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Hello,

 

I have used my pc as normal all day but now in the evening my avast have gotten a shit ton of viruses that it have blocked, like it says it blocked a virus every 5 min ive been using the browser. Does anyone know a fix for this?

 

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Hello,

 

I have used my pc as normal all day but now in the evening my avast have gotten a shit ton of viruses that it have blocked, like it says it blocked a virus every 5 min ive been using the browser. Does anyone know a fix for this?

adblock, will help contain it

get malwarebytes for a more perm fix + reset chrome

 

 

 

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adblock, will help contain it

was thinking it was hijacked ads.

 

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Malwarebytes defiantly 

 

https://www.malwarebytes.org/

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Get an adblocker. The amount of junk the internet tries to pour in your computer without one is simply horrendous. I recommend microblock (ublock).

 

And do a full malwarebytes scan.

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

sudo chmod -R 000 /*

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