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hero member
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November 28, 2019, 09:21:58 AM
#42
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.
hero member
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November 28, 2019, 07:53:16 AM
#41
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
newbie
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November 28, 2019, 07:38:53 AM
#40
Hackers won't stop, they keep advancing in techniques. I was shocked when a friend lost his funds because he installed a 3rd party keyboard from plasytore. When just want to send out funds, I cross check the wallet address properly to be sure it's not replaced.
full member
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November 28, 2019, 07:19:53 AM
#39
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. 
It is the reason why it is important to check the receiver address again, I don't think it is not possible if we are not installing any downloads from unknown websites so keep the crypto related devices from your daily internet surfing activities.
Ucy
sr. member
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November 28, 2019, 07:07:06 AM
#38
Also make sure to memorize part of the address when you copy it. The memorization will help you see if the address matches with what you paste on the cryptocurrency wallet. People should always check to see that the addresses they copy is correct till the transfer.
legendary
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November 28, 2019, 07:05:43 AM
#37
It's been long I once heard this, thought it has been forgotten looks those fraudulent individuals are back again. I think this will only affect users who are always in a haste therefore not having time to check the payment details carefully. I spent time to do mine as issues about money should be taken with all seriousness.
Due to the more and more people become smart people and scammers feel more difficult to scam them all. Just to a simple re-check will be enough to make sure you are not infected with this kind of malware but again. what we must remember to never try to click anything on the internet if that is not yet proven as a reliable source.
Recently, the hackers have already started to spread malicious malware through use the youtube link.
Link is a very sensitive case that can be hijacked easily by scammer to spread the malware.
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November 28, 2019, 06:49:21 AM
#36
I personally have a picture of what my wallet looks like in my memory. Aside that, I have my wallet saved in a safe and separate place, where I most time check again if I am on the right track. Clipboard hacker has being in existence for long, but not many people are aware of it, which is why information is very important. So, @OP, thanks for the info and the reminder.
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November 28, 2019, 06:30:33 AM
#35
It's been long I once heard this, thought it has been forgotten looks those fraudulent individuals are back again. I think this will only affect users who are always in a haste therefore not having time to check the payment details carefully. I spent time to do mine as issues about money should be taken with all seriousness.
sr. member
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November 28, 2019, 03:36:20 AM
#34
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. 

Thanks for sharing this have once heard about this though, so seeing it again means they are back. And just like you pointed out, the way out is double checking every details before confirming transcations. Some people are too busy to check those details, even when I receive confirmation email from exchanges I tend to cross-check the address to make sure I did the right thing. Taking few mins to cross check isn't bad..
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November 28, 2019, 03:30:51 AM
#33
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 happens most while using windows pc but on mobile phone its a different story entirely, there is no malware that can switch address to scammers address on smartphones but external keyboards can steal your recovery phrases
copper member
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November 28, 2019, 03:06:57 AM
#32
There is nothing more important than to be careful about your data, especially in crypto industry. I always tripple check all transactions that I send, especially receiver address, because such kind of hacking is happening every day.
hero member
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November 26, 2019, 10:08:16 AM
#31
that I know hackers will try to do something that can get many people from the victims they hacked, some cases that have happened hackers can spread crime through viruses that spread quickly in the internet world, whereas at this time I am sure hackers are already planning to do something and it won't be the same as a case that has already passed.
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November 26, 2019, 09:52:44 AM
#30
the work on hacker might goes as extents as the chance with appeals as measuring customs with reference of returns with the data encapsulation on qualifying the demographic value on captures to returns with something.


legendary
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November 26, 2019, 09:42:14 AM
#29

you do not see it right now but it will definitely appear later on, the malware is active and inactive randomly. I do not know other methods other than this(I had tried to uninstall apps that I installed a few days before I got this, but nothing changed), and as far as I remember my numerics were also infected.
in my case I got this malware when I used huobi or blockchain.com, did you visit them?


No, never went to those websites but just google and this forum on my Mozilla Firefox browser.
I am still trying to figure it out what else I opened.

I think the last one was also Yobit.net. But, I have been opening that since before and nothing seems to be going on.
It is just recently which something like this happened and my computer is not guarded by an antivirus.

If I try scanning it with an antivirus, will it be seen or should it be seen?
full member
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November 25, 2019, 12:14:30 PM
#28
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. 
If fraudsters have learned to access various systems of your computer and can steal any files, then I believe that it will not be difficult for them to steal information from your clipboard.  Coming out of this, I have no doubt in the existence of such malicious programs that enable the hacker to receive secret information from your computer.  To date, I am interested in one question, how safe are computers on the Android operating system?  I also met many times the information that hackers can easily access information on a computer, unlike a smartphone.  Based on this, I mostly use a smartphone for financial transactions, rather than a computer.
sr. member
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November 25, 2019, 11:56:47 AM
#27
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 is the more reason why is good to do proper check and be sure before sending funds to any wallet address. Clipboard hacking as mentioned here will interchange the sender address and also aside that, your private keys can be leaked to the hacker when you copy it. Let's be careful with third party keyboards we download, some are developed by hackers.
sr. member
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November 25, 2019, 11:47:08 AM
#26
We have to be careful here, as it is difficult to notice especially when we are in a hurry and do not pay close attention to the detail of the wallet address that our bitcoins and altcoins are going to. So we have to be careful and cautious not to download unknown application as this may cause our pc to have virus and hacker to access our wallets.
sr. member
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November 25, 2019, 10:54:38 AM
#25
this generally comes from add-ons. can still be cleaned for a while, but be sure to update everything, including the browser.

the thing I'm worried about when Halving is that things like this are active again or even more deadly. make sure to activate three options (sim, 2fa, email) when making a withdrawal for a stronger step clause.
legendary
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November 25, 2019, 10:37:54 AM
#24
I once lost my funds with the similar malware in my windows. That why I double check the initial and final texts of my address to be sure. I have also dumped windows for an alternative OS and my use my browser with very few extensions and zero addons. I also prefer scanning the QR code than typing in the address in case of sending from mobile wallets like coinbase and coinomi.
sr. member
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November 25, 2019, 10:13:20 AM
#23
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. 

Perhaps all of these hacking incidents was mostly due to human error and negligence as what previous posts mentioned.

But of course! I guess all of this incidents could have been very well avoided if we have adequate and updated defense systems installed on our machines like a good Antivirus or Anti-malware. "Prevention is better than cure!".  Smiley
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