Topic: How to avoid phishing sites (Read 355 times)

In fact, this can be attributed to any website that requires personal privacy or forced downloading of software. We should all be kept away from it!

The 3 rd is the good one. Before click on any link, always thing many times.

Many beginners, with participation in different hands, filling out the form do not spread the wallet address, and the private key. I think basically the loss of funds in the wallets occur due to the fault of the owner of the wallet, the reasons may be different.

Thank you sir for the good advice,

maybe i just want to add:

- you can bookmark several sites that you consider important to avoid phishing.

- always try to use a your own internet connection or a trusted connection rather than public connection like wifi.

I always watch for the ssl certificate and I think this is a good way to find out if its a phishing website or not... and obviously I use only websites I know like myetherwallet and so on... When I want to use a new website I google the website first and when I dont see threads on forums like "www.xyz.wzx is scam" then I am a little bit more confident that its not a scam but still I would only use it when Im in need... thanks for the list dude I think it will be a big help for the noobs here tho

If we’re talking just about crypto, phishing sites for exchanges were and still are one of my biggest fears. I have “my” sites triple checked and bookmarked.
Also, when I’m on someone else’s computer I just go on CMC, klick on exchanges or the name of the coin in which I am interested and use these links.
So far so good.

I believe that the most important rule sounds like "do not click on something you don't know." Another thing when the target is specifically you then there is practically no chances.

I quite agree with the rest except for the antivirus, haven't believed all those mobile antivirus to be real, Reason being that my friend was compromised even with a very strong mobile antivirus other parameters were good too

What criteria should I look for to find that site reputable, there are too many sources. It is difficult for new people.

I'm guessing you use MyEtherWallet? You can run it offline to avoid being compromised in the future. They have guides for keeping an offline copy and creating and signing offline transactions (which later need to be broadcasted online):

How to run MEW offline
How to make offline MEW transactions


It's inconvenient, but definitely a lot safer.

Because your wallet is compromised better to make a new wallet on metamask or myetherwallet and make sure that you save your own private key to safe place and use Keystore / JSON File when logging in to myetherwallet because this keystore/JSON File has encrypted password than using your own private key and paste to myetherwallet for me, it's not safe because some people are victim with keylogger.

Thank you for this information. I am relatively new to this vast crypto world and really appreciate advice posts like this one. What Anti-Virus programs do you recommend?

cryptonite/ metacert can help to check the site authenticity

Thank you, for these 4 points and warnings, so i will not lose my money. I would like to describe my phishing experience at MEW. I recently joined the airdrop and after a while the mail came to my mailbox. There was no spam folder. They wanted KYC from me where i was redirected to their website. It was necessary to enter user name, email and eth address, and eventually forward to MEW, luckily i am using google chrome and he stopped me from jeting phishing. When i put this link - https://myetherwallet.com.ip10.icu/signmsg.html into a different browser /chromium browser in my laptop/, i redirected it to their phishing site. There they could get my private key. For this reason, i recommend, as you write in your points, think twice about what to do and secure the whole comp, so that you do not regret your steps later. Here is the screen - https://ibb.co/fTx2kp. Thanks again, good work.

Good topic, i just wanna bonus that you need check the website first
Find the transaction of this website on the internet and ask people at forum.
Life is sharing

I don't understand why my wallet ERC-20 stolen by a hacker 

There are some sites that verify the SSL because there are some sites that have some secured HTML but they are a scam site you can check the site certificate here https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html and here https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/ these are some good free sites and very easy to use, or you can use some applications or extensions in google chrome that instantly or automatically block if it detected some phishing site like
Netcraft
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/netcraft-extension/bmejphbfclcpmpohkggcjeibfilpamia?hl=en
Phish detector
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/anti-phishing-authenticit/mggehmlfnempkheebgikhmemhnnpacle

thnks for all your advices. This will inform me enough to secure my loptop from hackers and also to avoid phishing sites.. I think blocking the pishing site is the best to avoid them.. Trust only the sites that is recommended by the senior/pro on this forum.

I'll add one tip on how to avoid phishing sites. Before you do it make sure you finish the first to third tips before the tip I want to add.
BOOKMARK THE SITE or CREATE A WEBSITE LINK SHORTCUT - You can access the site directly to avoid accessing phishing sites. Bookmarking the direct site lessen getting phished and you can access the direct source by opening your bookmarks to access secured sites while the create site shortcut, you can open the shortcut file right away and it will redirect you to the site (Creating a shortcut of the website you want is good on devices like computer or laptop).
BLOCK THE PHISHING SITE - Blocking the phishing sites you have known will be a great move you take. When you access the site it won't load and the site is blocked. In chrome there is a feature that you can block sites so you can't access the blocked sites unless you unblock it. Blocking more phishing sites as possible to prevent opening the phishing sites. Hope this will help you to avoid getting phished by hackers. I suggest that one of the best ways to prevent from getting phished are bookmarking the site and blocking the phishing site or suspicious websites.

Thank you. Every bit helps.

It is a bit outdated, but you might find this useful as well - even if only in principle: https://www.cryptocoinupdates.com/info/how-to-avoid-phishing-scams-in-the-crypto-space/

Why do you click on the link in the first place?
Some browsers like Google Chrome when I put the mouse beside the link, I see the extension below[small block], where I can review whether it is a real link or not.
Also, some extension like MetaMask will benefit you a lot.

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Using such code leads to deceiving many

What i do most is number 3, i always think before i click any link, then after that i delete the message immediately and blocked the sender. Thats what i do not be a victim of phishing.

ANTIVIRUS sees only the detected viruses and suspicious files.
But a user can get an undetected virus.

Thank you author, that shared. Advise what antivirus program you are using on their own? 

Thank you for sharing it's a great help on how to pretect our funds from those hackers.

You can also look into anti-phishing software through companies like ESET or a service like mimecast--these are merely tools and shouldn't be the end all be all, however. Truly the best method of protection is by practicing one's due diligence through preventative measures like the one's you have posted.

Yeah as what the name itself, it is for antivirus, it would be much better if it has anti phishing and anti hacker features.

Anti-virus software has almost no effect on hackers and fraudulent tricks through aridrop or email. Therefore, it is best to check before participating in a certain program.

Prevention is better than cure, here are some tips on how to avoid phishing sites:

1.VERIFY SITE'S SECURITY - One of the best ways to avoid phishing site is to verify the site's security, you make sure that the site URL begins with "https" and a closed lock icon near the address bar, when you are using chrome it will be highlighted with a color green and a word "Secure" will be displayed.

2.KEEP YOUR BROWSER UPDATED - Browser's security will also be updated if you update the browser, technically speaking it will modulate the phishers and hackers to break into your account if you update the browser from time to time.

3.THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK - This rule is a general rule, just same as "Think before you speak" the only difference is that if you said it you cannot edit or delete what you said but in clicking to post something you can edit or delete it. This rule also applies to cyberbullying, but in this situation, you must have the initiative to think before you click, do not click on random emails and messages, some of the phishing emails always start with "Dear customer", to be sure you must go directly to the source rather than clicking phishing emails.

4.USE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE - Antivirus software scans every file which comes through the Internet to your computer. It helps to prevent damage to your system. For me, the majority of online users use antivirus software. If you have no antivirus software then you should install you won't regret it.

Keep these things in mind, Hope it helps!