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If you use Google Chrome to browse the web or to work in Google Docs, and it starts behaving erratically, or you start seeing lots of intrusive adverts, it’s likely the browser has been infected with malware.

While it’s frustrating, and sometimes alarming, it’s not necessarily harmful to your Mac. Nevertheless, it’s best to get rid of it as soon as you realize it’s there.

Malware can take a number of different forms:

When clearing Google Chrome, select “the beginning of time,” then select “Cookies” and “Cached images and files”. When clearing Mozilla Firefox, select “Cookies” and “Cache”. When clearing Apple Safari, select “Remove' or 'Remove all”. Uninstall the Launcher app. How to delete an app, removing it from Finder, Launchpad and Dock Menu: Keep in mind that this permanently deletes the apps in question from your Mac. Drag the app from launchpad and add it to the dock menu; Right click app on the dock menu, choose 'Options' then 'Open in finder' Once in Finder, right click on the app and choose 'Move to trash'. If a launcher app opens, then right-click the app icon in the dock. Select Options Show in Finder. Delete the launcher app in the Finder, then empty your Trash again. Repeat this process until you see “/citrixonline: does not exist”. Delete cookies and locally stored data. Lastly, you should clear the cached data and cookies from your web. The Chrome Apps Page can still be accessed using the “chrome://apps” URL, and hiding the button does not affect the Chrome Apps Launcher that is available on the desktop. A small tip but one that a lot of folks don’t seem to know about. The Chrome App Launcher allows you to launch your favorite apps right from the desktop.

1. Adware

This type of malware downloads itself to your Mac, usually in the form of a browser extension, or hidden in a file you’ve downloaded. It displays adverts in a web browser or on your desktop.

2. Pop-up windows

These are a bit like adware. Examples, like a Chrome pop up virus, appear when you use a web browser, either on top of your current browser window, or behind it and take you to a website you haven’t chosen to go to.

3. Hyperlinks

This is more difficult to spot. This type of malware, or Chrome redirect virus, turns regular text on a web page into hyperlinks. If you click on one of the links, it will take you to a web page selling something, or urging you to download a file.

4. Spyware

Spyware is often hidden in a trojan, disguised to look like a legitimate file — perhaps a movie or a software update — but when you download it, it immediately starts stealing personal data, including financial details, web pages you’ve visited, passwords, and even the keys you press on your keyboard.

How to know if Google Chrome has a virus

There are a number of signs that you have Chrome malware on your Mac.

Chrome starts running very slowly and using up lots of processor cycles. Often, the first sign is that your Mac’s fans start running loudly when you’re not doing anything that’s processor intensive. If that happens, you can use Activity Monitor to confirm that it’s Chrome that’s stressing the CPU.
You start seeing adverts unrelated to any site you’ve visited or search term you’ve used.
A browser toolbar you didn’t deliberately download appears in your copy of Chrome.
Pop up windows appear frequently on sites that don’t normally use pop-ups.
You discover an application in your Applications folder that you didn’t download.

How to remove adware and malware from Chrome

The easy way: Scan your Mac with CleanMyMac X

CleanMyMac X is a powerful app for protecting your Mac from all kinds of malware threats. It can detect and neutralize adware, spyware, worms, ransomware, and other vulnerabilities and hazards. Here’s how to use it:

Download CleanMyMac X and launch the app.
Click Malware Removal tab.
Click Scan.

If CleanMyMac finds something suspicious, it will offer the immediate removal.

The manual way

1. Uninstall suspicious apps

Google recommends that when you discover adware or other malware, the first thing you should do is identify and get rid of any applications in your Applications folder that you suspect may be malicious.

Open a Finder window and go to Applications.
Look through the list of applications and identify any you didn’t download deliberately.
If you find one, you should remove it. However, just dragging the app to the Trash won’t get rid of every trace of the application. To do that, you need to remove every file associated with the app.

How to safely remove every trace of an application

You can safely remove unwanted apps, along with their leftovers, with the help of an app we’ve mentioned above — CleanMyMac X. It knows where to look for files that are installed by apps and searches for them there, then lists them when it finds them, allowing you to easily delete them.

If you’ve already downloaded and installed CleanMyMac, start using it right away. Go to the Uninstaller module and check the box next to the app you want to delete, and click Uninstall. That’s it!

Repeat the process for every app you suspect is malware. https://cleverct.amebaownd.com/posts/17090802.

2. Reset Chrome settings

If you don’t find any apps in your Applications folder that look like they’re malware, or if removing them doesn’t solve the problem, the next step is to reset Chrome’s settings.

Open a Finder window, go to Applications and launch Chrome.
At the top right of the window, click the ‘More’ icon (three dots stacked vertically).
At the bottom of the menu, click Settings.
At the bottom of the browser window that opens, click Advanced.
Scroll to the bottom again and click Reset settings.
Read the information in the box that appears, then click Reset.

Resetting Chrome, among other things, turns off extensions. If you need to use extensions, you’ll need to turn them back on again. However, before you do, it’s a good idea to go through them and check that you intended to download them. If you find any that you didn’t intentionally download or that you no longer need, you should delete them.

3. Remove extensions or turn them on again

In Chrome, click on the More button again.
Click More Tools, about halfway down.
Click Extensions.
Look through the installed extensions. If you see any you didn’t intend to download or no longer need, click Remove.
If you suspect it’s malware, check the Report abuse box.
Click Remove.

To turn an extension back on again, click on the toggle switch at the bottom right-hand corner of the extension box.

How to protect Chrome from malware

Malware, whether it’s adware, spyware, or any other kind of nasty, malicious code, can arrive on your Mac win a number of different ways. Usually, though it’s downloaded when you click on a link in an email or website that you thought was safe. It could be that the link takes you to a site that then infects your Mac, or that you download what you think is software update, and it then turns out to be a virus.

By the way, one of the most common ways that malware is disguised is as updates to Adobe Flash. Given that most websites no longer use Flash, it’s safest to remove it from your Mac altogether. That way you won’t be tempted to download a spoof update. You won’t be surprised to learn that CleanMyMac can remove Flash quickly and easily. You’ll find the tool in the Preference Panes section of the Extensions utility.

There are a number of other steps you can take to stop your Mac being infected with malware.

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1. Don't click suspicious links

Never click a link in an email unless you know who the email is from and where the link is going to take you. That means you have to be 100% sure. If you’re not, don’t risk it.

2. Make sure your Mac’s Firewall is turned on

You’ll find the switch in the Firewall tab in the Security&Privacy pane in System Preferences.

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