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I downloaded what may have been a malicious extension on Google Chrome. I don't know if that was a legitimate extension or not; I got it in order to access Pearson, hand-typing a link that another student (with no motive to prank me) showed me (am I a victim of typosquatting?). I was able to remove it from Chrome, which is a step above what I've seen another similar malicious extension do on another computer. How do I know if it is really gone?

If I am the victim of something malicious, is there any way that this could have compromised my Google account? I have that intertwined with a lot of things, including my university account. If so, what should I do? Is there any information that I have to go off of to justify buying a new computer?

The name of the extension was "Safe Search." The publisher is "Safely." It wasn't "Search Safely Search."

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  • Are you sure it isn't Search Safely Search? Did you happen to see where the Home page went to? – HazardousGlitch Jan 09 '19 at 02:24
  • The home page was almost my normal homepage, but not quite. I did not pay enough attention as to what it was. – JohnnyApplesauce Jan 09 '19 at 02:26
  • By the way, I've downloaded Malwarebytes and it said it found nothing (on the computer). Is there a possibility that *Chrome*, however, may still have something? – JohnnyApplesauce Jan 09 '19 at 11:52
  • No virus scan is perfect but you're probably OK. I don't think you had a virus in the first place, just a tracking extension. It's malware but not all malware are viruses. – HazardousGlitch Jan 11 '19 at 16:26

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There is malware called Search Safely Search that appears to be designed to generate income for it's creators by redirecting searches to Yahoo and track your movements. I would uninstall any new software that appears suspicious and the extension and then run a malware check. If you don't have a anti-malware program my favorite is Malwarebytes. Google Search Safely Search for more info on it.

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