Topic: Smartphones aren't spywares attack proof (Read 1106 times)
the only truly secure wallet and the one on hardware wallets such as ledger and trezor the various wallets on PCs and smartphones are very comfortable but they are not 100% secure so you can keep above small amounts for fast transfers but our funds must be kept elsewhere
They never were! No electronic devices are spyware proof. All those applications like facebook, twitter, instagram can track you! They collect your location, information, your search result etc and send those data to their servers. So aren't they all spywares?
And about the operating system on rooted devices you are talking about are actually more safe. As far as I know they are all open source. If you are downloading one from a trusted developer, I think you are quite safe.
And about the operating system on rooted devices you are talking about are actually more safe. As far as I know they are all open source. If you are downloading one from a trusted developer, I think you are quite safe.
Root access don't just give full access to unlock the maximum potential of your smartphones but also give some good and bad apps the full access to work I'm your phone, inbuilt Android security are no more activated since you root your phone, I'm 100% against rooting, as good as it is it's also that bad
Well, maybe you don't need to download zip and stuff from all sorts of garbage, hah? When was the last time you searched for something and downloaded it from an unknown site with chrome alerts?
Is not when we do that there will be protection from the web browser and the system on our computer? something foreign will get more attention from the system. we are quite careful in carrying out everything. 
Hardware wallets have no guarantee because they can still be hacked and again you still need to keep your private key off the hardware, these hardware wallet can get damaged too so still backing up your private key is certain
Only if the hacker can access physical hardware wallet, if you want to be safer, do with a passphrase after seed.Smartphones are spyware tool themselves. So many ways of tracking
Android or IOS?, are we need uninstal all software on phone before use it?, I always end up formatting my PC hard disk every two to three months because of unknown software that landed on my PC or trojan presence, that's even when I sense their presence on my PC.
it's washing your time backing up your file every three months, you need 2 PC, one for browsing and another one for wallet only. 
Maybe the guy doesn't know much about chrome, well chrome can safe you from unsecured download source or websites and apps but sometimes they get through easily, some spyware are in zip or ear file and downloading trough chrome won't stop this, once you extract the zip file the game is on
Well, maybe you don't need to download zip and stuff from all sorts of garbage, hah? When was the last time you searched for something and downloaded it from an unknown site with chrome alerts?
Everything that you listed is more general, not particular. Now to catch a virus on your PC you need to try very hard. Even the usual Chrome on win will not allow you to download something that may be a virus. Even with pirated content everyone knows the necessary and reliable sites with a long history where a miner in torrent is so rare find
You are 100% correct. Still, keep in mind that people will still tend to download cracks and other shady software and Chrome's "block" is very easy to go around. Some will always think they know better.
Also malware attacking directly the computer if it finds vulnerable/open ports is a reality, don't forget about those. If the OS is weak/unprotected it doesn't matter how safe your browser is.
About the torrent sites.. that's debatable. I remember that most versions of KMSpico download in background a lot of surprises.
But even with all of this - a basic level rules
- don't go to suspicious sites
- do not download from dubious sites
- don't install questionable software
- have the simplest antivirus
and all this will reduce the probability of catching the infection to the maximum minimum
You have to unlock your smartphones bootloader before you can be able to root your phone and use custom ROMs and custom recovery boot menu, have you notice the kind of warning you get when trying to unlock?? Something like this
This warning says alot, every security patches that comes with the phone will be deactivated
This warning says alot, every security patches that comes with the phone will be deactivated
Indeed the risk of leakage, if the smartphone is rooted, is very large, often when I get an incident someone can freely access someone's smartphone that has been rooted, and finally, their data is stolen. And this is very dangerous.
Good points but I also would like to add one that also people need to learn to check the authorisation they are giving to the new app. While going through instalation page, there are list of access requests just carefully check that before installing any apps from third party source.
Rooting your phone is not bad, it opens door to more nice things you can do on your phone, do you know you can get rid of ads with jumping out of nowhere when launching a app or surfing the web? This can only be done on a rooted device, if you are careful with your phone you won't have problem with your crypto wallet
One of the advantages of this forum is that we get to know more about everything. I'm sincerely wowed by this information. I use a fanciful keyboard and love the fact that it reminds me of my previously used words to make my typing experience better. But on going through the information on this thread, I may be shooting myself on the leg, if a keyboard like that is compromised. I've decided never to root my phone again and ensure that I don't keep my cryptocurrency on rooted devices.
Smartphones aren't spywares attack proof
If you plan to buy smartphone you should definitely buy Librem 5 from Purism https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ It is opensource project made from scratch. Hardware and software. Impossible to have any government or correlational back-doors.
this make sense . i often changed sim card and on one site i cant login anymore because it ask my old phone . same thing can happen to me if its done on the phone . not just its risky but its also hassel or takes time and effort just to unlock your phone or your apps/wallet .
3fa is a new thing and although its cool but its a no no for me , maybe other people that are security savy will try it . when it come to phones , i think all brands are the same but its about your sim cards .
I always prefer to use ios because of better security. but when we are crypto risk of hacking is always there. it's better to use trusted apps or use hardware wallet if you afford because they are an only secure way to store your assets. or if you are using android don't ROOT your device always update your smartphone software with official firmware. always install apps through play store. don't give unnecessary permissions to apps. these step may reduce the risk of spyware attack to your device
Smartphones aren't spywares attack proof
If you plan to buy smartphone you should definitely buy Librem 5 from Purism https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ It is opensource project made from scratch. Hardware and software. Impossible to have any government or correlational back-doors.
Smartphones aren't spywares attack proof
If you plan to buy smartphone you should definitely buy Librem 5 from Purism https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ It is opensource project made from scratch. Hardware and software. Impossible to have any government or correlational back-doors.
Everything that you listed is more general, not particular. Now to catch a virus on your PC you need to try very hard. Even the usual Chrome on win will not allow you to download something that may be a virus. Even with pirated content everyone knows the necessary and reliable sites with a long history where a miner in torrent is so rare find
You are 100% correct. Still, keep in mind that people will still tend to download cracks and other shady software and Chrome's "block" is very easy to go around. Some will always think they know better.
Also malware attacking directly the computer if it finds vulnerable/open ports is a reality, don't forget about those. If the OS is weak/unprotected it doesn't matter how safe your browser is.
About the torrent sites.. that's debatable. I remember that most versions of KMSpico download in background a lot of surprises.
Everything that you listed is more general, not particular. Now to catch a virus on your PC you need to try very hard. Even the usual Chrome on win will not allow you to download something that may be a virus. Even with pirated content everyone knows the necessary and reliable sites with a long history where a miner in torrent is so rare find
You are 100% correct. Still, keep in mind that people will still tend to download cracks and other shady software and Chrome's "block" is very easy to go around. Some will always think they know better.
Also malware attacking directly the computer if it finds vulnerable/open ports is a reality, don't forget about those. If the OS is weak/unprotected it doesn't matter how safe your browser is.
About the torrent sites.. that's debatable. I remember that most versions of KMSpico download in background a lot of surprises.
It's been four good years that I've been using wallets on smartphones to store my coins, I haven't lost a penny on through hacks on smartphones before even after changing several phones, im a privacy kinda person, I don't share phone with any one and I always use 2Fa and finger scanner on my phone just in case.
The real fact about how dangerous rooting your phone can be is those dubious, spying apps that steal information on Android smartphones need root access to work undetectable in your phone, it's better not to root your phone at all unless you are a qualified personal who knows the does and don't to stay safe with a rooted device
True! Android system is an open system that is easily rooted by users. iOS is another story. I don't have the habit to root my phone because I always think about those consequences like this. However, a lot of people are lack of awareness about how dangerous it can be to root your phone. They consider giving our their personal information is not that serious! Jump to: