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Google Chrome appeared on my compuiter

Probably you installed it with some other software. But chrome doesn't use any resources unless you start it. There is a google updater which runs once a day or so from a scheduled task, but that won't make a difference.
 
An OPTION for CHROME to be your default browser is buried somewhere just about any place you go. Make sure you look for it and decline. Your remedy now is to UNINSTALL it.
 
Corny said:
Probably you installed it with some other software. But chrome doesn't use any resources unless you start it. There is a google updater which runs once a day or so from a scheduled task, but that won't make a difference.
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So this is coincidence.

This morning the manager shows only a few percent resource use, but things are still locking up -- I'm borrowing a computer for this while waiting for Firefox to open so I can check settings there.

One thing that bothers me is that my AVG announced that I am out of protection (so I updated immediately ['only' took two hours]), so maybe something slipped in during the interval? I did manage a scan of all the folders I don't recognize, but that turned up nothing.
 
Scan what? Chrome is no malware. As it has been said - you can uninstall it. But it's even possible that your AV update installed Chrome, many of them come with browser plugins for supposed safe browsing and probably some with a safer browser, too.
 
Give Chrome a try Kulindahr. I deleted firefox after using chrome, I found it much faster.
 
Corny said:
Scan what? Chrome is no malware. As it has been said - you can uninstall it. But it's even possible that your AV update installed Chrome, many of them come with browser plugins for supposed safe browsing and probably some with a safer browser, too.
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Scan for something naughty slowing down my computer. Apparently it isn't chrome, but something is making things so slow that I can start a solitaire game, pour a cup of mocha, grab a cupcake, sit down again to watch the cards being dealt.
 
take a look at the task manager and see what's eating all the CPU
 
If you get automatic downloads or notifications to download the latest updates to Adobe products (flash player,reader,writer) and check yes upload the latest version it will automatically install chrome. The option isn't shown in this case that chrome or other things will be installed unless you watch the actual download install and then you hit cancel.
There are other 3rd party software that will do this as well should it be installed on your machine when updates become available.
As a example When you get a notification pop up that a newer version of flash is available from abode its best to mark "no" don't install and instead go to the website yourself and un check the boxes for programs that will be installed such as McAfee, yahoo toll bars or chrome.
 
GiancarloC said:
Chrome is mediocre at best. I do use Comodo Dragon and while it is a derivative of Chrome it's actually better and far more secure than Chrome itself, also considering Comodo is a internet security firm. Delete Chrome and get this:

http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php
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Why is it better than Chrome when it's just a re-packaged Chromium? They claim that is it "far" more secure than Chrome but don't tell you why. The website doesn't list anything specific. The only thing that I could find is that they replaced Google's safe browsing with their own safe-browsing ... not sure if this is really an improvement.
 
^What leaks? Explain?

No they don't list anything specifically.

Has privacy enhancements that surpass those in Chromium's technology
Which ones? How do they surpass standard chromium?

Has Domain Validation technology that identifies and segregates superior SSL certificates from inferior ones
Nothing in the SSL spec does anything like that, how do they make that segregation?

Stops cookies and other Web spies
So do many other Chromium addons.

Prevents all Browser download tracking to ensure your privacy
That doesn't even make sense .. but fwitw you can disable the download history in Chromium, too.

That's all just marketing hogwash without substance.
 
No it's not specific. You (or the company) failed to answer any of my questions. I could just re-compile Chromium, give it a face lift and claim "it's better". People would ask why and I would have to explain. But apparently people are happily turning a blind eye because it's coming from a security company. And free stuff is also marketed, yes, even with lies. .. just in case that you didn't notice before.
 
No, you came along and claimed that "it's actually better and far more secure than Chrome itself, also considering Comodo is a internet security firm." But you cannot give any valid reason why it actually is better. And if your reason is "It's free and it's from a security firm", their marketing obviously works because you're blindly trusting what they write without challenging or questioning anything.

Sadly, too many people do it. Critical thinking and knowing the technology that you use seems to be out of fashion today. That's why we have so many security problems in the first place.
 
So again, with your extensive knowledge of technology - I am sure you can explain me *why* this browser is better than everything else. And don't tell me because it's from a security company and they say so.

For example, how is their domain validation different from the SSL standard? And why better/more secure?

In case you didn't notice, in my first reply I was genuinely interested why you were recommending it. I checked out the website, but there was no useful info to be found there. So I asked you. And you are basically telling me "shut up and try it" - but that won't answer my questions.
 
I posted a message this morning which apparently never got there.

I ran a Malwarebytes scan and it found nothing. I uninstalled Chrome as well. Windows did a registry repair when I restarted. The number of processes is down to under fifty.

But it's still slow, still freezes up. It acts like something's running that is using most of the CPU time, but Task Manager doesn't show any use level higher than 4%.

Any ideas?
(arguments about which browser is better don't count)
 
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