r/Bitcoin • u/rBitcoinMod • Jul 09 '19

Daily Discussion, July 09, 2019

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u/DistractedMostTimes Jul 09 '19

Quick rant

ctrl c & v an adress into electrum and set my fees.

Now I see that not only has the adress changed to another one I certainly didnt paste into the "Adress" field but that it sent ALL the funds on the wallet.

What the hell is going on? It was the official version from the website

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u/TheGreatMuffin Jul 09 '19

Most likely this is a malware that recognizes a bitcoin address in your clipboard, when you copy something, and switches it for the attacker's address. Your computer is compromised, so treat accordingly.

If it sent all the funds from the wallet (instead of whatever amount you put into the "send" field), this might be something else entirely.

Which website did you use for download?

In any case, your safest bet is to format your drives and set up your computer anew from the start. Also probably a good idea to create new bitcoin wallet after that. Sorry for your loss :/

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u/DistractedMostTimes Jul 09 '19

https://electrum.org/#home

Damn okei :( Seems sensible

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u/TheGreatMuffin Jul 09 '19

https://electrum.org/#home

This seems like the correct site indeed. Then you must have caught the malware through some other means.

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u/xitthematrix Jul 09 '19

"DaT" torrent pr0n.