It can give attackers remote access to your device.
If you are looking for the official software to run a node or manage a secure wallet, you should only use verified sources. Bitcoin Core (Official) "Flash BTC" / Flashing Tools
If you are looking for the legitimate software (the actual network software that validates transactions) or the Flash Protocol (a legitimate layer/protocol on Bitcoin), please see the correct resources below.
Proponents of these tools often point to two legitimate network features that they manipulate:
A legitimate feature where a sender can replace a stuck transaction with a new one that has a higher fee. Flash tools use a variation of this to "cancel" a transaction after it has already appeared in the recipient's wallet.
It can give attackers remote access to your device.
If you are looking for the official software to run a node or manage a secure wallet, you should only use verified sources. Bitcoin Core (Official) "Flash BTC" / Flashing Tools
If you are looking for the legitimate software (the actual network software that validates transactions) or the Flash Protocol (a legitimate layer/protocol on Bitcoin), please see the correct resources below.
Proponents of these tools often point to two legitimate network features that they manipulate:
A legitimate feature where a sender can replace a stuck transaction with a new one that has a higher fee. Flash tools use a variation of this to "cancel" a transaction after it has already appeared in the recipient's wallet.