<p>It's more safe to do it on &quot;clean&quot; operating system.<br />
I can propose another solution:</p>
<ol>
<li>Prepare DVD or USB stick with Ubuntu operating system</li>
<li>Start live session of Ubuntu from DVD or USB stick on your computer</li>
<li>Download Electrum AppImage from official Electrum website</li>
<li>Run Electrum, generate seed</li>
<li>Switch off computer, all data will be lost</li>
</ol>

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2020-06-25T20:45:24.307Z
2020-06-25T20:45:24.307Z
Vlad
<p>I want to generate a paper wallet with Electrum using my personal computer that I've been using for a few years now, meaning that I'm online with it daily.</p>
<p>I know that the optimal solution is to use a computer that has never been connected to the internet, but I'm curious if there are any reports of malware compromising this kind of setup.
(I'm considering this setup because where I'm from it is not so easy/fast to get a hardware wallet)</p>
<ol>
<li>Go offline</li>
<li>Generate seed words</li>
<li>Copy them to paper</li>
<li>Delete wallet from computer</li>
</ol>

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Electrum paper wallet exploit
João Grilo Bitcoinheiro
# Electrum paper wallet exploit

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-25)

I want to generate a paper wallet with Electrum using my personal computer that I've been using for a few years now, meaning that I'm online with it daily.

I know that the optimal solution is to use a computer that has never been connected to the internet, but I'm curious if there are any reports of malware compromising this kind of setup.
(I'm considering this setup because where I'm from it is not so easy/fast to get a hardware wallet)

1. Go offline
2. Generate seed words
3. Copy them to paper
4. Delete wallet from computer

**Tags:** wallet, security, electrum, paper-wallet, hardware-wallet


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-25. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It's more safe to do it on "clean" operating system.  
I can propose another solution:

1. Prepare DVD or USB stick with Ubuntu operating system
2. Start live session of Ubuntu from DVD or USB stick on your computer
3. Download Electrum AppImage from official Electrum website
4. Run Electrum, generate seed
5. Switch off computer, all data will be lost


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