Author Topic: one of my google chrome extensions linked me to malware (my comp isnt infected) (Read 2862 times)

Rockinboy2000 · July 06, 2014, 06:21:27 AM

Image is too large, so im just linking the post i made : http://imgur.com/YlJVUEm

a scan with virustotal came up with nothing : https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/34e04197bc31da7bea0b26bef542e10cf2c734d37706e41ab2bdea9608432866/brown townysis/1404645361/

~~what is this website and how can i confirm its malware because "freecomputerupdates.com" is obviously suspicious~~

this was obv malware from the get-go and downloading chrome extensions can be ad-ware (even though they dont actually infect your comp)

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pefu19 · July 06, 2014, 06:21:53 AM

freecomputerupdates.com

D3ATH LORD · July 06, 2014, 06:22:10 AM

Quote from: pefu19 on July 06, 2014, 06:21:53 AM

freecomputerupdates.com

Twerky · July 06, 2014, 06:23:57 AM

How can you live with this many tabs open

Rockinboy2000 · July 06, 2014, 06:24:33 AM

doing a scan with avast because i guess i got a driveby download of some adware i guess

Quote from: Twerky on July 06, 2014, 06:23:57 AM

How can you live with this many tabs open

magic

Rockinboy2000 · July 06, 2014, 06:32:30 AM

okay, so i avast said some chrome extensions have bad rep (in their community) so i uninstalled them considering it was only chrome that this popped up

ill update if it wasn't that

Swat 3 · July 06, 2014, 06:37:54 AM

just do a quick scan, you probably have malware

do you have malwarebytes?

Rockinboy2000 · July 06, 2014, 06:38:26 AM

Quote from: Swat 3 on July 06, 2014, 06:37:54 AM

just do a quick scan, you probably have malware

do you have malwarebytes?

obviously i do

Swat 3 · July 06, 2014, 06:39:07 AM

Rockinboy2000 · July 06, 2014, 06:40:23 AM

Quote from: Swat 3 on July 06, 2014, 06:39:07 AM

scan

already started on a hyperscan

im pretty sure nothing will come up, but eh, better safe than sorry

Steemer · July 06, 2014, 06:42:49 AM

Quote from: Twerky on July 06, 2014, 06:23:57 AM

How can you live with this many tabs open

You should see me, then my DT teacher. You can hardly see the favicon on his.

Rockinboy2000 · July 06, 2014, 06:43:53 AM

well, nothing as of now

im certain it was those chrome extensions so im not flipping out

WALK2222 · July 06, 2014, 07:59:34 AM

Yeah this looks pretty legit

Steve5451� · July 06, 2014, 08:37:37 AM

Note that it's a very bad idea to run a java applet unless you're 100% sure what it is. It's a great way to install a virus on your computer.

F3d323 · July 06, 2014, 08:41:00 AM

Quote from: Steve5451� on July 06, 2014, 08:37:37 AM

Note that it's a very bad idea to run a java applet unless you're 100% sure what it is. It's a great way to install a virus on your computer.

steve is right
java applets are evil