A wallet drainer is a malicious system designed to steal assets through harmful signatures, approvals, transactions, or fake claim pages.
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Short definition
Wallet Drainer is a wallet drainer is a malicious system designed to steal assets through harmful signatures, approvals, transactions, or fake claim pages.
Simple explanation
Wallet drainers often appear behind fake airdrops, fake mint pages, fake support links, or malicious dApps.
Why it matters
Understanding wallet drainers helps users treat wallet prompts and approvals with more caution.
Example context
A fake claim website may request approval that lets a malicious spender move tokens.