<p>It appears that your device is affected by malware. Likely, the malware detects when a Bitcoin address is in the clipboard and replaces it with an address owned by the malware creator.</p>

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2020-04-25T00:10:55.753Z
Yeah you're right. I lost over 2BTC few months back. I did my research and apparently i had downloaded a media file with the malware attached so it monitored anytime bitcoin wallet addresses are copied to my clipboard. Its called a Wallet Address swapper.
Michael Mason
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2020-04-24T22:29:24.867Z
2020-04-24T22:29:24.867Z
Murch
<p>I'm new here but I've been in the crypto world since 2016, today I'm going to tell you what just happened to me.
I had to send 25 euros to the address:
3Lch25qM9kKNEydEKKCKc2Em1naHBLN44y
After an hour from sending my BTC I still do not receive anything, so I decide to review the transaction and I was not believing what I saw .. a completely different address had been used to receive BTC and not giving an explanation I try to copy again and paste and I realized that that address changed once pasted. I'm not kidding, I'm not a scammer nor a liar, try also to copy and paste this address:
3Lch25qM9kKNEydEKKCKc2Em1naHBLN44y
and you'll end up with this:
3LP8AqQ5neyhGs9X5djjBBQ5RBBRCQ3LnY
<a href="https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/3LP8AqQ5neyhGs9X5djjBBQ5RBBRCQ3LnY" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/3LP8AqQ5neyhGs9X5djjBBQ5RBBRCQ3LnY</a>
Please help me</p>

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2020-04-24T14:49:56.567Z
You should do a malware scan on you computer.
MCCCS
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2020-04-24T15:09:47.147Z
Are you using a recently updated version of Electrum?
RedGrittyBrick
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2020-04-24T15:26:19.097Z
So if you try to copy and paste the address remains the same? Can I try with windows defender or do you recommend something else?
I don't know if Stormgain has Electrum references as addresses but I don't think so
Every Commerce
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Bug in copying BTC address
Every Commerce
# Bug in copying BTC address

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-24)

I'm new here but I've been in the crypto world since 2016, today I'm going to tell you what just happened to me.
I had to send 25 euros to the address:
3Lch25qM9kKNEydEKKCKc2Em1naHBLN44y
After an hour from sending my BTC I still do not receive anything, so I decide to review the transaction and I was not believing what I saw .. a completely different address had been used to receive BTC and not giving an explanation I try to copy again and paste and I realized that that address changed once pasted. I'm not kidding, I'm not a scammer nor a liar, try also to copy and paste this address:
3Lch25qM9kKNEydEKKCKc2Em1naHBLN44y
and you'll end up with this:
3LP8AqQ5neyhGs9X5djjBBQ5RBBRCQ3LnY
<https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/3LP8AqQ5neyhGs9X5djjBBQ5RBBRCQ3LnY>
Please help me

**Tags:** blockchain.info, malware

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You should do a malware scan on you computer.  
> **username_2**: Are you using a recently updated version of Electrum?  
> **username_0**: So if you try to copy and paste the address remains the same? Can I try with windows defender or do you recommend something else? I don't know if Stormgain has Electrum references as addresses but I don't think so  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-04-24. Score: 1

It appears that your device is affected by malware. Likely, the malware detects when a Bitcoin address is in the clipboard and replaces it with an address owned by the malware creator.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Yeah you're right. I lost over 2BTC few months back. I did my research and apparently i had downloaded a media file with the malware attached so it monitored anytime bitcoin wallet addresses are copied to my clipboard. Its called a Wallet Address swapper.  

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