Google Chrome wants to scan my files?

hyperst · 18 Apr 2011 at 19:04

Just Googled a picture of a mother board and hit the link and Google Chrome wants to scan my files lol, any one know what this is?

Rroff · 18 Apr 2011 at 19:07

The title "The page at update70.newelrt.cz.cc says:" is somewhat suspicious I doubt its a chrome feature...

Googling the first few lines of the message text gives a pretty good idea... http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=ps...q=1&aqi=g5&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=ac1173e8e69c353d

hyperst · 18 Apr 2011 at 19:19

Thought it was something like that, little annoying as you have to use task manager to close Chrome, no way I was clicking OK

Rroff · 18 Apr 2011 at 19:32

I always wonder why that functionality even exists in a browser... it doesn't take 2 seconds to realise as a programmer how many ways it can be abused... I could accept it being in early versions of internet explorer but its still in the latest versions and many other browsers... defies belief.

stopper · 18 Apr 2011 at 23:05

hyperst said:
Thought it was something like that, little annoying as you have to use task manager to close Chrome, no way I was clicking OK

There is a big X right above "ok"

Or you could just ALT+F4

hyperst · 18 Apr 2011 at 23:10

stopper said:
There is a big X right above "ok"
Or you could just ALT+F4

hehe, I am not clicking anything in that box

Rroff · 18 Apr 2011 at 23:13

stopper said:
There is a big X right above "ok"
Or you could just ALT+F4

It still tries to start the download, best thing to do unfortunatly is task manager and kill the task.