dowbright
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Q: Recently tricked while surfing

Using Chrome.

 

It was a company that offered fake Adobe credentials...telling me I needed new Flash. It looked legit.

 

I succumbed, and was immediately after besieged by the Yahoo search engine.

 

This is the address that I see first, though it doesn't show me any info.

 

DON'T go there! I just want to know if anyone knows it, and what I can do. I use Malwarebytes to remove it, but sometimes it doesn't find it. But Yahoo keeps popping up.

 

Any ideas? Thank you.

 

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Posted on Jul 28, 2016 8:51 PM

by FishingAddict,Solvedanswer
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A:

First, were you asked to enter your Mac's administrative user account password?  If so, and you did, then you have a much larger problem.

 

If you did not enter your administrative password then try this:

 

1) Click the "Chrome" menu

2) Choose "Preferences..."

3) Scroll to the bottom and click "Show Advanced Settings"

4) Scroll to the bottom and click "Reset Settings"

5) Close chrome

6) Reopen Chrome and hopefully it will behave normally

Posted on Jul 29, 2016 4:25 AM

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Q: Recently tricked while surfing

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  • by FishingAddict,Solvedanswer

    FishingAddict FishingAddict Jul 29, 2016 4:25 AM in response to dowbright
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    Jul 29, 2016 4:25 AM in response to dowbright

    First, were you asked to enter your Mac's administrative user account password?  If so, and you did, then you have a much larger problem.

     

    If you did not enter your administrative password then try this:

     

    1) Click the "Chrome" menu

    2) Choose "Preferences..."

    3) Scroll to the bottom and click "Show Advanced Settings"

    4) Scroll to the bottom and click "Reset Settings"

    5) Close chrome

    6) Reopen Chrome and hopefully it will behave normally

  • by dowbright,

    dowbright dowbright Jul 28, 2016 9:21 PM in response to dowbright
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    Jul 28, 2016 9:21 PM in response to dowbright

    My worry is that I may have. It appeared to be the usual Flash update that Adobe gives me, with the Adobe logo. Now I'm terrified!

     

    And I'll NEVER do it again! Next time I'll just go to Adobe and see if I actually need it. ****, they're sneaky.

     

    I did as you suggested, and did the reset. Time will tell. Does it matter to anyone if I report back here? If so, I'll make sure to come back. If not, won't bother.

     

    Thank you, @FishingAddict!

     

    FYI, we retired and moved to a lake. I wonder what type of fishing you prefer...

     

    I know, I know. Inappropriate!

  • by dialabrain,Helpful

    dialabrain dialabrain Jul 29, 2016 4:23 AM in response to dowbright
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    Jul 29, 2016 4:23 AM in response to dowbright

    FWIW, you shouldn't get an update Flash while using Chrome. Flash is embedded in Chrome.

  • by dowbright,

    dowbright dowbright Jul 29, 2016 4:24 AM in response to dialabrain
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    Jul 29, 2016 4:24 AM in response to dialabrain

    GREAT to know. I'm used to Safari, but finally got tired of it not accepting passwords or processing payments on a certain number of sites. Not a single problem since I switched to Chrome.

     

    Aside, of course, from the fact that I've probably corrupted my system by giving my permission...

     

    ACK!

  • by dialabrain,

    dialabrain dialabrain Jul 29, 2016 4:34 AM in response to dowbright
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    Jul 29, 2016 4:34 AM in response to dowbright

    You're probably fine. If not, you would have known by now. Just to add, when you have Flash installed there is a preference pane for Adobe Flash in System preferences. You can always update Flash from there rather than going to Adobe's site.

  • by dowbright,

    dowbright dowbright Jul 29, 2016 4:37 AM in response to dialabrain
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    Jul 29, 2016 4:37 AM in response to dialabrain

    Also great to know! All in all, this has been a helpful and VERY instructive situation. My thanks to you all.

  • by dowbright,

    dowbright dowbright Jul 29, 2016 4:41 AM in response to dowbright
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    Jul 29, 2016 4:41 AM in response to dowbright

    I'm having trouble marking the answers helpful. I'll come back to do it after I restart. Thanks, all.

     

    (I have had an ongoing computer problem for almost 9 months. Everything is glitchy, and they say there is no reason. But the glitches (like the one) are REAL.)