Is Monero GUI / CLI (official) safe to connect?

Privacy wallet · Monero. Checked 2026-10-24; every line links its source.

Worst case: The keys sit in a wallet file on your computer, so a fake or trojaned download, malware on the PC, or a leaked 25-word seed can empty the wallet. The official site itself served infected binaries for a short time in 2019.

Already lost funds? What to do if a bot or wallet is drained.

Safe setup in 3 steps

Download only from getmonero.org or downloads.getmonero.org (or build from github.com/monero-project), never from ads, forks or links in chat.
Check the file's SHA256 against the GPG-signed getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt, and verify that signature with the official guides before running anything.
Write the 25-word seed on paper offline, run your own node or a node you trust, and stay on the latest release (0.18.5.4 as of 2026-10-16).

What it can do with your money

Who holds the keys	You hold the keys The wallet file is stored on your computer. The 25-word mnemonic seed 'contains all the information needed to view and spend funds', and only the seed can recover the wallet if you lose the password. source
Can funds be sent out to any address?	Yes. Self-custody sends to any Monero address. source
Monero and Zcash	XMR: send/receive (full node or remote node) ZEC: not supported source

Official links

Each link below was confirmed from at least two independent places (the vendor's own pages plus another source). Anything else using this name is not on the list.

Website: getmonero.org
Website: downloads.getmonero.org
GitHub: github.com/monero-project/monero
GitHub: github.com/monero-project/monero-gui

Where we confirmed these

https://www.getmonero.org/2026/10/16/monero-GUI-0.18.5.4-released.html (downloads at downloads.getmonero.org, source at github.com/monero-project/monero-gui, hashes at getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monero (official website getmonero.org, repository github.com/monero-project)
https://beta.getmonero.org/resources/press-kit/ (links github.com/monero-project)

Incidents

None found in official sources or reputable reporting for 2024 to 2026. That doesn't prove nothing happened.

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