Topic: How dangerous are email phishing links and youtube and twitter links? (Read 215 times)

I have a premium product that includes AV, firewall and many other options that can be useful, and I can't remember when I had a problem with any virus/malware. A good AV is certainly not some cheap semi-finished product or even a free one that does not protect you at all, but only spies and sells your data.

In addition, ask yourself how you picked up this virus in the first place, because all those who search for pirated software, torrents and visit various suspicious websites are far more exposed than others.

Concerning the hardware, as long as you do not initiate a transaction that is you sign a transaction on that site your seeds are safe but if it is a device it is not safe from things like malwares mostly notably the clipboard one. The reason why it is warned not to click on any malicious links Is because some people mostly newbies will be track into fiddling their information. So better stay off the links to avoid just anything from hackers

Spam emails can go directly into your inbox instead of your spam folder, things have changed and attackers are also learning new evil ways, the only way to beat this is to only click on emails that you are expecting, nothing else matters, only open emails that's for you..

Every blessed day, hackers and scammers are gradually getting smarter, they are looking for more confusing ways to deceive their victims, if you want to be strict about it then you must make some sacrifices, like abandoning Telegram and Twitter, these two are the most target by hackers and scammers.

Say good bye to airdrops and free tokens online, avoid any strangers and only reply people that you know in the real world, don't click links under any YouTube video that you just watched, it does not matter if the channel on YouTube is a genuine one, like I've said scammers always have their ways.

The scammer has 1001 ways to get what he wants, if another message goes to spam, he will try a new way to get the message into the main box. but in my opinion it doesn't matter if you click on the link, as long as you don't enter your confidential information such as passwords, passwords and others. I often click on phishing links, open them in the browser, then close them, or if I don't like them, I immediately put them in the trash.

I don't trust any antivirus works fine. The few times I had it on system a few years ago, it didn't work fine. Despite antivirus being installed, I still had virus infection on my system. Some said it was because the virus was stronger than the antivirus I had installed. Whatever that trash meant. I'm talking about the era when late John McAfee's (yes, the same McAfee who later went into crypto) antivirus was in vogue.

As a rule of thumb, I don't click on links I didn't ask for. If I've supposed business links sent to my email, I don't hastily open them without verifying online if there's any promo or discussions around such. If I can't find, I forget about it.

Maybe you should read what other members have written, because there is really no point in repeating it. Just don't click on links that look suspicious to you, because why would you do that at all? In addition, all those phishing links for hardware wallets do not make any sense if you know that you should not enter your seed anywhere else except possibly in a new hardware wallet that you trust.

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By the way, I see you're making progress - you didn't open a new thread to ask the same question

So I'm sure lot of people are getting those phishing emails from fake ledger and things like that.  Now if you open the email, there is no issue right?  However, if you click on the link that is in the email, do you get malware or keylogger or virus? 


Now if you click on the link and close it, is your computer safe or not?  Heard mixed reviews on this.  Now if you have kaspersky or norton, would that remove anything on the computer?

Might be better though if you check your email here? https://haveibeenpwned.com/.

But obviously, if you see links in your email, you should definitely not click on it. There are links that if you click, if might download something in your pc or laptop, so closing it might be late though.

You can also read How to lose your Bitcoins with CTRL-C CTRL-V.
 

These are many questions, but user wallets as if they were any financial application, as it must not be  in a phone full of viruses, and you must reformat your device and not download random applications if you need to downlaod any wallet.
Avoid clicking on links that you do not know.
Do not download a photo or video from an unknown source.
Use another phone or laptop if you want to try new things.
OS must be open source and you must stay away from cracked programs.

How dangerous, the danger can cause important data to be lost. There is no need to explain in detail about the dangers of phishing links for those of us who open them if the short answer is that they can cause all important data to be lost.

The mode of data theft on the internet is carried out by spreading phishing links via platforms that are frequently used by many people.
People's advice to avoid storing data that is accessed on the internet is to avoid this because people accidentally open it by clicking on the link.
Bitcoin is a valuable asset. People can steal these assets by knowing the seed phrase. If the seed phrase is stored online, then it is because of accident that they steal it.

All forms of website access, log in and use the original version of them.

I believe this kind of viruses which only require the CLICK of a link to be infected are very rare.  But possible.

They are possible due to scripts.  Many years ago there was a virus some people introduced in YouTube comments.  You simply entered a video and the comment itself was a script, which loaded by itself once your Browser read it.  It was rather quickly fixed, but it shows this thing is a possibility.

Scripts are very dangerous.  Not only for hacking but if you want to be anonymous you will want it turned off as often as possible.  This is why I use no Java Script on my computer.  It poses a danger to my anonymity.

The best thing to do is use a Virtual Machine for browsing of weird pages.  Or a completely separate computer which is even safer and better for you.

Anything can happen out of the things you said in OP.  No body can guarantee the virus is not some weird guy who infected your computer to gain remote access to it.  Other viruses focus on gathering and transfer of information.  Some focus on clipboard changes or change the clipboard by themselves.  Others focus on webcam access to gather pictures or videos for blackmailing.  There are a ton of different purposes of a virus.  They are all dangerous however.

So why even bother being so paranoid when the fix is so easy.  Get yourself a very cheap used computer and use it particularly for Crypto or Browsing ONLY.  One or the other.  And there you are.  All problems solved.

That would be the worst mistake we could do to save our important details on devices since anything harmful events that could happen to us especially if we are not totally aware on what we are clicking on online. Much better if we could save that on our notebooks or anywhere we can write up so we can possibly safe from any risk especially those hackings or them penetrating our device and to avoid huge loss. Although what you recommend is somehow hassle to do but its good suggestion, but make sure the carver don't know anything crypto since he might be the one who will get an interest to look st what inside on your wallet since he has your keys.

And we should avoid any links online since this is how misery start out our side so we should know what we are clicking to avoid taking worse mistakes.

I hardly save most of my sensitive information on my mobile device or my computer. The worst mistake you will make is leaving your wallet's private key on your device. It's kind of risky. If you are storing your private key, it should be completely stored offline, where there is no internet connection. In case anyone mistakenly has access to your device, you won't be losing your private key. I do recommend your private key be carved on maybe a small piece of iron steel, I think it is better than writing it on paper because paper can easily be destroyed, but iron steel will be more difficult to destroy in case there is a fire accident or a water accident, and it should also be written in multiple places and kept in different places.

If you accidentally click on a phishing link and realize you made a mistake, disconnect from the Internet. Check your task manager, as Windows users are often subject to malware being installed without warning. Look at the processes in the manager, and disable someone else's. Of course, close your browser, and when you open it again, delete all cookies and cache from it. Check your device with an antivirus, but for your peace of mind, change any passwords that may have been saved in cookies during your last session.
Also, see if the browser has downloaded anything and stop all downloads if they are working. Don't click on any downloaded file; just delete it and check the registry.
Although the likelihood of infection after clicking on a phishing link is low without additional steps, it never hurts to be vigilant.

Why not stop your mouse on the link, and if it is not reliable, do not click on it or use services such as protonmail, as you will be asked to verify any link that came out of the email, but in general, without giving permissions to access the core (installing an application), clicking on a link can collect cookie information, They are running in the background, copying the clipboard content and may try to make you connect your wallet to the device or ask you for seeds.

1. Just don't click on them, even if it's unlikely that you're going to get infected by clicking the link alone

2. If you're receiving a shit ton of spam emails, time to change your email address

3. 99% likely that these scammers/spammers got your email through leaked databases of crypto-related platforms

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P.S. Having questions is great, but man calm down it's pretty difficult to answer like a thread of 20 questions.  

Phishing is one of most common scam types and you can see phishing every where.

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Private keys are not supposed to be on your mobile phone regardless of whatever security you put in it. Any device that can be connected to the internet is automatically vulnerable to hacking and spamming so it has been mentioned times without number that we should not keep our private keys anywhere close to any internets.

It's better to quickly change your storage where you keep those highly protected from the malicious crooks. As much as possible, avoid saying your private key loud. Due to the nature of these devices, you can never tell if the device manufacturers are in a way spying on you through the Webcam or the microphone.

Lastly, we must avoid clicking on web links we dont have idea about. Whether it is secured or not. This period of festive, there will be a lot of links shared on various social media platforms offering giveaways and bonanza services or promo, you must be extra careful of the links you enter.

Yes, actually hacker can disguise .exe program as any files, .jpeg, .pdf, anything. People who don't have experience and knowledge about phising, could probably lured into installing hacking program and end up losing all of their money. But nowadays, other than .exe files, phising that targetting mobile user especially for phone that are using android. Similar case on PC, they will send something like fake Shipping Tracking, or Payment Proof that look like images or pdf files but actually those file will install hacking app.

Phishing links and other suspicious links sent through email, Twitter, forums, and other social media sites could vary. They aren't the same. Some would only bring you to their sites to increase traffic. Some could acquire information from you. Some could inject malware to your computer. But if you consider all the possible dangers of clicking suspicious links, it could even drain you of your money. It could obtain your passwords, pin, private keys, etc.