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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: Sheila67 on September 25, 2021, 01:13:24 AM

Title: URL:TechScam
Post by: Sheila67 on September 25, 2021, 01:13:24 AM

Good evening. Chrome will not open in my Windows 10 laptop. I did a deep scan and Avast says I have URL:TechScam malware and it is unable to remove it. Is this a real virus? Could this be causing Chrome to crash/not open? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome and still have the same problem.

Title: Re: URL:TechScam
Post by: rocksteady on September 25, 2021, 02:25:17 PM

Maybe try a manual scan with Malwarebytes.

However, I suggest you turn off all the real-time components of Malwarebytes, when installed alongside Avast.

Title: Re: URL:TechScam
Post by: polonus on September 26, 2021, 02:38:49 PM

The detection is an AVG inheritage. They had a history of this sometimes being an FP.
Whether this is also the case here, one should hear from avast team.
If you have visited a typo-squatting website, detection is genuine.

polonus