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Personally, I think the problem is a minor annoyance and not worth the time to go through the convoluted resolution process referenced by Malwarebytes. Basically, you have to complete the first part (turning off Sync, restarting, scanning and removing, restarting) on each computer before you re-enable Sync. This problem can be even more complicated if you use Google Chrome on more than one computer. Heed the warning to do this in the exact order stated. That support document also lays out the complicated process to clear the issue from Chrome. The specific things to add are listed at the bottom of their support document, matching the two items your screenshot shows. Malwarebytes lays out the general process to add the exception in their support document at . You can simply add those two entries into the Malwarebytes’ Exception list, or you can go through a complicated process to reset Google Chrome (on all computers that you use it). If you’d really like to resolve this so Malwarebytes doesn’t flag Chrome’s Secure Preferences as a PUP, then you have two choices. To ignore the infection, don’t bother to remove and restart, just close the infection popup window each time it opens on your desktop. Chrome’s Secure Preferences are not malware nor are they a potentially unwanted program. Until then, you can just ignore the fake infection. I’m assuming at some point, Google and Malwarebytes will work together to resolve the conflict. Removal of WinYahoo is possible with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, where it is detected as .Ĭhrome preferences are also restored to their default settings upon removal.This is a problem with that latest version of Malwarebytes, and the latest version of Google Chrome.

#Malwarebytes google chrome secure preferences update#

This is a security issue that will hopefully be remedied by Google in a future update to Chrome. The ability to modify Chrome’s Secure Preferences is noteworthy.

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This includes hijacking browser preferences as well as installing rogue browser extensions that could possibly lead to consumer scams and even more unwanted software on a computer system. WinYahoo uses deceptive techniques to deliver advertised software along with PUPs that users don’t want. Below is a screenshot of the add-on in Internet Explorer. WinYahoo also changes the preferences and installs Sale Charger into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera browsers.

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The script’s code has a timer and waits for the user to click somewhere on the screen, opening a new tab that redirects to a rogue url. The code for the script is retrieved from a remote url at. This “feature” is implemented using JavaScript that gets injected into webpages. In one case, a Tech Support scam was presented, a topic often discussed here at Malwarebytes. Sale Charger has the rather annoying feature of creating new tabs in web browsers with advertisements, and sometimes, even worse things.

During our tests, the extension that was installed was called “Sale Charger,” which was identified when looking at the installed extensions list. WinYahoo also installs a rogue Chrome extension that injects JavaScript into webpages. In this case, an offer for Yahoo is only presented if a VM was not detected by the bundler process. This is another example of a PUP using a technique commonly seen in malware, a topic we discussed not too long ago.īefore and After of a change made by WinYahoo to the Google Chrome Secure Preferences Once the user clicks “Next,” the next screen will vary depending on whether a Virtual Machine (VM) was detected. The referenced file we examined was a bundler for Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition. Like a lot of unwanted software, WinYahoo is bundled in with a parent installer (md5: 41e092385fb06a3087cd0027375e2288). WinYahoo (not related to the company, “Yahoo!”) gets its name from the files it creates in the user’s Program Files directory, along with Yahoo being set as the default search engine and homepage in installed browsers. Because of these behaviors, many of you who read our blog know we take an aggressive stance against these programs.Īn interesting PUP that our researchers have observed is known as “WinYahoo”. This kind of software bloats a filesystem, fills up memory with garbage, and places advertisements and toolbars in web browsers. Potentially Unwanted Programs ( PUPs) continue to plague consumers with annoying software that interferes with everyday computer use.