Chromium infecting Steam!?!

[Heroic_Moron]

Ok, so after a mishap trying to download a Andriod emulator. I accedently installed Chromium on to my computer. For some reason, I couldn't uninstall it! I looked it up and learned that is was actually a Virus that multiplys itself, making it impossible to get rid off. After looking up videos on YouTube, I managed to purge it from my Computer.

However, it seems this isn't the last I'm ever gonna see of it. I've been noticing it poping up in updates and games I've downloaded off Steam. I've managed to delete the files before they have a chance to install the virus back on to my computer.

I don't know what the hell's going on here. Is this happening to any of you? Or is it just my piece of ♥♥♥♥ computer? Cause if I'm not the only one suffering from this problem, then Steam, you guys need to get your ♥♥♥♥ together and purge this thing! Cause I'm tired of having to triple check my computer everytime I download a game from here just to make sure this ♥♥♥♥ doesn't sneak back on to my computer!

[Theblaze]

引用自 Heroic_Moron：

[...] Why would I bother looking it up futher after that?

To make sure it's not a false claim?, which it is in this case.

Chromium is not malware.

People who claim that are using an infected pc.

[Heroic_Moron]

Well, my way of thinking is that if something is a virus, I need to get rid of it as soon as possible. My computer's sercurity even said it detected malware when it suddenly installed on to my computer. That was proof enough for me. Plus, I had Steam for years and never saw ANYTHING that said this Chromium was part of it. It never tried to install it or anything.

[Theblaze]

Security software can create false positive as well, they are not perfect same with any other software.

If you think it's malware, at least take an additional step by following the first step made by tomk1 (#11) and download and run malwarebytes anti-malware and do a full scan with it.

[Snapjak]

Don't believe everyone that's saying Chromium is what Steam uses?

Start a game that has the overlay. Open the browser. Type about:chrome and see what pops up.

[Wolfpig]

引用自 Theblaze：

Chromium is not malware.

People who claim that are using an infected pc.

Even if he really only downloaded chrome (never saw any installer which offered chromium itself)....it still might be the case that a virus/malware etc. is named the same as that to cover it self up when people look on the running stuff....like it is often done with svchost.exe etc.

[Washell]

引用自 Heroic_Moron：

So when the first video I saw said it's a virus or malware, my first thought was to get rid of it as soon as possible.

There are videos out there labelling windows 10 as adware, malware and a virus. Use your brain. Don't believe the first thing you see, hear or read. Especially on the internet.

[pivotman319 (Trans Rights FTW!)]

Chromium is a web browser framework developed by the company Google, who also owns YouTube and the Chrome web browser.

You may have accidentally installed a virus with the same name. That specific virus you installed was not a web browser framework.

[On Vacation]

It is not uncommon for pup's, viruses, adware, spyware, malware etc to take the name of a legitimate process. The Poweliks trojan as an example will show up as Chrome.exe

Most of the things centered around Chromium are browser hijackers and adware. So look for your browser homepage being changed, being redirected, or unwanted ad's popping up. Scan your pc with your antivirus of choice, run real time protection (as it seems you need this) and educate yourself on safe download practices.

As far as Steam, others have already pointed this out, but Chromium itself is a legitimate browser framework. Steam has always used this, whether you noticed it or not. You can see for yourself that Chromium was updated to the latest version in the last client update.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/?feed=steam_client

If you have Chrome or Steam installed, Chromium will repopulate itself regardless of how many times you delete it when these programs are run. That's not an issue though, just make sure your computer is clean beforehand. Whoever made the video you watched, did you a large disservice by not explaining this.

[Satoru]

引用自 Heroic_Moron：

Well, I saw multiple videos saying that it was malware and can slow down your computer. I still don't trust it and don't want that ♥♥♥♥ on my computer.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Chromium

May I again recommend you stop watching vidoes from uninformed people and maybe use authoratiative sources such as wikipedia or you know Google itself?

引用自 Heroic_Moron：

Well, my way of thinking is that if something is a virus, I need to get rid of it as soon as possible. My computer's sercurity even said it detected malware when it suddenly installed on to my computer. That was proof enough for me.

If your security is saying chromium is a virus then I'd like to know what it is because such a product is

1) Either incredibly dumb and hsould be removed from the internet
2) Is giving users useless, false or misleading error message in which case it should be removed from the internet

Plus, I had Steam for years and never saw ANYTHING that said this Chromium was part of it. It never tried to install it or anything.

Literally EVERY CLIENT on the planet uses some variant of Chromium. Battle.net, Origin, GOG Galaxy, etc. Its simply not necessary to tell you because, as you aptly have shown, yhou have no idea what it means and thus go into a false panic because of some 'video you saw on the internet'

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Chromium

Use GOOGLE.

[hexidecimalhack]

There is a virus called Chromium, and you can remove it with ADW cleaner[www.bleepingcomputer.com].

The rest of you are mean and ignorant.

[Wolf Knight]

引用自 hexidecimalhack：

There is a virus called Chromium, and you can remove it with [ur;=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/]ADW cleaner[/url].

The rest of you are mean and ignorant.

and you are over 1 year late to the party. check the dates, the post before yours was in 2018

[hexidecimalhack]

Why would I need to check the dates? Is there a time limit on useful information? I got to this post in a search for what type of virus masquerades as Chromium, thought it would be nice to have a link to some actual helpful information. Buddy.

[wuddih]

引用自 hexidecimalhack：

Why would I need to check the dates? Is there a time limit on useful information?

if it would be useful information, then no. but your information is useless.

[hexidecimalhack]

"Actually, Chromium is a legitimate open-source browser project that forms the basis for Google Chrome browser, but malware writers are using this name and using Chromium to push malicious code on to Windows computers."

via[www.thewindowsclub.com]

Ok, like I said, I literally got here searching for what virusus masquerade as Chromium. It's not inaccurate, maybe if everyone tried google and read more than the first sentence.

You're ignorant and toxic. What a terrible community.

[Zekiran]

引用自 hexidecimalhack：

"Actually, Chromium is a legitimate open-source browser project that forms the basis for Google Chrome browser, but malware writers are using this name and using Chromium to push malicious code on to Windows computers."

via[www.thewindowsclub.com]

Ok, like I said, I literally got here searching for what virusus masquerade as Chromium. It's not inaccurate, maybe if everyone tried google and read more than the first sentence.

You're ignorant and toxic. What a terrible community.

When someone tells you "imagine a horse"


... Is the first thing - and the ONLY thing - you imagine, a zebra?

Because a zebra is not a horse. It is related, tangentally, to horses. It is not, however, what anyone expects you to imagine, when they say the word horse.

You're imagining that chromium is a virus, because you think on some tangentally related direction, that malware exists with that name.

The program existed long before the malware.

The program IS NOT malware, nor a virus.

A virus calling itself chromium is no more chromium than if you, in fact, label a zebra 'horse'.