How-To Use the Google Chrome Malware Scanner & Cleanup Tool

By Timothy Tibbetts

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser out there but did you know that it comes with a malware scanner and cleanup tool?

Google Chrome is always working hard to protect its users from malware including viruses, hijackers and other online threats. This protection is built-in, but you can also scan your entire computer as well.

Open Google Chrome and type in chrome://settings/cleanup into the URL bar.

You can also find this anytime by clicking on the three dots in the top right corner to access settings, go to Advanced and look for Clean up computer at the very bottom.

There are only two options here. FIND under Find and remove harmful software and Report details to Google
which can be toggled off if you like.

Click on FIND to begin scanning.

Another interesting feature of the Chrome Malware scanner is that it can help you diagnose problems with Chrome including pop-ups, homepage changes, extension problems, browser hijacks and more.

When the scan completes, and you receive a message that says No harmful software found, but still are having issues, you might want to reset Google Chrome.

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