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In terms of real-time protection, Malwarebytes successfully blocked 98% of the malware files, which is excellent. If it that, let me know which solution worked.Malwarebytes is a minimalistic, easy-to-use antivirus program that provides good protection against malware, but not much else.ĭuring my testing, Malwarebytes detected 95% of the malware files I had previously downloaded to my device, which is a pretty good result. Let me know if any of that worked for you.
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For more information on how to proceed, follow the instructions in the support article below.Ĭ:\Users\$YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure PreferencesĬ:\Users\$YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Cacheįor instance, the full path for these two files on my system would be:Ĭ:\Users\Aura\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure PreferencesĬ:\Users\Aura\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Cache Otherwise, delete them by clicking on the three little dots on the right and select RemoveĪnother possible solution at the moment, is to add the detected file(s) (either Web Cache, Secure Preferences or both) to Malwarebytes' scan exclusion list, so it won't get detected anymore. Once done, go back and under On start-up, make sure that the Open the New Tab page option is selected OR, if the Open a specific page or set of pages option is selected, make sure that only knowns and trusted websites are listed.
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You are also free to remove the search engines under Other search engines if wanted Under Search engine, make sure that the Search engine used in the address bar is set to Google or another trusted search engine (such as DuckDuckGo)Ĭlick on the Manage search engines button, and under Default search engines, delete every other options (by clicking on the three little dots on the right, followed by Remove from list) other than Google Under Appearance and Show Home button, make sure that either New Tab page is selected, or that you know and trust the website in the second option (ex: ) On the top-right corner of Google Chrome, click on the three little dots, and then click on Settings (or simply access chrome://settings from the navigation/URL bar) There are three main areas that you can clean: the New Tab page, the Search engine, and the On start-up (start page): If the guide above didn't help you, you can try to manually clean your Google Chrome settings, as to remove the threat Malwarebytes is detecting (the one(s) that keeps coming back). Please note that, as stated in the thread below, these steps will most likely have to be executed on every single computer where you are logged in Google Chrome with your Google account, and where the sync feature is enabled. Once done, follow the instructions in the thread below and see if that solves your issue.
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This way, Malwarebytes will look for a newer version of the program and if found, asks you if you want to install it (do so).
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Now, if you aren't running the latest version of Malwarebytes already (which is 3.3.1 at this time), please download and install the latest (in-place upgrade) from the website directly.Īlternatively, you can open Malwarebytes, go to the Settings tab, and under the Application tab, click on the Install Application Updates button.
, C:\USERS\TYLER\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, Replaced,, ,įirst of all, for more explanation about why this issue is occurring, read Fatdcuk's post below. , C:\USERS\TYLER\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, Replaced,, , What steps am I missing to remove these or are these things just not harmful. I scanned, removed the PUP then uninstalled chrome deleted local data then scanned again after reinstalling chrome and the PUP is still there. Hello I have been looking at these post for a bit now and I have tried uninstalling Chrome twice and deleting the local app data competently by deleting it again in the trash can. In the post it keep saying see below but i keep going down the thread and it just keeps saying see below.
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