Chrome randomly opens on its own after Verizon update

[src1425]

My S7 Edge is still getting great mileage and everything has been working fine. Have not installed any news apps in a while. Yesterday I received the prompt to install System Update 30 from Verizon, and immediately started getting weird behavior from Chrome. It will randomly open up and go to some sort of sports website that I have never seen before. I can close it down, but several hours later it does it again.

Any suggestions for debugging this? Is the Verizon update just a coincidence?

Thanks!

 

[mustang7757]

My S7 Edge is still getting great mileage and everything has been working fine. Have not installed any news apps in a while. Yesterday I received the prompt to install System Update 30 from Verizon, and immediately started getting weird behavior from Chrome. It will randomly open up and go to some sort of sports website that I have never seen before. I can close it down, but several hours later it does it again.

Any suggestions for debugging this? Is the Verizon update just a coincidence?

Thanks!

Hi, you can clear history in chrome, if that doesn't work try long press the chrome app>info tap >clear cache and date then force stop.

 

[src1425]

Hi, you can clear history in chrome, if that doesn't work try long press the chrome app>info tap >clear cache and date then force stop.

Thanks! Will report back if it doesn't work.

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks! Will report back if it doesn't work.

Ok, your welcome!

 

[src1425]

Hi, you can clear history in chrome, if that doesn't work try long press the chrome app>info tap >clear cache and date then force stop.

Still happening, unfortunately. The website is sport-news.icu and it most frequently pops up when I unlock the phone. It also pops up several times overnight when I'm running my night clock. Just to be clear, Chrome opens up on its own and goes to the website.

 

[mustang7757]

Still happening, unfortunately. The website is sport-news.icu and it most frequently pops up when I unlock the phone. It also pops up several times overnight when I'm running my night clock. Just to be clear, Chrome opens up on its own and goes to the website.

Wow , you cleared notification in chrome also?

 

[src1425]

Wow , you cleared notification in chrome also?

Did not think of clearing notifications for Chrome, which I've now done. However, isn't that kind of a band-aid fix (assuming it works)? Something is causing to open on its own and go to a specific website. Seems damned suspicious!

Thanks for your replies!

 

[mustang7757]

Did not think of clearing notifications for Chrome, which I've now done. However, isn't that kind of a band-aid fix (assuming it works)? Something is causing to open on its own and go to a specific website. Seems damned suspicious!

Thanks for your replies!

No it's not band-aid fix , if you browse something it sometime can enable notifications that if don't delete or turn off can pop up

 

[src1425]

Thanks! It's just very odd, as I've NEVER been to this particular website. We'll see if it keeps popping up again while I'm sleeping tonight. It overrides my night clock until I close it down again.

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks! It's just very odd, as I've NEVER been to this particular website. We'll see if it keeps popping up again while I'm sleeping tonight. It overrides my night clock until I close it down again.

Ok let me know but I think that was it .

 

[src1425]

Well this is getting pretty annoying. Chrome notifications are turned off. I just went to open my phone to read a text and up pops Chrome and redirects to that same website. I ran Zemana and the phone appears to be clean.

 

[mustang7757]

Well this is getting pretty annoying. Chrome notifications are turned off. I just went to open my phone to read a text and up pops Chrome and redirects to that same website. I ran Zemana and the phone appears to be clean.

If it can be uninstalled do that then install it , double check where that website is in chrome , history, notification,book mark, download? Double check there's something your missing.

 

[kct1975]

I hate to say it...but it sounds like you might have a virus on your phone

 

[B. Diddy]

Did you already try clearing your entire browsing history from within the phone's Chrome app's settings menu "from the beginning of time," and doing the same on Chrome on your desktop?