[ubuntu] Pop ups in Ubuntu Chrome

[JJonas]

Well this is new

 

I appear to have picked up some pop up spyware in chrome, see screenshot

 

Im ok for cleaning these things up in Windows but where do I start in Linux?

 

 

[LosOjos]

I think it's unlikely to have hit the OS itself (though you should still have antivirus installed - never buy in to the carp that any OS is immune!) so I'd be checking what plugins/add-ons/extensions have been installed in Chrome itself.

[JJonas]

I have removed all of the extensions but it appears to go through periods of inactivity, so it might be a while before i'm sure it has really gone.

[Arthur]

In the folder where Chrome unpacks extensions to after they have been installed, grep the URL in popup and you might be able to find the extension responsible.

[jinnantonnixx]

Most likely just a pop-up from a toolbar/extension.

 

Anyway, in Ubuntu, type

lsof -i

which will show all applications/processes connecting to the internet. See if there's something odd

[Arthur]

You might also be interested in Google's Chrome Apps & Extensions Developer Tool extension as this lets you see what your extensions have been upto inc. URLs accessed (under Extensions > Behaviour > History).