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Chrome being hijacked?

mojothehut

mojothehut

Senior member
Hey all
So lately my Chrome browser on my galaxy s8 has been randomly redirected to odd websites during normal web browsing. I've installed two different anti virus programs, ran the scans, found nothing.
Example, just browsing bbc news and suddenly I go to a weird amazon page and a very computerized voice comes across my phone speakers saying "congratulations you have been selected ... "
The only way for me to leave this website is to turn airplane mode on, then close chrome and relaunch it to get back to google or wherever I was before the redirect.

Here are some screenshots of the pages I get yanked to
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tD7iEbfEPPnxnHXv0zwuUtACwetJu2on

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ckAsQs6tOrAeD8dKbR4tlmbnASUI_38w

Any idea how to stop this from happening? It's getting frustrating. I don't have a lot of apps on my phone, I dont download anything from shady websites. ESET and AVG mobile scans found nothing.
 
I've had to switch from using the Chrome browser on our Galaxy phones because it always being hit with redirects to scam sites (or the "You have a virus" screens). Anandtech on mobile Chrome was one of the worst experiences. There has to be some type of exploit or loophole in Chrome mobile, because it was really, really bad. And I don't even go to any questionable sites on mobile at all.

I finally had enough about 4-5 months ago, and started using the Samsung browser with the AdBlocker extension installed, and I have not had one of those redirects or pop-ups since.
 
This problem frequently appears in chrome. It might be some malicious ads that come during use of chrome browser. You can block these ads by using an adblocker or any other means.
 
Stop using Chrome, and start using Samsung Browser with native AdBlock extensions. Also you have an S8, you should be using adhell3 or NotSABS for system-wide ad and tracker blocking.
 
Oyeve said:
Just clear your history . Chrome is fine.
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I tried just that for 6+ months, and it didn't change anything for me. I even factory reset my phone, and when I came back to the forums on Chrome for the first time, I was hit with a redirect.
 
Until Chrome allows extensions for Android, I cannot recommend it one bit.

I highly suggest Firefox as it supports all desktop addons. Samsung browser is also recommended.
 
It hasn't really happened to me for a few months after Chrome updated to block these types of "ads."

When it does, I have Firefox Focus installed to handle those sites.
 
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