Aaarggghhhh! Need computer help!
Aug. 4th, 2022 11:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamshark My Chrome browser is infected with fake virus popups and I can't seem to get rid of it. I tried doing the Chrome computer cleanup trick from settings, but that didn't work. Anybody know how to get rid of this thing?
ETA: Well, I think I got it with the second Chrome settings trick. Privacy and Security -> Site Settings.
On that pane I could see the two sites that were sending the popups: amer1cano.xyz and Ipnotreviews.com. I clicked on each of these sites in turn and blocked every one of the DOZENS of permissions associated with them. I find it hard to believe that there wasn't a way to block all permissions at once, but there didn't seem to be one so I did it the hard way. What a PITA. But it seems to have worked.
ETA: Well, I think I got it with the second Chrome settings trick. Privacy and Security -> Site Settings.
On that pane I could see the two sites that were sending the popups: amer1cano.xyz and Ipnotreviews.com. I clicked on each of these sites in turn and blocked every one of the DOZENS of permissions associated with them. I find it hard to believe that there wasn't a way to block all permissions at once, but there didn't seem to be one so I did it the hard way. What a PITA. But it seems to have worked.
