The authentic Chrome browser will take you to the ‘About’ section and check if your browser software is up-to-date. Open your browser and type in chrome://chrome. How to find out if eFast is on your computer You can see the list of file associations on Malwarebytes security blog. In addition to all that, eFast hijacks some file associations, so that it can open as many times as possible therefore having the opportunity to show you more ads! If you open a file like JPEG, PDF, or PNG, it will be opened with eFast, resulting in pop-ups, more ads in your searches, and other adware. It is so tricky that it even replaces shortcuts on your desktop that look similar to Google Chrome. The fake browser uses the same source code for the user interface as the real thing making it difficult to tell the difference. If you already have Chrome installed, it will replace it making itself the default browser. Researchers at Malwarebytes says that eFast actually installs a new browser rather than hijacking your existing one. If there isn't an option not to install some additional software, terminate the installer immediately. " The Next->Next->Next->Done approach is exactly why we deal with PUPs daily.
"Read the installer screens to make sure what they actually install," warns Michal Salat, researcher in the Avast Virus Lab. Once installed, eFast, as it has been called, serves up ads and tracks your online activities and sells personally identifiable information to advertisers. A new Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) disguised as the Google Chrome browser is sneaking onto users computers bundled with legitimate software, hidden deep within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings that most people skip over.
Here’s another reason to slow down when installing software, especially free software. Is something not right with your browser, but you can't quite figure out what? Does your Chrome browser seem a little “off”, but you can’t figure out why? Maybe it’s eFast.
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