Strange addon "Drop", reinstalls itself again and again...
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hanlonsrazor last edited by leocg
Hello, everyone!
I use the Opera version 92.0.4561.43, as well as some addons installed by me. The OS is Win 10 Pro (x64) in version 21H2.
For a few days now, however, I've had the problem that - after every restart - an addon that has the name "Drop" reinstalls itself and (although the default search engine is Google) I am redirected to the Yahoo search engine redirects. Then at the latest, I uninstall the crap.
In the past few days, however, I have made No changes to the OS, installed no new software or added anything to Opera, which could also lead me to the trace of the problem.
Maybe someone has the same problem or even better, maybe someone knows a solution! Thanks in advance!
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
I'd start off by scanning your system with the free version of Malwarebytes.
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hanlonsrazor last edited by leocg
Thank you very much for the quick information. That was actually the problem, but I was able to fix it quickly.
What surprises me, however, is the fact that Malwarebytes did not "move" at first. However, the files quickly appeared during the scan!
Also, I'm still wondering about the "How"? No suspicious websites, no new installations, no new addons etc.!
But ty anyway, you were absolutely right!
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