Topic: Protecting Your Computer? - page 8. (Read 1484 times)

We can protect our computer from viruses by installing anti virus apps but for hackers, we can't make it. Cause even though you buy new computer and left your keys into the old one's but still your wallet keys is accessible into other computers as it stored in online wallet. We've never know that if we check it again its already empty. It could only be safe if we store in hardware or offline wallets.

The one thing I made recently was buying a new computer. I left all wallets on my old laptop and do not touch it almost. Other operations and net surfing I do on the new computer. I think it's good investment, which actually didn't ask too much money from me. But like that I'm calm about all of my coins.

Besides making sure not to download the wrong programs that can be fake programs like fake wallets and not clicking on links, what other important things should you do to protect your computer?  Yes i know you should not put crypto in it but even those who have hardware wallets, some coins cannot be put in the hardware wallet and you need to put it on its own wallet you install or in an exchange.  


First off, does everyone here put a password on their computer?  I read the windows password is completely useless.  But does anyone here use veracrypt or a program where you must enter a password on your computer before you can log in?  Because i read cases where a hacker if they have access to your laptop can put a virus, trojan, keylogger in your computer... then shut down your computer and if you never knew someone accessed your computer, well anything you type on it can be visible to the hacker.  Of course this requires someone smart to have physical access to your laptop.  Thus if they take your laptop, well even if they put a trojan on it, well as long as you don't type your stuff on it, thats fine.


Can someone tell me what program they use to password protect their laptop?  I do not do this as i heard this process is not that simple.  I heard there is either veracrypt or bitlocker.  Are those the only 2 options or best 2 options?  If so, which do you choose and with it, does that mean a thief with access to your laptop cannot get into your laptop and store anything in it like trojan unless they have the password?  Because say someone installed a trojan in your laptop while you are not there for a bit... let say its just a friend who did it b/c they know you have crypto... that is dangerous.  Any advice here?  

But even google has lot of pop up ads which ma redirect into some shady websites as well so its is not alone going to help us,and more over it is not possible to avoid those links as well.