Topic: Have you ever lost BTC from getting infected? - page 4. (Read 3587 times)
So far with in a year of using bitcoin I haven't experience this I only used my mobile device or my computer accessing my wallet in a web wallet service and never installed like electrum or any desktop wallet on it. And I'm always careful and doubled check before installing an app in my device if it has malicious program on it.
I haven't. The only device I ever use bitcoin on is my phone, and I don't--and won't--download anything suspicious. My phone is pretty minimal with the apps as it is.
Is there any way for a phone to get infected? I'm really ignorant about how these viruses or malware or whatever get on computers and steal bitcoin. I haven't read much about this happening in my time on the forum.
Is there any way for a phone to get infected? I'm really ignorant about how these viruses or malware or whatever get on computers and steal bitcoin. I haven't read much about this happening in my time on the forum.
Have you ever downloaded and run software that exploited your Bitcoin wallet? What software was it and how much Bitcoin have you lost?
Do not post URLs please, just write your experience ))
When I was young, I downloaded a "Steam account cracker", which of course was a nasty trojan and not in the good meaning. Fortunately, I haven't lost Bitcoin from the case. Maybe because I didn't have any that time
But my system behaved very strange and after virus removal, I had to change all my passwords.
Do not post URLs please, just write your experience ))
When I was young, I downloaded a "Steam account cracker", which of course was a nasty trojan and not in the good meaning. Fortunately, I haven't lost Bitcoin from the case. Maybe because I didn't have any that time
But my system behaved very strange and after virus removal, I had to change all my passwords.So far i never lost my coin because of malware. I only got my PC freeze everytime i open application
I haven't lost any BTC from getting infected. I have Malwarebytes and ESET installed in my sytem. Aside from that I am very cautious in clicking ads or link even downloading software. When it comes to wallet I always try to scan it with virustotal.
Whenever I came across a suspected website, it is either malwarebytes or eset blocking it.
Whenever I came across a suspected website, it is either malwarebytes or eset blocking it.
Have you ever downloaded and run software that exploited your Bitcoin wallet? What software was it and how much Bitcoin have you lost?
Do not post URLs please, just write your experience ))
When I was young, I downloaded a "Steam account cracker", which of course was a nasty trojan and not in the good meaning. Fortunately, I haven't lost Bitcoin from the case. Maybe because I didn't have any that time But my system behaved very strange and after virus removal, I had to change all my passwords.
How to protect Yourself?
These are the best advice members posted so far
A very good checklist from Wandering Soul
Mometaskers who pointed out the importance of two-way authentication
Red-Apple's suggestion who pointed out the importance of VMs and sandboxie that even a regular BTC user should be aware of
As cryp24x wrote, using a multi-engine AV like Virustotal offers better results than any single-engine AV. It makes the hackers' job more difficult too by sending the infected file to the AV companies for further analysis
Do not post URLs please, just write your experience ))
When I was young, I downloaded a "Steam account cracker", which of course was a nasty trojan and not in the good meaning. Fortunately, I haven't lost Bitcoin from the case. Maybe because I didn't have any that time
But my system behaved very strange and after virus removal, I had to change all my passwords.How to protect Yourself?
These are the best advice members posted so far
A very good checklist from Wandering Soul
Not yet but might happen if I'm not careful enough. These are the things that I'm doing to prevent it:
1). Search before you install
2). Don't click unknown/malicious links/ads
3). Install Anri-virus
4). Don't download pirated stuffs or from malicious sites
5). Don't enter your private key to any unknown site/app/software
Hope it helps
1). Search before you install
2). Don't click unknown/malicious links/ads
3). Install Anri-virus
4). Don't download pirated stuffs or from malicious sites
5). Don't enter your private key to any unknown site/app/software
Hope it helps
Mometaskers who pointed out the importance of two-way authentication
Red-Apple's suggestion who pointed out the importance of VMs and sandboxie that even a regular BTC user should be aware of
As cryp24x wrote, using a multi-engine AV like Virustotal offers better results than any single-engine AV. It makes the hackers' job more difficult too by sending the infected file to the AV companies for further analysis
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