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Virus Notifications on Google Chrome

Anonymous
2021-08-14T06:20:46+00:00

I kept receiving virus notifications from a site called, "beta-news.org". I clicked on some Captcha, which allowed the site to send me notifications. The notifications contained misspellings, and clearly seemed like a scam, trying to gain information about me. I disabled the notifications on Chrome, by find answers on Microsoft forums. However, I just want to make sure that I don't actually have a virus on my laptop. Can someone elaborate further and explain if this actually is a virus or not?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-08-14T06:54:33+00:00

    Good Day Rohan13,

    My name is Carlo, I am also using Windows 10 pc and community member like you. Let us work together to sort this out.

    That can be an adware, reset the Chrome browser, delete or disable all unknown extensions and perform a scan using Malware scanner to make sure that there are no malwares running in your system.

    Here's the link as reference to Reset Chrome.

    https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/329621...

    Once done scan your computer using the free version of Malwarebytes scanner.

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thank...

    Once downloaded and installed, open the apps and perform a scan.

    Restart your computer once done and observe your device.

    I hope the information above helps. Please let me know how it goes.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-08-14T07:25:05+00:00

    I kept receiving virus notifications from a site called, "beta-news.org". I clicked on some Captcha, which allowed the site to send me notifications. The notifications contained misspellings, and clearly seemed like a scam, trying to gain information about me. I disabled the notifications on Chrome, by find answers on Microsoft forums. However, I just want to make sure that I don't actually have a virus on my laptop. Can someone elaborate further and explain if this actually is a virus or not?

    There are no virus in your Pc (I would like to appreciate you for finding that it is scam all people should be like you and there will be a mass reduce in scam)

    It is just a spam notification by website to push their PUP

    Please follow the steps given here

    How to Clear Cache in Chrome on a Computer and Tablet [2021 Guide] (review42.com)

    Thanks

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  1. JX313 7,045 Reputation points
    2021-08-14T06:49:35+00:00

    Malwarebytes doesn't collect personal info; no antivirus programs do so. They only collect some diagnostic info and system info to improve the software. It's a popular and widely recommended program that has proved its expertise.

    I don't know if the adware's still there, but just run the antivirus to be safe.

    After it completes scanning / removing, you can safely uninstall it.

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  1. JX313 7,045 Reputation points
    2021-08-14T06:32:15+00:00

    You don't have a virus. It's an adware which gets installed when you allow notification permissions on a site.

    You can run Malwarebytes to scan and remove adwares: https://malwarebytes.com/mwb-download

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-08-14T06:42:01+00:00

    Do I still have the adware on my laptop if I removed it by accessing settings on Google Chrome? Also, does Malwarebytes collect my personal data?

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