Cleaner pop up before Norton & after Norton

Hi Peterweb, I did what you recommended & got Malwarebytes free for $12 per year, nothing I can't handle on disability. I did everything to get it up & running & it said that I had 2 issues & supposedly took care of it. So I went about my day & some hours later I opened up Chrome again & there was a different set of 4 pop ups in a row. So, I opened up and ran both, Malwarebytes free 1st & then Norton 360. Both said that everything was good & my Moto g Stylus 5g was safe with zero issues. Is this when I get rid of & unsubscribe from both devices & get my money back & go back to factory settings? Or is there something that will work for real because as far as I can tell with everything I have trusted enough to pay for, I still have what I started with except my wallet is lighter & I'm only slightly more frustrated. Only slightly because I knew to expect that some troubled children like to wreck things for others so they can have some kind of inner sense of accomplishment. I guess their mommies didn't give them enough love & attention & they never got over it enough to actually grow up, etc... Before I change anything, I'm going to wait a little bit to see what you recommend because I do respect people who actually help in these incidents & I've had Norton in the past when I still used pc's. Thank you

I did have this issue before I got Norton, it just seemed to get worse because there are pop ups I haven't seen before. Yes it only happens when I open Chrome. My home page is Google & the pop up seems to have replaced what Chrome usually opened to. So far this morning & maybe twice before, Chrome opened to some kind of bridal site out of Florida. I don't tap on anything but I do scroll down to see if anything stinks. The first pop up I checked into I found came out of the Ukraine & it looked real & had Google logos as if approved by Google. Then before you can get a real good look at it something pops up in front of that. Thinking back before that I remember that there was Rocket cleaner warnings & I've seen these before in Google play but that's all. I'm not sure but I'm thinking that it was this Rocket Cleaner is also out of the Ukraine. I also had specific warnings that I checked into that said because Chrome claims to be bullet proof is why these little hackers were targeted it but they also had written on some of the warnings, my exact android. Yes I got Norton because of the positive history I've had with them years ago. I also thought that if I had Norton prior to this petty pop up garbage I most likely wouldn't have this problem now. And yes I opted for the Malwarebytes believing that it could clean what they said it could clean. I'm guessing that they probably work better if gotten prior to my issues. Prior to getting both, I took it to the geek squad at Best Buy & they said that I shouldn't need to get any outside protection but was somewhat concerned about the pop ups I showed him that I took screenshots of. I later learned that androids aren't as protected as iPhone's are straight out of the box. They also stated that most will get pop ups & I should just work around it because they are only harmful if opened. I'm really only concerned because I don't remember if I opened one or not at the beginning. I knew for many years to not open anything that seems to show up for no apparent reason. This issue seems to have me second guessing my own actions or inactions. I'm trying to remember as much as possible so you can help me the best you can. Thanks again

I may have finally come to an end. I had a few alerts about a liveauctioneers app & I unsubscribed & purged it myself the other day. Then I had it again today & I tried to log in to Norton & put in the correct UN & PW a few times & it just wouldn't let me in. I went to check my pw's & found that this liveauctioneers was still in there. That's weird because I had removed it myself & now it's reappeared. How does that happen? I then removed it again for a 3rd time & went back to see what I went back for in the first place & & seen it came back for a 4th time. So I again deleted it, went back to see if it showed up again & it didn't. So I then went to check my pw for Norton & I was correct about what I had entered to sign in. I went to sign in g found that my pw's were back to normal & just used my f-print g I was in. What the hell just happened? I'm not going to be satisfied until it stays good for at least a few days or so. The trauma still has to wear off but I'm hoping it's over. Let me know what you think is happening & please google hacked liveauctioneers & take a look if you don't already know. Thanks again

Well, I'm thinking that you may have called it with my phone being "ROOTED". I'm still getting the "pop ups" upon opening Chrome. I haven't as many after my last search to purge unwanted & possibly harmful apps, etc... I'm pretty much back to the same pop ups, including the "Rocket Cleaner & similar & the newest Bridal Wedding Shopping pop ups instead of the Google home site that should be there upon opening. So, before typing this to you, I have uninstalled the Malwarebytes app from there uninstall section & will most likely do the same with Norton after your next response or one more after I can pick your brain for more knowledge. Question: I have already written down all the apps & their pw's I have on my phone. Do I need to do the same with anything else like my important Calendar dates & all my phone numbers? If so, is there another way to back them up since my hands are somewhat crippled with arthritis & loss of cartilage? I'm thinking that I should. I'm just asking, is there another option? After backing up everything you (The Brain;) let me know I should, is there an app that would insure anything like what I've got or can get would be stopped or at least warning me so I know not to go further? Lastly; is there anything else you (The Brain;) can think of that I didn't cover or have missed due to my ignorance of our modern computer systems &/or securities? I'd really like to possibly make this phone be my last with internet capabilities because I'm really growing more away from all this. But, could see maybe keeping some aspects like texting & Google Earth. This may be a reach, but, would you know of any unlocked androids that may have pre-installed military type securities that are accessable to the general public? I've seen some that are built to withstand USMC type abuse & also some with crazy huge batteries which are still reasonably small. Well, I'll check for your response within a day or three to allow you some thought time if you'd like. No rush since my Moto isn't getting HOT yet:) Thanks Tons