So I've been getting this screen pop up randomly every once in a while for a few months now and I am having a really hard time solving it.
This fake update for Chromium keeps showing up and I can't for the life of me get it off my PC. Here's what I know and have tried:
>Claims to be a Microsoft update
>Even says it's from Microsoft in my processes list
>Claims to be "Chromium"
>Icon looks just like Chrome browser but blue instead of google's multi-color
>Flashes over anything on my screen repeatedly, even on fullscreen it just minimizes my fullscreen (which makes screenshots impossible)
>Spoofs it's file location to mshta.exe
>no antivirus, antimalware, antispyware anything can detect it or remove it
How do I remove this thing?
>>297144
>(which makes screenshots impossible)
?? You can just press stamp r sist and then paste it into paint. Also if nothing works just delete and reinstall windows?
You got a visitor. You are not telling your OS version though (some winshit I guess).
Backup your bookmarks, send them in your gmail, address is yourself.
Uninstall Chrome. Reinstall Chrome. Wait and see. You are lucky if it doesn't reappear.
I think (feels like it) this is one of those which want to kidnap your computer and release it after you pay a ransom.
Get a proper wall like McAfee, FSecure, Kaspersky etc. immendiately after you have reinstalled your winshit OS.
>>297144
Stop using windows
pic related. no idea what this thing is
>>297250
Also
>Win10
>Tried MalwareBytes premium and ADWCleaner and some other ones and nothing. catches it.
I'll try reinstalling Chrome in the morning but any other suggestions would be great thank you.
bump. please help
>>297676
The fact is, you help yourself by leveling your setup. Then reinstall everything. Then wait for this happening again.
You haven't made any backups lately, if ever. So there.
t. a linux user since 2006 and not looking back.
>>297144
I'm confused. Do you have chromium installed or not?
chromium is an open source browser with an icon similar to chrome, but not in google colors (as it is not associated with google)
mshta is the name of a legitimate microsoft update program, though some viruses can definitely take the name "mshta". Where is mshta.exe located in your file system? If it comes from system32 it's likely legitimate