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Can’t Remove “Google Chrome Fatal Error”? This page includes detailed “Google Chrome Fatal Error” Removal instructions!
Online support scams are nothing new. The scammers behind them, however, are getting more and more imaginative. Their newest invention is a scam known as “Google Chrome Fatal Error.” The scheme is simple. The victims are redirected to a malicious website. There, the design of the site, makes them believe that their browser has a problem. Which is actually true. Yet, the problem is not that “fatal.” If you end up on this page, be absolutely sure. You have a PUP (potentially unwanted program) installed on your computer. This furtive utility is behind the redirection. You should find its lurking spot and delete it upon discovery. Do not hesitate to remove it. The PUP is programmed to generate traffic to some specific websites. To do so, it uses aggressive marketing strategies. In other words: if you let this tool operate, it will drown you in a sea of commercials. Ad banners, pop-up and pop-unders, video commercials and browser redirection. Your web browsing experience will be ruined. The “Google Chrome Fatal Error” is just one of many websites. Prepare to be introduced to numerous “great opportunities,” banking software and PC boosters. Do not trust the ads you see. As long as they pay, anyone can use the PUP to promote. Hackers included. One click is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded directly on your computer. So, at all means, avoid the ads.
How did I get infected with “Google Chrome Fatal Error”?
Online support scams are nothing new. The scammers behind them, however, are getting more and more imaginative. Their newest invention is a scam known as “Google Chrome Fatal Error.” The scheme is simple. The victims are redirected to a malicious website. There, the design of the site, makes them believe that their browser has a problem. Which is actually true. Yet, the problem is not that “fatal.” If you end up on this page, be absolutely sure. You have a PUP (potentially unwanted program) installed on your computer. This furtive utility is behind the redirection. You should find its lurking spot and delete it upon discovery. Do not hesitate to remove it. The PUP is programmed to generate traffic to some specific websites. To do so, it uses aggressive marketing strategies. In other words: if you let this tool operate, it will drown you in a sea of commercials. Ad banners, pop-up and pop-unders, video commercials and browser redirection. Your web browsing experience will be ruined. The “Google Chrome Fatal Error” is just one of many websites. Prepare to be introduced to numerous “great opportunities,” banking software and PC boosters. Do not trust the ads you see. As long as they pay, anyone can use the PUP to promote. Hackers included. One click is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded directly on your computer. So, at all means, avoid the ads.
Why is “Google Chrome Fatal Error” dangerous?
The PUP behind the “Google Chrome Fatal Error” alert jeopardizes both your security and privacy. This application is designed to spy on its victims. It monitors your browser related data. However, some personally identifiable information may also be recorded. The collected data is used for ad targeting. However, once the PUP has a sufficient amount of information, it will sell it to third parties. Can you imagine the consequences if such an event occurs? Your usernames, passwords, email addresses, etc. becoming a possession of a cyber criminal. The outcome will be devastating. Do not risk it. The crooks can use such information to track you down and to blackmail you. And this issue is just far not the only one. The PUP is a hole in your security wall. It displays numerous adverts. Yet, it doesn’t check what is being promoted nor who the advertiser is. Hackers take advantage of such applications. They use them to spread malicious content. If you click on a corrupted link, you may infect your device with more malware or even with a virus. There is no way to tell which ads are corrupted and which are not. Your best course of action is the removal of the virus.
How Can I Remove “Google Chrome Fatal Error”?
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the “Google Chrome Fatal Error” infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.
- Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
- Locate the process of “Google Chrome Fatal Error”.exe and kill it
- Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box
Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
and delete the display Name: “Google Chrome Fatal Error”
Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command
Type “Appwiz.cpl”
Locate the “Google Chrome Fatal Error” program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.
Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete “Google Chrome Fatal Error” folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!