How safe is Metamask? Could it just steal all my crypto? How do I know its not a malicious plugin?

File: 63 KB, 1012x554, header-6.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:02:03 2020 No.22286442 [Reply] [Original]

How safe is Metamask? Could it just steal all my crypto? How do I know its not a malicious plugin?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:03:09 2020 No.22286455 Meta mask in itself is not a malicious program, but malicious programs can hijack your metamask

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:05:32 2020 No.22286489 >>22286442 I once sent some of my eth to a new metamask wallet I created and it showed up there and I freaked out and uninstalled it. Just stick with exchanges, much safer. I mean would you sleep on your own money? Exactly, that's why we have banks.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:08:08 2020 No.22286537 >>22286489 The point of crypto is to be your own bank. What the fuck kind of retarded boomer logic is this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:08:28 2020 No.22286542 >>22286489 You sent money to the place you sent it to successfully and were freaked out?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:08:59 2020 No.22286551 >>22286542 glad im not the only one who read that and said ??

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:09:30 2020 No.22286562 >>22286489 i think you might be retarded anon

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:19:05 2020 No.22286715

>>22286489
I think he was joking and trying to make the point that its safer than trusting a CEX with your funds. I guess my thing is I am fucking schizo as fuck with stuff like this and am constantly worried if I use metamask I am going to get some version of it that comes loaded with software to steal my crypto. Something happened like this with XMR software not too long ago:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/official-monero-website-is-hacked-to-deliver-currency-stealing-malware/

Why couldn't something like this happen with Metamask? Basically someone manages to manipulate the file and then we all download it, put it on our PC's and get our crypto stolen.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:20:18 2020 No.22286732 Just use metamask as an interface for an hw wallet

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:27:33 2020 No.22286855 >>22286715 Create a paper wallet and use Metamask to interact with it. Download it directly from metamask.io and you won’t have anything to worry about.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:30:43 2020 No.22286912 >>22286442 RELAX no one wants your 0.0000004 link . You'll be fine.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:33:33 2020 No.22286950 >>22286442 Yeah that little fox watching my every move, I dont trust him

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:34:31 2020 No.22286963 File: 401 KB, 447x438, 1528503004252.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22286489 >I once sent some of my eth to a new metamask wallet I created and it showed up there and I freaked out and uninstalled it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:40:31 2020 No.22287043 >>22286489 >The amount of tards that got baited by this. Keep up the good work anon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:41:37 2020 No.22287058 >>22286489 top kek lad

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:42:46 2020 No.22287080

>>22286855
>Download it directly from metamask.io and you won’t have anything to worry about.
Why can't that have a malicious file inserted? The monero websites binaries had malicious files uploaded at one point and stole people's funds who downloaded them.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:50:19 2020 No.22287194 >>22286489 based

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:55:17 2020 No.22287269 >>22286489 4d bait

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:57:21 2020 No.22287305 >>22286489 good b8 but you have to be wise and experienced to catch it, overall 9/10. best i’ve seen in a while. I was sitting in the toilet just now and my scrotum dipped into poopoo water because I have a droopy ballsack

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:59:22 2020 No.22287336 >>22287305 Sometimes my peepee touches the toilet bowl on small toilets and I get turned on because it seems big at the moment and I gently rub my erect peepee against the inside because something about it makes me feel like a real man

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:59:46 2020 No.22287343 >>22286732 this seems foolproof right?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 00:59:54 2020 No.22287345 >>22286442 >uniswap DX 0,00001$ https://uniswap.info/pair/0xec5e2ad1be849ba3c4105a250bc1a0433311fe60 >other exchanges DX 0,0019$ https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dxchain-token/

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 01:27:40 2020 No.22287724 >>22287080 SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME IM A BRAINLET

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 01:38:24 2020 No.22287860 >>22286489 Kek, good one anon

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 02:04:06 2020 No.22288234 >>22286489 Kek'd

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 02:12:40 2020 No.22288340 >>22286489 >everyone confused >>nice bait post >Remaining responses are variations of kek Ok retard post much

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 02:16:54 2020 No.22288400 >>22286442 The problem with metamask is that it is only for the Ethereum network, which is made by pedos for pedos. Do not use it!

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 02:17:27 2020 No.22288406 I once started my new car I bought and it went vroom and I freaked out and sold it. Just stick with horses, much safer.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 02:37:41 2020 No.22288627 People buy this shit like crazy: https://uniswap.info/pair/0xec5e2ad1be849ba3c4105a250bc1a0433311fe60

>>	Gustav Klimt Mon Sep 7 02:40:16 2020 No.22288654 File: 36 KB, 479x277, hqdefault (4).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22286442 I don't trust this shit either. It just looks like some shady stuff that is always watching me. And it's always installed on my browser. Fuck this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 02:52:22 2020 No.22288793 >>22286489 I think we still need a harder crash on Tuesday to clean the crypto sphere from people like you.

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:02:12 2020 No.22288900
File: 62 KB, 1100x1007, 1597546050781.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>why would the ethereum foundation develop an app for people to have control over their own wallets
>maybe they want to steal my 2 eth even though they own tens of millions and any damage to their reputation would seriously hurt the value of their bags
hmmmm

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:02:43 2020 No.22288906 File: 78 KB, 600x394, 1299055952080.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22286442 Someone explain to me why anyone would need metamask placed in between sending and receiving wallets?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:04:15 2020 No.22288917 >>22286442 If you can afford to invest in crypto, then you can afford a Trezor. Get one.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:04:39 2020 No.22288925 File: 25 KB, 570x474, D377B4E4-CA21-46F8-A11C-2DA799CBE8A1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22287345 Fuck off DXtoee

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:08:31 2020 No.22288976 File: 8 KB, 211x239, 4274245241.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22286489

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:16:04 2020 No.22289044
File: 239 KB, 1066x600, pfffrrbbhhhttttt.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>22286542
>You sent money to the place you sent it to successfully and were freaked out?
>>22286551
>glad im not the only one who read that and said ??
>>22286562
>i think you might be retarded anon

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:23:54 2020 No.22289124

>>22286442
there is literally no way to know. someone already took over the metamask chrome plugin by submitting their own malicious version to the chrome web store a few months back. Same with ledger, keepkey etc. As crypto gains more adoption and even higher value there will be more people trying to scam others in this way.

You could always just use Brave browser though anon. It has a crypto wallet with metamask-like web3 compatibility built into the browser itself. No need to worry about the extension you just installed being legit when the extension is built into the fucking browser.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:25:57 2020 No.22289148 File: 119 KB, 929x1175, 1566056274788.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22289124 hey. no swearing

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 03:34:36 2020 No.22289229 >>22289148 sorry coach! sometimes i get carried away.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:08:57 2020 No.22289650 Can a third party log into my metamask on a different computer if they know my password, or do they need my seed phrase to do that?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:13:09 2020 No.22289709 >>22288900 I'm asking if it would be possible for a malicious actor to tamper with the file so it can steal crypto. This was done with the official Monero binaries not too long ago.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:15:00 2020 No.22289735 >>22289709 Try it

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:21:59 2020 No.22289812 obviously storing your wallet local in metamask is very unsafe only use with hardware wallet

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:23:23 2020 No.22289823 >>22286489 nice bait fag. nyknym

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:24:24 2020 No.22289834 >>22287080 you can be victim of a man in the middle attack albeit unlikely

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:26:36 2020 No.22289854 File: 141 KB, 1480x987, 1598282863406.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22289044 Checked and humourpilled

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 04:35:48 2020 No.22289955 >>22286442 Use metamask with Ledger.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 05:20:12 2020 No.22290482 >>22289812 >>22289955 Isn't exodus better for pairing with HW's?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 05:26:41 2020 No.22290533 >>22289735 I don't even know how it works. I'm trying to protect myself. I'm just saying stuff like that happened to XMR and I'm wondering what does metamask do different where that can't happen.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 05:28:19 2020 No.22290557 Just compare the hash of the downloaded file with the one provided on github. You can Google how to do this its not that hard you run a few commands from the terminal.

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:02:31 2020 No.22291048

>>22288906
Maybe if you want to hide the fact that you're trading crypto to avoid taxes making it look like there's only been 2 or 3 transactions in total.
Also keep in mind that if you have your crypto on an exchange you're not actually in control of it

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:05:18 2020 No.22291090 Always wear protection. Could be she's off her pills

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:13:23 2020 No.22291192 how safe metamask + myetherwallet?

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:18:35 2020 No.22291263
File: 80 KB, 640x509, photo_2020-09-06_18-06-09.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>22286442
It is "safe" for short term storage. You could consider it a hot wallet. You need to get a ledger for your long term holds. Or a trezor, either one works, just dont have a large amount of crypto sitting in metamask.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:18:40 2020 No.22291269 >>22286489 HAHAHA. metamask > exchanges

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:20:07 2020 No.22291285 >>22291263 What's the main risk with metamask? Someone gaining remote access to the pc? Or getting keylogged?

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:20:12 2020 No.22291289

>>22287724
>Why can't that have a malicious file inserted?
It can. But for that to happen you would need to be the target of someone actively going after you. This is why you need a cold storage wallet.
If you are being targetted the point of someone wanting to stay a MitM attack you are likely the target of hacks on your computer and have a keylogger installed.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:21:12 2020 No.22291304 >>22289650 they would need need to have a RAT (remote admin tool) installed on yr computer to do that

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:22:43 2020 No.22291321 >>22291285 Yes those are the main issues with a hot wallet on your pc. Getting keylogged is a big issue, but it depends on where you store you keys. Some brainlets store their seed in a text file. If someone gets those keys and restores it's game over.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:23:33 2020 No.22291333 >>22291285 u watching tranny porns, some eastern european pajeets backdoor u. They key logged ur info. Moral to story is use a different computer to watch tranny porns.

Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:30:24 2020 No.22291418

>>22286442
Ill explain for brainlets

https://www.forexcrunch.com/metamask-migrates-its-open-source-code-under-a-new-proprietary-license/

Whats this means is Metamask has gone from open sourced auditable code to proprietary code no one can looks at except the code devs. They said its to prevent large orgs from using it without payment, but the whole thing seems fishy to me. Id say its still safe if yr not a retard, but dont keep more than 1000$ on there or you might be a target. Hardware and paper wallets. Even exchanges are pretty safe if you use basic opsec, 2fa, pin on yr phone, dont tell people about yr crypto. No way Coinbase and Binance are exit scamming they make that money in fees, plus theyd get sued. Major exchanges are insured as well.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:42:47 2020 No.22291571 >>22286442 As safe as the rest of your browser. I personally use Brave for all my crypto shit since I can farm BAT at the same time and I do nothing but crypto on that web browser (also disabling scripts is a good idea).

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 7 06:45:59 2020 No.22291622 File: 403 KB, 560x366, 6B0D8C98-534B-4A36-8339-23CEC8FAC1ED.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22286489

Advanced search
Text to find
Subject [?]Search by post subject. Leave empty for any.
Username [?]Search for user name. Leave empty for any user name.
Tripcode [?]Search for tripcode. Leave empty for any.
Email [?]Search by email. Leave empty for any.
Filename [?]Search by image filename. Leave empty for any.
From Date [?]Enter what date to start searching from. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
To Date [?]Enter what date to start searching until. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
Image hash
Search in	All Posts OPs Only
Deleted posts	Show all posts Show only deleted posts Only show non-deleted posts
Internal posts	Show all posts Show only internal posts Show only archived posts
Order	New posts first Old posts first
Capcode	All Posts Only by Users Only by Mods Only by Admins Only by Developers
Results	Posts Threads
Action	[ Simple ]

/biz/ - Business & Finance