# Gavin Andresen # 2011-11-16 16:48:25 # https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52008.msg620654#msg620654 @s{quotedtext} @s{quotedtext} @p{brk} To be absolutely sure, you need to extract your private keys and then run a tool to look for them in your wallet.dat file (or other files on your disk). @p{par} If you are able to compile a custom version of bitcoin and run python, here's how: @p{brk} @s{(link)} @p{par} If you can't compile a custom version of bitcoin or run python code, then you'll have to trust other people to thoroughly test. @p{brk}