I have Norton 360 for Windows and Chrome is my default browser. SITUATION: When I open the browser, McAffee finds many virus to popup/warn about. Over and over.
However, I don't use McAffee and I search for this DLL (or any with McAffee in the text) and find nothing.
Any suggestions about how to proceed?
Bill Hurley:However, I don't use McAffee and I search for this DLL (or any with McAffee in the text) and find nothing.
Your browser displays fake McAfee notifications
https://community.norton.com/en/comment/8515522#comment-8515522
Related:
https://community.norton.com/en/forums/malware-not-detected-0
Do you run Chrome Sync?
Have you recently installed Chrome browser extension/s?
Have you run Malwarebytes scan?
Remove unwanted ads, pop-ups & malware
If you're seeing some of these problems with Chrome, you might have unwanted software or malware installed on your computer:
- Pop-up ads and new tabs that won't go away
- Your Chrome homepage or search engine keeps changing without your permission
- Unwanted Chrome extensions or toolbars keep coming back
- Your browsing is hijacked, and redirects to unfamiliar pages or ads
- Alerts about a virus or an infected device
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2765944
Have you run Malwarebytes scan?
How to install and run a scan with Malwarebytes (Guide)
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/scan-malwarebytes-anti-malware-2-0/
Do you run Chrome Sync?
Push Notification from web browser
Adware and PUPs families add push notifications as an attack vector
Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abused
Chrome -> Settings menu > click on Advanced > under Privacy and Security > select Site settings > select Notifications
Malwarebytes Malware Removal Help
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/forum/108-malware-removal-help/
The redirects to phoney support sites can also be caused by malformed ads on the site being displayed. What are you using as your home page? The ad service on that site may have some bad ads. Installing an ad blocker extension in your browser can help prevent these redirects.
FYI : Norton's Power Eraser is an aggressive tool that can be prone to false positives. Be careful if it suggests removing items that you do not understand. If you allow it to remove the wrong thing, it can actually leave your system unbootable. If there are detection you do not know about, post back here for some advise.
You probably have an unwanted browser addon or redirect that is taking you to some phony web page.
Run Norton Power Eraser for unwanted programs and also download and run Malwarebytes free and it might find something in your browser to delete.
You can also use the Chrome settings/privacy and security and have it check for something unwanted.