Ask about Crypto Protection against crypto address changer

[l1nuxfre4k]

There are several different viruses/trojans and so on that can change cryptocurrency addresses at withdrawal pages, they change it in the html code so it looks still the same for the user.
Experienced this myself recently........
I was wondering is there any kind of browser extension or similar that can detect this kind of tampering or protect against it?

 

[ScandinavianFish]

Just avoid pirated, cracked, torrented software, keygens/activators, hacks/cheats, etc.

 

[upnorth]

There are several different viruses/trojans and so on that can change cryptocurrency addresses at withdrawal pages, they change it in the html code so it looks still the same for the user.
Experienced this myself recently........
I was wondering is there any kind of browser extension or similar that can detect this kind of tampering or protect against it?

new Paste Protection feature. Whenever you copy-paste any sensitive data, like a credit card number or crypto wallet identifier, you run the risk of it being hijacked and modified by some bad actors who want your money to land in their accounts instead.

Paste Protection protects you from this. When you copy sensitive data in Opera Browser, the data is monitored for changes for some time or until you paste the data. If the data is changed by an external application, a warning is displayed.

Opera 84

Hello Everyone! Today we’re releasing Opera 84. Among the tweaks and fixes, we’ve included a new security feature. Scroll down to read all about it. Paste protection Opera 84 has just made browsing and online payments even safer with our new Paste Protection feature. Whenever you copy-paste any...

blogs.opera.com

Previous tested when this arrived 2022, I felt it was a bit hit and miss. Nowadays when I test a few bitcoin addresses, the feature seems to work. It would still need to be tested against malware to get a better assessment.

 

[l1nuxfre4k]

Just avoid pirated, cracked, torrented software, keygens/activators, hacks/cheats, etc.

well yea but still, there are more ways to get infected also.
People put stuff in pdf, docs and so on these days.

Ok didnt know Opera had that, good to know
Dont know if it would work against that virus doh.
It didnt edit my paste, it edited the html code, it looked like my address but if you checked source code you could see it wasnt lol

 

[Ink]

Use a separate device that is strictly for crypto-related activities.

 

[MuzzMelbourne]

Sorry, are you saying this virus/scam is happening inside your wallet?