When using the Google Chrome browser and opening the target site or page from search results etc., do you sometimes get redirected to a strange page? Apparently this is the behavior caused by a malicious program called “malware”. Malware can range from malicious malware that always redirects you to the page when you open it, to “when you forget it …” as mentioned above. In the worst case, personal information may be read, so if there is any tendency, I would like to take measures.

In my case, I was occasionally transferred to “http://98k9r.5155859.com” and was warned by the OfficeScan cloud that it was “insecure!”. I don’t know where I’m going because I haven’t opened the site, but it’s probably something wrong. I searched on Google and found nothing clear, and I didn’t see any symptoms in another browser, so I thought it was probably something in Google Chrome.

By the way, whether this redirect phenomenon is a virus, malware, or something else … is not mentioned on any tool distribution site or commentary site, so there is no way to deal with it. did. Probably which one.

This time, I will introduce the solution that I did for free at no cost for the phenomenon that “Google Chrome redirects to another site without permission”.

First, update the browser (update)

Recent Google Chrome is basically updated to the latest version by restarting the browser. However, it seems that this feature may not be enabled depending on the old version and environment.

In the case of a computer, click the three dots on the upper right of the screen to proceed to the settings, and click “About Chrome” on the left menu to update to the latest version.

In the case of smartphones, it is often the case that the browser is not restarted properly even though automatic update is enabled. Chrome may be in a standby state just by closing the tab of the page you were looking at so far, so it will be updated to the latest version by turning the power of the smartphone off and then on again (by restarting).

Regarding the redirect problem that occurred on August 11, 2019, in my case it was automatically updated in Chrome for PC, so there was no problem, but since many people have accessed this article, this is a problem. It seems that the phenomenon is occurring, so it seems better to deal with it as soon as possible.

Malware removal tool that claims to be “free” is a big lie

If the latest version of Chrome does not solve the problem, try using free software.

Many malware removal tools are distributed around the world. When you are browsing the Internet and feel “something is wrong …”, if you search for a search term such as “redirect virus”, the results will show a site related to the virus and a site based on the word “malware”. And since a site with the explanation “You can remove it for free …” is also displayed, download and install the tools and software because it is free. But …

These tools and software
Most of them say, “Search is free, but removal is charged.”
is. In my experience, it can be said to be 100%. Most of them are from overseas, so if you install it without reading the explanation, it may even be malware itself, so please read the explanation carefully.
What is free and what is paid
It is important not to use tools that do not have the above, as the above results will be obtained first.

Malware detection result of free tool only for search is also a big lie

What all these tools have in common is that the detection process takes a long time, it takes a long time to make it look like a tremendous number of detections, and if you try to get rid of it, buy the paid version! It has become a flow.

1. If you don’t buy it at this moment, it will take a tremendous amount of time when you decide to take measures later.
2. A lot of malware was detected, so we have to take measures as soon as possible.

It’s a business method that takes advantage of the anxiety.

What they have in common
For 1, something like a flashy progress screen appears, it stops working at all at a progress of about 5 to 10%, and when I think that it is finally over, another search process works, but it is a standard to search. Therefore, the hard disk must be running 100%, but the lamp is off for a long time, so it can be easily identified as a malicious tool.

Regarding 2, if you look at the contents of the program that seems to be detected malware, you will see a lot of what you need with the software you are currently using. And it is also a feature that the result is displayed as if there were a great number of malware (100 or 200). It’s a funny story, but if you look closely at the list and extract only the ones you don’t know, it may be zero.

These tools aren’t secure, and if you buy the paid version, you probably won’t be able to do everything, so don’t install or buy it if you make a mistake.

Actually, you can take measures with standard Google Chrome tools

The introduction has become long, but the main subject is from here.

In fact, Google has distributed a countermeasure tool for free. Of course, this may not solve 100%, but there is no doubt that it is the distribution destination of the browser software itself.

Google Chrome is a free web browser, but since it is called Google, it may have a corporate image, and above all, it is the most scary that it will not be used because it is not safe, so the countermeasures are proper.

Follow the steps in

Google Chrome Help「Remove unwanted ads, pop-ups and malicious software」

Then it was improved brilliantly.

1. Get Chrome Cleanup Tool
2. Run Chrome Cleanup Tool
3. Reset browser settings

Of course, as mentioned above, it is not absolutely okay to use this, so depending on your environment, there may be programs and software that cannot be supported by this tool, so it may not be improved.

However, it is completely free and it is a tool provided by the developer Google, so you can use it with confidence.

By the way, what is done by resetting the settings of 3 browsers looks like in my environment

1. Disable extensions
2. Early search engine becomes Google

By the way, my favorites, passwords, initial page settings, etc. were all retained.

If you have a phenomenon that you are redirected (forwarded) to an unexpected site when you open a page on Google Chrome, please try it.