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Status: WontFix
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Closed: Nov 2016
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Type: Bug



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PC pop-up keep nagging me to install Chromium

Reported by tiffany....@gmail.com, Oct 11 2016

Issue description

Chrome Version       : N/A
URLs (if applicable) : N/A
Other browsers tested: N/A

have tested this issue:
     Safari:
    Firefox:
         IE:

What steps will reproduce the problem?
(1) Uninstall Chromium
(2) Wait a week or so
(3) Pop up says Yahoo search is out of date. Download and install Chromium.
please MAKE IT STOP !!!

What is the expected result?
ALL Chromium related software should've been nuked from my computer on uninstall. At least, let me uninstall this nagging "Update" popup.

What happens instead?
IT NEVER STOPS! It is worse than a mother-in-law.

Please provide any additional information below. Attach a screenshot if
possible.

 
Labels: Needs-Feedback
Please add a screenshot of the dialog in question. Generally speaking, it is unexpected that Yahoo would prompt you to install Chromium.
Attached are pics showing when the pop-up occurs prompted by Bing (which I don't use nor do I have installed). I don't know who's firing this pop-up, but I want it to go away. Thanks!
mouseover txt.jpg
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Chromium Bing dlg box.jpg
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Comment 3 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Oct 31 2016

Labels: -Needs-Feedback Needs-Review
Owner: elawrence@chromium.org
Thank you for providing more feedback. Adding requester "elawrence@chromium.org" for another review and adding "Needs-Review" label for tracking.

For more details visit https://www.chromium.org/issue-tracking/autotriage - Your friendly Sheriffbot
Labels: -Needs-Review
Status: WontFix (was: Unconfirmed)
Unfortunately, this dialog isn't from Chrome or Chromium. The most likely problem was that someone installed (or tricked a user of your PC) into installing a bundle that included unwanted software, including this popup, which is not shown by Chrome or Chromium itself.

You may wish to consult https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2765944?hl=en for help on removing unwanted software (less malicious software can be removed using Windows' "Add/Remove Programs" Control Panel).

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