How to Use Binance Wallet Security Center? Scan, Approvals & Fixes

Binance

30 September 2026

The Binance Wallet Security Center is a page for managing wallet risks in one place. Its core function is to automatically scan four types of risks: wallet backup status, asset safety, contract approvals, and counterparty addresses. Scan results are classified into three levels: "No risk, Medium risk, High risk." When high-risk items are found, the system gives clear handling suggestions. The most commonly used one-click action is revoking unnecessary or suspicious approvals.

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How to Use the Security Scan

The entry is in the Binance App. Open Binance Wallet, go to Settings → Security Center, and tap View Now to start scanning. The system also runs automatic scans continuously in the background. When a risk is detected, a notification will appear on the home page.

The scan covers four dimensions:

Wallet security checks whether the backup is complete and whether the operating environment is abnormal. Asset security flags high-risk tokens in the wallet, such as spam airdrop coins created by malicious contracts. Approval security lists the approvals you have given to DApps or contracts and identifies high-risk, excessive, or unnecessary ones. Transaction security analyzes transaction history and on-chain interaction targets, flagging suspicious addresses.

Here is a common misunderstanding: the security scan itself does not initiate any transactions, does not restrict wallet use, and does not move assets. It only performs detection and gives alerts. All handling actions (such as revoking approvals) require your own confirmation to execute.

Approval Management: The Risk Comes from "Forgetting to Revoke"

An approval is the "spending permission" you give to a contract or DApp. When using DeFi normally, you need to approve a contract to use your tokens before trading. This is a necessary step. The problem is that many approvals, once given, remain valid unless you actively revoke them — especially "Unlimited Approval."

Forgotten approvals are one of the most common ways on-chain assets get stolen. If a DApp you used half a year ago is later attacked or was a scam from the start, attackers can directly use the tokens you approved back then without needing you to sign anything again.

In the Security Center scan results, the Approval security section lists approvals that the system judges as high-risk. Tap a specific approval item. If you confirm it is no longer needed, select Revoke, sign, and pay an on-chain fee to complete the process. Normally, the fee for revoking an approval is very low. If you see that a revoke operation requires an abnormally high gas fee, this is a danger signal — it may be a malicious contract that deliberately sets a high revoke fee to stop you from revoking. You should stop the operation.

Home Page Risk Alerts and Automatic Protection

Besides manual scanning, the Security Center works continuously in the background. In the first half of 2026, Binance Wallet Security Center blocked about 206 million spam transfers, flagged about 996,000 malicious approvals, and identified about 4.93 million high-risk transactions before users signed them.

These protections happen in specific scenarios: when you open a suspicious link, prepare to sign a transaction, or receive tokens from an unknown source in your wallet, the system will pop up a risk warning. For example, if you try to transfer funds to an address flagged as high-risk, the withdrawal page will first show a warning that the address may be unsafe and that assets sent there may be automatically moved away.

A Practical Checking Habit

Security scan results only provide risk alerts. They do not constitute investment or financial advice, and automatic detection cannot cover all threats. Its value lies in helping you discover risks that "you have long forgotten."

A workable routine is: every time you are about to use your wallet for an unfamiliar operation, run a scan first and confirm that there is nothing in the approval list that should not be there. Every one or two months, even if you have no trading plans, open the Security Center and check the home page for any risk alerts. For wallets that have been active in DeFi, regularly cleaning up approvals is more direct and effective than installing any extra tools.