Copy-Paste Virus For Bitcoin Users -- Beware!!! - page 5.

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Quote from: chickenado on March 27, 2017, 04:31:09 AM

Oh really? We should share this post if this is true, many will be victim if many will not aware with this virus. How to prevent this virus? And what is the ways to remove this virus in our pc? Is there any anti virus to prevent this malware? Please answer my question so that I will teach my friends who uses bitcoin.

- when my two deposit not come to the spected address i check my wallet so i found it badly in a different address.. then when i tried it again, tried to copy thr address from casino then paste it to deposit page yah its awesome that the addrees is not the one you copied.. if you copy only the adress when you paste it, will be difference but when i tried the copy the sentence with the btc address i paste it correctly..
i contact the support from one casino asking why is this happened? if this is a bug or hack
but they replied me that the browser i am using is affed with virus which affecting third parties blah blah.. so maybe the only way is to clean the browsers if everyday possible just do it.. just to prevent that situation..

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Oh really? We should share this post if this is true, many will be victim if many will not aware with this virus. How to prevent this virus? And what is the ways to remove this virus in our pc? Is there any anti virus to prevent this malware? Please answer my question so that I will teach my friends who uses bitcoin.

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Quote from: cryptocoinplay on March 25, 2017, 02:12:37 AM

Recently There's a Virus I am victim of it and some of my friends, clients etc are affected too. This is called Copy-Paste Virus.
Please be careful while you paste a BTC address or Copy an Address.

The virus works like-- You copied a BTC address to send and while you paste it, It changed to other address and the funds sends to other account.

Oh yah... ive been also a victim of this very recents
and everytime you copy the specific addresss.. you wont notice that this is the address your pasting for deposit 13JF5274VuNthhwKkLrYyZW73smjSYAEen
you can check the address.. that address is getting rich and richer and richer.. and i dont think anyone own this address coz for almost 12btc in total input there is no atleast one output from that address.. who will have the access of this address?? was possible for the blockchain wallet owner to access this specific address??

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This kind of Viruses came from Miners for PC. Like MinerGate, nichehash miner etc. Never download this.

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That type of change in copy to clipboard occurs to me when I copy some text from a website but for bitcoin addresses I heard that for the first time. thanks you very much for bringing it to us to inform us about it. I often do not care for the address I copy and paste but from now I will check my addresses carefully.

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What kind of websites would you even get affected by a virus like this from? I don't think I download anything or go anywhere online where I could be a victim of stuff like this.

I don't even click on links here.

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I remember similar alerts in the past about malware which will put some different bitcoin address into "to" field of bitcoin wallet when we are getting read to process some out going transactions. As far as I learn these will work specific to wallet types and hence just taking steps according to which wallet type we are using would be sufficient precautions to avoid becoming victims.

Last time I remember I totally re-installed my OS jut to ensure my security. Not clicking unnecessary links here on the forum is the one of the prevention step I am following after that.

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Quote from: TastyChillySauce00 on March 25, 2017, 09:26:22 PM

Quote from: jacktheking on March 25, 2017, 09:14:13 PM

I've seen this problem happened to others before. Thank you for alerting the community again so that new Bitcoiners can be aware of.

Do you know where this "virus" originated from? Does it come from a download or just visiting a website?

Does it also affect QR Code? I use a mobile wallet and I always just scan QR code instead of copy-pasting Bitcoin address.

Both downloading file and visiting website could infect your computer. As far as I know that this virus actually replaces the thing you've just copied with specific text which is in this case, a btc address.
But, there's also possibilities that this virus will replace the address when you're going to send to transaction instead, but, if when you're scanning your QR code and the transaction be sent automatically, it'll be fine, I suppose.

Thank you for the information. I think that the "virus" might only happen when ones is trying to send a transaction. If not then this bug is very easily detectable.

Quote from: bitkilo on March 25, 2017, 10:16:04 PM

I haven't know of this bug to exist when scanning a bitcoin QR code but it doesn't take more than a couple of seconds to double check that the address you are sending to is the correct one.
Always check the first 4 characters, another 4 consecutive characters in the middle and a couple at the end and you'll be right, the odds of someone creating a vanity address that meets that criteria are extremely slim to non existence.

Yes. I always check the Bitcoin address on both sides before clicking the send button. I also haven't heard about any mobile users getting infected by this "copy-pasting bug" yet. However attacker may be in the process or already created a version for mobile wallet. So regardless of platform, we should always check before sending.

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Quote from: dihari on March 25, 2017, 05:27:30 PM

Honestly this is my first time hear the virus like that. Whoever made this, I think he is a really smart people. He knows there's no way to insert our address in anywhere but copy-paste it. At last everything must perform with our precision to anticipate loss.

Hmm, unusual. This is the discovery or hackers in sufficient levels of professional, for the hackers to still in their learning stage will be difficult to solve or create a virus that affects the very bad thing when it's been scattered inside the device. To be honest, the first time I know that there are people who can do this in the bitcoin. The reason I think this would not be applicable in the bitcoin bitcoin system, because it is strong enough. But this is real evidence, although it depends on the security level of the account owner

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Quote from: hubballi on March 26, 2017, 09:07:46 AM

One more added in the hacking virus list of information. It is always good to recheck the address where you are sending the payment and double checking is not wrong as some time we copy paste wrongly leaving some letters which will loss us. and always dont download any exe or software which are offering you free bitcoins or free tasks software to earn free bitcoins as this are all hacking techniques.

Yeah i've once got this shitty virus on my computer almost sending my bitcoin to Unknown adress but now it's already gone in my computer try check it with your Anti Virus/Malware

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One more added in the hacking virus list of information. It is always good to recheck the address where you are sending the payment and double checking is not wrong as some time we copy paste wrongly leaving some letters which will loss us. and always dont download any exe or software which are offering you free bitcoins or free tasks software to earn free bitcoins as this are all hacking techniques.

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I suggest you to install malwarebytes software to prevent this kind of malware. As what they've said, it's not new anymore. There are several cases like this before and even posted here in forum but it seems that there are still users who did not know about this yet. For me, even without this virus/malware, we users should do checking after pasting the address/data, it's our responsibility.

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Quote from: Patatas on March 25, 2017, 02:17:01 AM

This virus isn't new,it has existed since the early days of bitcoin on the darknet and other hack forums.
Virus or not,it's always a good practice to double check the bitcoin address you're sending coins to.
You can buy off that code from any hack forums,it's sold openly.
Use linux for bitcoin,makes your stuff secure by 80%

Even though it's old but it's the 1st time i am hearing of this type of virus.
Can someone tell me how actually it works i mean how someone's system can get affected by it ?
Due to website script or in local machine

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Thanks for the warning OP I will be extra careful with my transactions from henceforth. It seems these criminals are ever evolving with their techniques and cunning antics to defraud .

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First time of hearing this kind thing of virus. But, thank you for the info.
But for you to be safe , do not just download or install any softwares from your pc or mobile phone.

We should really be more careful on who's to send our money. And should practice hundred times of checking and would be great to check every letter befor sending.

Be more cautious.

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Don't browse internet all together, that way you are completely safe or set up machines/vps. but what about the people not knowing how to use or set up vps and want to be online and browse the internet?

Something I learned long time ago about manually finding viruses: there are some viruses that have folder icons while they're not folders so if you ever saw a folder with it's size shown in the size column of the explorer window delete it because it's a virus.

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It's nothing new tho some people have no idea about it. Several threads about that btc address changing virus was made I think last year and afaik the only soluyion to fix your pc is to reinstall the os clean again or the virus will remain.

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Quote from: SONG GEET on March 25, 2017, 10:54:19 PM

Personally i try to double check bitcoin address before sending bitcoin to not make any mistake. Looking at first few digits and few end digits could be enough for you to not make any mistake.

same here. I also check the address several times before sending bitcoin. I even almost memorize all digits.

I never heard about the virus except for this thread. I was just afraid of sending bitcoin to wrong address so I checked the address several times.

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Quote from: SONG GEET on March 25, 2017, 10:54:19 PM

Personally i try to double check bitcoin address before sending bitcoin to not make any mistake. Looking at first few digits and few end digits could be enough for you to not make any mistake.

I have heard about this virus before also, its better not to download anything from unknown sources. Specially you have to be careful when installing new softwares, always check their publisher details.

Yesterday I was working through TeamViewer on a Clients Computer and she has the same virus in his PC too that her passwords are changing while she paste it.
It is first time for me to find this wired virus. Just imagine that how clever peoples are to make this kinds of virus that, you wont believe more in Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V ...
Be safe guys, Check and Check until you confirm a Payment!!

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Personally i try to double check bitcoin address before sending bitcoin to not make any mistake. Looking at first few digits and few end digits could be enough for you to not make any mistake.

I have heard about this virus before also, its better not to download anything from unknown sources. Specially you have to be careful when installing new softwares, always check their publisher details.

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