06-30-2021, 08:37 PM
When I copy and paste my wallet address from Kraken, the pasted address is not the s
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I think this might be a virus, I don't think I've downloaded anything suspicious but maybe I did.</p> <p>I copy and pasted and address from Kraken into the Monero GUI wallet. The addresses do not match.I copied it again and posted it in a word document, it's the same address from before, but does not match the wallet address on Kraken.</p> <p>I just tried the same thing again on a different computer and now the addresses match. I'm thinking I have a virus for sure now but I have no idea where it came from our how to find it.</p> <p>Edit: Ok there were a few viruses, I'm not sure which one was which or where it came from. This is what malwarebyte shows me</p> <p>Hijack.ShellA.Gen</p> <p>Trojan.Crypt.MSIL.Generic</p> <p>Malware.AI.4251292410</p> <p>Edit 2: I will never use this PC for crypto related stuff in the future. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SlappySpankBank"> /u/SlappySpankBank </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oavzsp/when_i_copy_and_paste_my_wallet_address_from/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oavzsp/when_i_copy_and_paste_my_wallet_address_from/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I think this might be a virus, I don't think I've downloaded anything suspicious but maybe I did.</p> <p>I copy and pasted and address from Kraken into the Monero GUI wallet. The addresses do not match.I copied it again and posted it in a word document, it's the same address from before, but does not match the wallet address on Kraken.</p> <p>I just tried the same thing again on a different computer and now the addresses match. I'm thinking I have a virus for sure now but I have no idea where it came from our how to find it.</p> <p>Edit: Ok there were a few viruses, I'm not sure which one was which or where it came from. This is what malwarebyte shows me</p> <p>Hijack.ShellA.Gen</p> <p>Trojan.Crypt.MSIL.Generic</p> <p>Malware.AI.4251292410</p> <p>Edit 2: I will never use this PC for crypto related stuff in the future. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SlappySpankBank"> /u/SlappySpankBank </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oavzsp/when_i_copy_and_paste_my_wallet_address_from/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oavzsp/when_i_copy_and_paste_my_wallet_address_from/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R