unknown malware / pop ups

bob_a_builder

Uninstalled / reinstalled Chrome ....

that

process explorer will jut pick up processes, rather then the software controlling them.

incognito mode disables most add-ons, or you could have used the divide and conquer method of disabling half the addons till it goes away then re-enable one by one till it comes back

Put on ublock Origin and make sure it is enabled

bob_a_builder

Problem still exists after reinstall of Chrome

ublock Origin installed and enabled

All other extensions disabled

bob_a_builder

And still the pop ups, pop up !

dipsomaniac

if you haven't done a fresh install in the last year

it is quicker and more effienct these days to just backup/format and do a fresh install of windows whenever any gremlins get into system imho

that is what i would do but some may say overkill

bob_a_builder

I hear what you are saying and would generally agree

but am in the middle of a project at the moment, so don't really want to do at the moment

I have a Restore point on the 5th I can go back too

Will try that for now

that

so if you switch on your machine, no browser etc is running? Does the popup appear?

What do you do to make that popup happen?

if you do nothing from boot, and it appears, suggest you run autoruns from MS, but probably easier to do the ones below.

There is also the popular AdwCleaner.exe and malwarebytes - try them both

bob_a_builder

System Restore doesn't want to play ball


Don't really know what triggers the pop ups
Suspect its Chrome, as the browser is the 1st prog most of us use nowadays


Will leave it overnight at the boot up state and see if any pop ups in morning

ianto11

Are there any websites in Chrome notifications under "Allow"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UggX9J7nWtI

If so delete it and change your notification settings

Browntoa

Download and install

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

Full scan, remove everything it finds