Revoking one app's token approval is not a wallet-wide reset, Revoke.cash says

Pulling one app's permission to spend your tokens is not the same as wiping your wallet clean. Revoke.cash makes that clear in its FAQ, framing itself as a preventative tool for wallet hygiene rather than a fix-all. The pitch is simple: revoke active approvals often, shrink your odds of getting caught by an approval exploit.

What the tool can't do is get your money back. Revoke.cash says it has no way to recover stolen funds. Its advice after a drain: still revoke the approvals the attacker used, so the same permissions can't be tapped to take more.

Hardware wallets get a reality check too. They're generally safer than mobile or browser wallets because the keys live on the device and can't be lifted without physical access. But approval exploits don't need your keys at all, so the hardware layer adds no protection there.

Then there's the sweeper bot problem. If a bot is vacuuming up any ETH the second it lands in your account, your seed phrase is already compromised. Revoking approvals won't help, and Revoke.cash says there's no way to recover — abandon the wallet and spin up a new one.

Disconnecting is another false comfort. Unplugging MetaMask or a similar wallet from a website only stops that site from seeing your address. Your approvals stay live, which is why Revoke.cash stresses that disconnecting does little against approval exploits or most other attacks.