I will dub this malware 'Faux Address'
It works by waiting dormant until a user copies an address to their clipboard, it then replaces this address with the address of the attacker.
The post below speculates that the malware has a database of addresses and overwrites your copied address with one that closely resembles.
There is also another speculation made that the malware could in other forms, change the address seen in your browser or wallet itself.
If more people could come forward who have fallen victim to this, we can verify both claims.
The post also offers some solutions to this problem that require the community as a whole to co-operate.
https://coinjudge.reddit.com/comments/7zpibt/new_malware_that_replaces_your_crypto_address/
This purpose of this post is to bring awareness to the dangers of cryptocurrency. Please be safe.
Topic: Malware That Replaces Your Address With A Fake One (Read 92 times)
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