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Board Beginners & Help
Re: What to do to avoid phising sites
by
NeuroticFish
on 01/08/2019, 13:29:10 UTC
If someone use the same computer, that already install Electrum wallet (for example), just click on link from the wallet to upgrade to newest version. There is no need to search for site of Electrum, then might get trapped.

Umm... a few months ago there was a huge problem: a vulnerability in Electrum allowed hackers show a custom message in Electrum, message that was not coming from Electrum developers, message that was showing a link and asking for upgrade. Whoever "upgraded" from there, got a fake Electrum that stole their funds.

I know that you meant something else, the entries from the help menu, but imho that's just a small step away and can lead to too much trust and .. sometimes problems. I think that remembering the address is much safer and not a big effort.