How to remove Chromium browser virus from Mac - …
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<p>Chromium is an open-source browser that became the basis for Google Chrome, the world’s leading web surfing solution. It is absolutely benign and boasts plenty of successful use cases. The extensive customization potential makes Chromium similar to a construction kit allowing developers to create custom browsing tools. Some of these may come with hard-coded features and pre-installed extensions under the hood. This explains why there are numerous knockoffs in the wild that exhibit malicious characteristics.</p> <p>Chromium in its pure form isn’t likely to ever end up on your computer unless you wittingly choose to install it for whatever reason, such as to give its minimalist interface a shot or to try your hand at coding. These are marginal scenarios, though. In most cases, users encounter virus-tainted builds of Chromium that infiltrate their Macs without clear authorization and modify Internet navigation settings in other browsers, including Safari, Firefox, and the authentic Chrome. As a result, the victim will be constantly redirected to Yahoo or unwanted web pages stuffed up with ads.</p> <p>If one of such culprits is running in your system, you probably installed it as part of a bundled setup client for uTorrent, some multimedia utility, or phony Flash Player update. There are instances where users ‘catch’ the infection while thinking that they are installing the genuine Chrome browser – indeed, malware-riddled variants can look very much like the famous progenitor. One way or another, the only right move is to uninstall the Chromium virus and revert to normal web browsing settings.</p>
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