Which BTC wallet choose from security point of view

Loophole

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Choose Bitcoin Wallet Reviews . It is easy of use and high security.

Are you using google translate to create the post? It is working really bad, and TBH I can't understand your post at all...
There are some local forums for people speaking different languages. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php#5

keackh

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offline wallet is more safe.

themys

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offline wallet its perfect

Centaurus

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Offline wallets are even better secures

Muhammed Zakir

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I prefer Zakir over Muhammed when mentioning me!

Quote from: bitnanigans on October 23, 2014, 11:39:13 AM

The official Bitcoin wallet is safe as long as you're careful. The weak link in security is almost always due to operator negligence or error. Sometimes, people make mistakes. Ultimately, securing your wallet, whichever you choose, is up to you. I guess the more paranoid you are, the safe your wallets are.

Use Armory with it to get better security. It will take sometime to cop-up with it but it is definitely the best option.

Read this too : https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/using-our-wallet/

~~MZ~~

bitnanigans

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The official Bitcoin wallet is safe as long as you're careful. The weak link in security is almost always due to operator negligence or error. Sometimes, people make mistakes. Ultimately, securing your wallet, whichever you choose, is up to you. I guess the more paranoid you are, the safe your wallets are.

Shogen

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If you want to be safe from malware, you should use an offline wallet or a paper wallet.

bvsale

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take an online wallet like blockchain, its the best for security

mezmerizer9

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Quote from: HeroCat on October 11, 2014, 11:52:29 AM

How do you think - which BTC wallet is safe against trojans,worms e.t.c. in long term perspective

Every wallet has security in some way, some more some less, but the most of it depends on you. I like blockchains, started with it and still using it.

cma3

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Quote from: torusJKL on October 13, 2014, 04:00:10 PM

Quote from: cma3 on October 13, 2014, 02:20:05 PM

For me, being a small fish --- im good with 2FA for now.

Small now. But your bitcoins could be worth allot in the future.
I was scammed once and I said to myself who cares, I didn't loose much. But with today's exchange rate I wish I would not have fallen for the scammer at the time.

Agreed. I am not solely relying on 2FA moving forward. I also use multiple accounts -- not all public facing and offline, of course.

torusJKL

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Quote from: cma3 on October 13, 2014, 02:20:05 PM

For me, being a small fish --- im good with 2FA for now.

Small now. But your bitcoins could be worth allot in the future.
I was scammed once and I said to myself who cares, I didn't loose much. But with today's exchange rate I wish I would not have fallen for the scammer at the time.

cma3

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OP: I think you answered your own if your concern are worms and trojans... then a wallet that is not on your computer would be the safest, no?

As stated above:
Go the paper route -- with a copy in a fireproof safe and another in a safety deposit box.

For me, being a small fish --- im good with 2FA for now.

torusJKL

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Quote from: HeroCat on October 12, 2014, 05:34:54 AM

Then you need always two computers !!! Huh

Yes but it could be a very cheap computer like a RaspberryPi for USD 35.

Quote from: Loophole on October 12, 2014, 06:05:33 AM

Quote from: HeroCat on October 12, 2014, 05:34:54 AM

Then you need always two computers !!! Huh

Yup.
Or you could use a paper wallet which is basically just a paper with your private keys printed on it. You can disconnect the internet connection of your computer and easily create one with bitaddress.

If you do that you should use a LiveCD (not USB but CD) (like Ubuntu) and after you have generated the private key do not connect to the internet but shut the LiveCD down first.
And if you want to be on the very safe side you would disconnect your local harddrives before creating the private key.

fast2fix

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signup for an online wallet like blockchain.info and protect it with 2fa and you're set.

HeroCat

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Quote from: virtualx on October 12, 2014, 06:08:51 AM

Quote from: HeroCat on October 11, 2014, 11:52:29 AM

How do you think - which BTC wallet is safe against trojans,worms e.t.c. in long term perspective

Paper wallets are the most safe because they are not connected to the internet. With any device connected to the internet the security depends on the security of the device.
To prevent trojans, worms etc you need to secure your operating system.

Operating system preventing is not always possible. There are so many trojans,worms e.t.c. !!!

virtualx

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Quote from: HeroCat on October 11, 2014, 11:52:29 AM

How do you think - which BTC wallet is safe against trojans,worms e.t.c. in long term perspective

Paper wallets are the most safe because they are not connected to the internet. With any device connected to the internet the security depends on the security of the device.
To prevent trojans, worms etc you need to secure your operating system.

Loophole

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Quote from: HeroCat on October 12, 2014, 05:34:54 AM

Quote from: torusJKL on October 11, 2014, 05:44:21 PM

There are wallets where you can have an offline wallet for signing and an online wallet to send the transaction.
You would need to create that offline machine, install the client and then never connect any USB Stick, harddrive or the internet again. Ever!

Clients that support this are e.g. Electrum and Armory.

Then you need always two computers !!! Huh

Yup.
Or you could use a paper wallet which is basically just a paper with your private keys printed on it. You can disconnect the internet connection of your computer and easily create one with bitaddress.

HeroCat

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Quote from: torusJKL on October 11, 2014, 05:44:21 PM

There are wallets where you can have an offline wallet for signing and an online wallet to send the transaction.
You would need to create that offline machine, install the client and then never connect any USB Stick, harddrive or the internet again. Ever!

Clients that support this are e.g. Electrum and Armory.

Then you need always two computers !!! Huh

HeroCat

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Quote from: torusJKL on October 11, 2014, 05:44:21 PM

There are wallets where you can have an offline wallet for signing and an online wallet to send the transaction.
You would need to create that offline machine, install the client and then never connect any USB Stick, harddrive or the internet again. Ever!

Clients that support this are e.g. Electrum and Armory.

Then you need always two computers !!! Huh

Loophole

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Definitely an offline wallet if you want to be safe from hacking and malware.
It is in fact not hard to set it up right. Just follow the instructions in https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/using-our-wallet/

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