09-07-2021, 10:39 AM
Please Check if You Have This Virus Stealing your Crypto
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I had to move some Monero between exchanges but since i'm paranoid as sh*t i always send a low transaction first to check <em>if it works.</em> </p> <p>However after 30 minutes it was still not there. Me thinking it was probably some network congestion, I go to sleep. Day after, <strong>still not there</strong>. </p> <p>So I perform the same transaction again but this time I really check everything carefully and what's odd is that <strong>everytime i copy/pasta the address, a different address is pasted</strong>... </p> <p>After some <em>googlin'</em> i instantly bought premium anti-virus and let it remove everything. There was malware on my pc that changed your clipboard whenever an address was copied, so your XMR is sent to some other person's account. </p> <p><strong>Please check</strong> your address carefully before you send and do <strong>invest in decent anti-virus software</strong>.</p> <p>Stay safe friends!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Zijdehoen"> /u/Zijdehoen </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pj8j0w/please_check_if_you_have_this_virus_stealing_your/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pj8j0w/please_check_if_you_have_this_virus_stealing_your/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I had to move some Monero between exchanges but since i'm paranoid as sh*t i always send a low transaction first to check <em>if it works.</em> </p> <p>However after 30 minutes it was still not there. Me thinking it was probably some network congestion, I go to sleep. Day after, <strong>still not there</strong>. </p> <p>So I perform the same transaction again but this time I really check everything carefully and what's odd is that <strong>everytime i copy/pasta the address, a different address is pasted</strong>... </p> <p>After some <em>googlin'</em> i instantly bought premium anti-virus and let it remove everything. There was malware on my pc that changed your clipboard whenever an address was copied, so your XMR is sent to some other person's account. </p> <p><strong>Please check</strong> your address carefully before you send and do <strong>invest in decent anti-virus software</strong>.</p> <p>Stay safe friends!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Zijdehoen"> /u/Zijdehoen </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pj8j0w/please_check_if_you_have_this_virus_stealing_your/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pj8j0w/please_check_if_you_have_this_virus_stealing_your/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R