PC compromised by having such extension installed.
it is very risky, better you keep it in a private note or book, it could be your careless list to a phishing site or the like, because gmail is very easy to hack, because it is very important to protect your assets from unwanted things, keep your keys offline
There is no guarantee that it is 100% secure for private key storage whether offline or online. Therefore I prefer to store the coins
I have in many places, so if one of my wallets is successfully hacked, I didn't lose all the coins I had. But everyone has a different
way of keeping their coins, there is nothing wrong with saving private keys online or offline. Because every storage has its own risk.
So it is very possible that the chrome app could become malware. So the decision is in your own hands, if you feel more secure and
comfortable using gmail to store private keys just do it.
I have in many places, so if one of my wallets is successfully hacked, I didn't lose all the coins I had. But everyone has a different
way of keeping their coins, there is nothing wrong with saving private keys online or offline. Because every storage has its own risk.
So it is very possible that the chrome app could become malware. So the decision is in your own hands, if you feel more secure and
comfortable using gmail to store private keys just do it.
Everyone must have already know the risks associated on storing your private keys online. Any sensitive or private matters that are noted or stored online is always at a big risk for it is vulnerable or prone into hacks. It is not always recommendable storing your private keys into any email such as gmail or even yahoo or cloud storage for those can still be accessed by intruders or known as hackers. If you do want to store your private keys, better store it offline for it is much safer on that manner compared to storing it online. No one or not anything is 100% safe and secured online for hackers and now even wiser and have their own ways to make impossible things become possible. Private keys is your private matter so better make it secure and safe on any way possible but not online storing.
Lol, you don't wait for malware to read your private email, the service provider themselves can do that, Does Google Read Your Email?.
And it is not really recommended to store your private key in an email, on cloud, on your android phone, self destruct private note apps, note taking apps. because it is always connected on the internet. You don't want to give hackers and criminals any window of opportunity.
And it is not really recommended to store your private key in an email, on cloud, on your android phone, self destruct private note apps, note taking apps. because it is always connected on the internet. You don't want to give hackers and criminals any window of opportunity.
Most softwares on the internet are very dangerous, as they are designed to specifically disrupt or damage our phones
But I don't think Chrome can be such because it's not designed that way. It's more like an app, use for browing
But I don't think Chrome can be such because it's not designed that way. It's more like an app, use for browing
I store my privates keys in gmail is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it?
There is no need to answer that. You just have to understand that storing private keys online is a HUGE mistake. Avoid depositing to that wallet or immediately withdraw your funds in case you've already done so. Buy a hardware wallet or use open-source non-custodial desktop or mobile wallets such as electrum. Store your seed phrase and private keys OFFLINE.
Electrum will do as much as a hardware wallet, but if you got the bucks to buy I'll suggest you do have it.
I store my privates keys in gmail is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it?
You should be aware that any online platform can access your information. because you use their services for free so what they get back is your information 
But if your money is little then don't worry, they won't trade your reputation just to hack a small amount of your money.
When you have a lot of money and want it to be safe, buy a cold wallet like Ledger Nano S or Trezor, it is the most prestigious key storage wallets I have ever used.
This is an extreme danger. Phishing, malware and if you are the type that want premium service for free on the internet, you might end up installing malware that will gain access to your account without your knowledge. The choice is yours, nothing is better than hardware wallet
Malware can infiltrate your computer even if you are not a chrome user, including recording your activities when accessing Gmail using another browser. The threat of malware can also occur to Android users, where the virus attacks the Google account and remains active in a "background process".
I also remembered the problem of my yahoo mail account, where all old messages were deleted without notification. Although this has nothing to do with malware, it could happen to gmail.
In conclusion, storing PKs in Gmail is a bad choice and there is no reason to deny it.
I also remembered the problem of my yahoo mail account, where all old messages were deleted without notification. Although this has nothing to do with malware, it could happen to gmail.
In conclusion, storing PKs in Gmail is a bad choice and there is no reason to deny it.
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I store my privates keys in gmail is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it?
Yes, there have been an issue of some on chrome webstores to be use for phishing attack and I want to understand that login your wallet on a connected computer have expose your wallet not to talk of saving your wallet private information in email or any online activities.We have a high ranking user of this forum that once lost his holding doing the samething.
So weeks ago I lost over 20k USD in Crypto.
I had all the private keys, passwords, etc saved in my email draft & I had 2 fa SMS verification didn't know that someone can break it easily. Ended up losing all my savings. Don't use sim verification ever it's pointless there are multiple ways to break it.
If you can afford then buy a hardware wallet. and if you can't then don't store your important data online or anywhere connected to online.
Write down on paper secret codes & keys.
Use different passwords.
Again be very careful with security, If you keep anything online then you're putting yourself at risk.
I had all the private keys, passwords, etc saved in my email draft & I had 2 fa SMS verification didn't know that someone can break it easily. Ended up losing all my savings. Don't use sim verification ever it's pointless there are multiple ways to break it.
If you can afford then buy a hardware wallet. and if you can't then don't store your important data online or anywhere connected to online.
Write down on paper secret codes & keys.
Use different passwords.
Again be very careful with security, If you keep anything online then you're putting yourself at risk.
I don't think that Chrome app itself can be malware but it can get infected with different types of malware. Private keys are very sensitive data and it's not recommended to be stored anywhere online, in any app or database that can be easily hacked or breached.
People very often go for solutions that are convenient for them but don't pay enough attention to security and that is why so many incidents happen.
People very often go for solutions that are convenient for them but don't pay enough attention to security and that is why so many incidents happen.
I store my privates keys in gmail is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it?
never trust Online account to store any keys that has your cryptocurrencies because that is very prone to hacking mate,Internet is an open place where experts can easily enters your accounts and find things that valuable to them without you even noticing this.
So much better to write it down in paper and leave in your room(of course in safe place and with no one knowing you are having those)
or put it in some place where no one will even know or expect that your keys are in there.
I store my privates keys in gmail is this possible that I installed a malware (chrome app) that can read it?
Why do you store your private keys in your gmail? First of all, aren't you aware that google have its own access with what we store in our google accounts? It is much better if you store it on a paper than storing it online which is obviously can be accessed by anyone. If you install from untrusted website it is possible that it contains malware that may access your private information like emails and passwords. Everything that is stored on your pc can be accessed by these malwares. I think it is a wrong move to store important information like that in an online platform like google mail.
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