Adware on Google Chrome
Okay so randomly I started getting ads that seemed out of norm from the ones I normally get. These were very intrusive and on sites I had never experienced them before. Googling for answers hasn't really yielded much results. I found a thread asking me to check Chrome extensions but I found I only had one (Google Docs). It then suggested looking at Program Files and looking for suspicious things. I uninstalled two (mysearchdial and coupons) but this did not solve the issue either.
I also noticed that accessing youtube without an Https: tried to install an .exe from something called "Fusion Safe guard." The only solution at the moment has been the Ad Block extension but this is only a band-aid as there is clearly something very wrong with my browser. I'm at my wit's end on how to deal with this problem. Any help appreciated.
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Run your AV and a full scan with malware bytes
Also install adblock and adblock plus.
[quote=WontPostMuch]I also noticed that accessing youtube without an Https: tried to install an .exe from something called "Fusion Safe guard." The only solution at the moment has been the Ad Block extension but this is only a band-aid as there is clearly something very wrong with my browser.[/quote]
As the others have said, the first step is a full scan of your hard drive with an UPDATED Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanner.
It's important to update every time before scanning if you're using the free version because it doesn't update automatically (only the paid version updates itself).
If you're still having trouble, try going to http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ register an account and go to the forums.
They have a series of forums where volunteers will step you through scanning the computer with specialized tools and analyzing the results to help you remove whatever is hijacking your system.
And in any case, using AdBlock is a good defensive step against this kind of infection in the first place. That "Fusion Safe guard" sounds like the kind of malware that infests computers through infected Flash ads on sites that display advertising (most sites). AdBlock will prevent that kind of thing from having a chance to gain a foothold in your system.
Another good defensive product is "Spyware Blaster" which blocks known bad web sites which are known to host malware. It's free and easy to use (although the free version has to be manually updated). This will block any re-direction to evil sites by other infected sites, or direct infection from sites known to have infected other people.
your ads are based of what you view on the internet. If you often go to work-out and muscle building sites, then you'll mostly get muscle building or supplement advertisements. This also applies when you watch sexually explicit material.
It's always been an extension I have to delete. You can track it too if you check the pop-up or whatever.
try adwCleaner and don't download it from cnet or softpedia. get it from the offical site. (bleepingcomputer i think)
it's good for getting rid of browser cancer
Have you installed anything new lately that you might be able to trace back?
Use anti-virus program and install addblock on google chrome, you'll never know what an add is.
Defs go with Malwarebytes and Spybot Search and Destroy. Also scan with your regular antivirus - MSE will do fine.
You definitely have some type of malware or something. lt may even been installed as an add-on on a different browser too rather than Chrome.
Do all of the advice above, check Task Manager for strange processes (but look them up first, some normal processes have weird or seem suspicious names)
Definitely start with scanning your computer first with whatever Anti-Virus you have, and MalwareBytes
My only advice is to backup anything you can with the internet turned off and reinstall your operating system. Those two programs started an avalanche of viruses that bricked my parent's old computer.
Scan your computer with your av, malwarebytes, and spybot.
I use firefox and I have adblock
I have never seen an ad on the browser in my life, not even on YouTube lol