Beat clipboard malware with one quick address check
A clipper quietly replaces the address you copied with one the attacker owns. Thirty seconds of checking is all it takes to stop it.
Clipboard malware, often called a clipper, is a small program that keeps an eye on everything you copy. The moment it spots something shaped like a crypto address, it swaps it for one the attacker controls. You copy your own address, you paste, and the field now holds a stranger's. It runs on computers and on phones alike.
A three step habit
- Copy the address from the receive screen of your wallet.
- Paste it where it needs to go.
- Hold the pasted version up against what your wallet displays. Check the beginning, the end and a section from the middle.
That is thirty seconds of effort. It turns a clipper into dead weight, since you spot the switch before a single coin moves.
More habits worth keeping
- Get wallets only from their official website or their app store listing.
- Stay wary of cracked software, and skip browser extensions you have no use for.
- Sending from your phone? Use the QR code.
- Moving a large amount? Do a small test send first.
How it looks on Swap1337
As soon as your swap is created, the swap page shows your receiving address in full, and you see it before you send anything. Take that moment to compare it with your wallet one final time. Your deposit address also comes with a QR code, so your phone wallet can scan it directly.
Quick answers
Will scanning a QR code keep me safe from clipboard malware?
It helps, because scanning with your phone skips the computer clipboard completely. Still compare what you scanned with the address shown on screen.
Does Swap1337 verify the address I paste?
We check that its format matches the coin and network you selected, and your swap page displays it in full before you send your deposit. We have no way to know whether the address is yours, so comparing it against your wallet is up to you.
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