Hi folks, I just discovered that CCleaner is displaying some, (if not all), extensions/plug-ins in my Google Chrome browser startup section as enabled and yet some, (if not all), do not exist in the computer. Long story short; I have acquired 18 extensions/plug-ins in my Google Chrome browser that I: A; didn’t download, B; didn’t install, C; don’t want enabled. The problem is that when I disable one or more via CCleaner, a dialog box opens stating that it must close my Google Chrome browser. I click “okay” and the browser closes and when I open it up again, that same extensions/plug-in is enabled! In the last 3 days I’ve been running malware and antivirus processes in an attempt to disable them and shut them out. Then today, I had CCleaner create a text list of all these Google Chrome browser extensions, (“save as text”). I decided to pick one of these persistent plug-ins, “Java Deployment Toolkit 8.0.4 50.14”, (a very old Java plug-in), and hunt it down. The list gave a specific place that the Java plug-in (as well as a 2nd) were located. I was surprised to find that they did not exist anywhere in the computer. I haven’t yet checked the remaining 16 but I’d like to know why CCleaner is indicating extensions and plug-ins that don’t exist, as enabled? Actually, that’s not exactly true… What I’d really like to know is how disable them and/or get rid of them. I really don’t care why CCleaner is doing this but then again, finding out why may explain their appearance in the first place. Does anyone have any suggestions? While I was writing this, I just thought of one that I may try while I’m waiting for replies. I’m going to go ahead and remove CCleaner and then reboot and reinstall it. If anyone is wondering, I do have the latest versions of CCleaner and Google Chrome installed. Thanks, Rich
Hi wingclip, Try these things http://www.revouninstaller.com/ https://www.voidtools.com/ https://cyberfox.8pecxstudios.com/
LOL, thank you Sabbath! In fact, last night I was about to push the "panic button" and buy Revo. The payware version had the options that seemed to be what I most would've needed. But I came to the conclusion that this issue was not a "master genius hacker" and I was not attacked by some twisted megalomaniac with a diabolical plan to take over the world, one person at a time, (stating with me!) LOL. (You think that may be a sign of extreme self importance and narcissism?:infinity Anyway, I became convinced this was a combination of two or more program update screw-ups and/or accepting a request to allow some tacker to follow me around and then bombard me with ads of things they thought I should buy... I first took screenshots of all my msconfig Services & Startup status's, (stati?),and configurations, and the same two panels in my Windows Task Manager. I then took screenshots of my settings and selections in my Internet Options/Internet Properties/Advanced panel. With those saved and printed out for my imediate reference, I finally, booted to safe mode and removed CCleaner, Then I reinstalled it and the 18 extensions were still active, (even though a minimum of 5 weren't even in the computer... anywhere in the computer). Then I removed Google Chrome in Safe Mode and I followed that with a immediate Ccleaner registry fix/clean operation, (in safe mode and again in normal run mode). Then I rebooted to safe mode again and went through the registry manually, searching for entries with names like Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, etc., etc. Of course, I searched out Google Chrome entries that clung on after the browser removal. There were only 3 or 4 left behind after the actual browser's removal. (Of course, these registry strings were all backed up and several other precautions were taken before I did any of this.) I then re-installed Google Chrome and carefully picked and chose which options I would enable and which I wouldn't after reading each option carefully. The reason for writing procedure in detail, (and yet I still left out at least 50% of the process I followed), is to give you, (or anyone who cares, an idea as to why it took me so long to do this! :3eyes: However, at about 1:40 AM CST, I rebooted and opened Chrome and CCleaner to find that IT WORKED!!!!:banana: I probably could have skipped the entire CCleaner removal/install steps because I'm pretty sure this was all in Chrome's court. However, I knew if I tried to take any short cuts and skip over any possible culprits, (no matter how unlikely), and I failed, I wouldn't have been able to sleep. I would have ran all of it through my mind as I laid there. I'd start second guessing myself and my procedure and on and on it would go. So I was as meticulous and ridiculous as I could be, screenshots and all. However, those screenshots will come in very handy because certain selections that I chose not to accept when I was re-installing Chrome, would need to be enabled when I found some features in the search engine wouldn't respond if I didn't. I can compare my previous settings with what I have now and quickly deduce what to do, (or at least, have a better idea). If thee's anything left I need to do, (and I'm sure there is), it'll mostly have to do with cookies and certain types of pop-ups that I need to permit/enable. Basically, what's left is the kind of things that I'll find and adjust as I come to them in my day to day operations. Thanks again for your suggestion/s and I'm likely to buy Revo in the near future anyway. It sounds like a pretty good program to have around. Please excuse my attempt to lighten all this with sarcastic humor:eyes: but if I don't laugh, then what's left? Rich PS please consider this issue resolved
Good stuff. Yes computers are nice entertainment systems. But when they don't want too play nice they are pain in the ass.
