Quote from: Ashong Salonga on February 10, 2020, 01:41:25 AM

Quote from: joseyphil82 on January 03, 2020, 11:00:06 AM

For those who don't know or are addicted to browser extensions you need to be careful because many browser add on are dangerous and they can steal data and keys from your PC, the latest dangerous extension is Ledger chrome extension which is fake, this add on does nothing than steal your backup recovery phrase

The source is right below
https://nulltx.com/fake-ledger-chrome-extension-causes-major-problems/amp/

That was right. We must always be mindful of the browsers we use as well as the sites we logged in for there may be some instances that the browser we are using to get into this forum or access our wallets online might be accessed by the browser we are using for some might have features that can steal or have an access to our account even without our permission. So better check the settings and features of the browser you will be using if you will try to use other browser aside from chrome or firefox. Better be mindful not to click strange pop ups that will drive you into other page just to secure your information. If you are somewhat a forgetful person, better write down into a piece of paper or save into a document file your seed or password or anything you have used to secure your account rather than allowing the browser to save your password to let you easily access your account once you wish to log in to the same site again.

Definitely, hackers have some techniques to use just to hack important information of every people. It is a kind of malware that is giving lots of advertisements and can give you some malicious files when you click it, it is exactly an Adware. There are other types of it but I will not mention it all. The idea is that we must be mindful of our moves because the internet is full of scammers and hackers, so we should be aware of every decision we make to protect our important information especially our wallet.

Quote from: batang_bitcoin on February 10, 2020, 12:48:17 PM

Quote from: John404 on February 10, 2020, 06:32:14 AM

It's important to be aware of browsers add-ons, as reason there has no special surety to work with full faith that your data won't lost by using add-ons.

I don't usually download add-ons so I think I'm safe from that but I'm still taking precautionary measures when it is about downloading any file on the web. This got me a feeling of not downloading files even the most important that I have to save.
I started to have anxiety about this although I'm aware of the files that I should ignore and never entertain any of them. But the feeling was already there and it's really fearing me even though I know how to take care of it.

Some extensions have also a virus that can still get your information, so do not install any extension that is not known by the computer because that might be a malicious file that can steal your information. Double-check also your antivirus so that if you install an application, you can see if that app has a malicious file inside.