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Board Beginners & Help
Re: how to choose a high secured wallet ??
by
bob123
on 02/12/2018, 12:57:46 UTC
if we clicked a link in any one social media , is there will be any chances to hack our wallet ??

Depends on your wallet.

Hardware wallet: No.
Software wallet: Yes.
Web wallet: Yes.


Clicking on unknown links can be quite dangerous. Especially if you don't run the latest version of your browser/OS/AV etc..

The most dangerous thing which can happen is that visiting the site initiates a drive-by-download. This will compromise your system.
And if your system is compromised, any software running on it is compromised.

The only way a wallet would not be compromised is either (1) its a hardware wallet or (2) your wallet file is encrypted (e.g. electrum/core password) AND you don't open the wallet while your PC is compromised.

The probability of your web wallet being compromised is very high by visiting a malicious website.