Help! Techfreehelp.com won't leave.

[gjelliott]

How do I get rid of Techfreehelp.com from Chrome?

 

[hang-the-9]

Run a malware and virus scan, should clear it up. AVG has a free one for smartphones, same thing for regular computers, Malwarebytes is a good one to run.

 

[gjelliott]

Thanks for your reply. I have run approximately six different malware and antispyware programs as well as Windows Defender and I use Avast Premier as my antivirus program. Whenever I run Chrome, all seems ok for a minute and when I select another website, I start getting tabs popping up with Techfreehelp.com in each heading. I can't hardly x them out fast enough as they come up one after another. I finally have to close Chrome down and use my Avast browser with no problems. All the scans never find any reference to this spyware and I really like Chrome. I have even uninstalled it and re-installed it to no avail. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gary

 

[USAFRet]

There are a zillion google references to removing this.
https/www.google.com/search?q=Techfreehelp.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Which ones have you not tried?

 

[gjelliott]

Seriously, I expected better from Tom's Hardware forum. Every link to fixing my issue only tries to sell a program. I must be the only one in the world with this issue. I won't clutter your forum with stupid questions again.

 

[USAFRet]

Seriously, I expected better from Tom's Hardware forum. Every link to fixing my issue only tries to sell a program. I must be the only one in the world with this issue. I won't clutter your forum with stupid questions again.

For instance, this link:
https/www.fixyourbrowser.com/removal-instructions/remove-techfreehelp-com-pop-tech-support-scam/

Recommends downloading:
ADWCleaner (free)
MalwareBytes (free)
AVast Browser Cleanup (free)