Nowadays, you will find a separate App for any particular work or task to make your tasks easier. Sometimes these apps are developed contains some malicious code that may disturb the functioning of your Android device for ex: Redirecting to another URL automatically on your Android Browser.
If you have installed an app apart from Google Play Store, then that app may be one of the reasons for this redirection. There may be other reasons for this redirection. Let’s check out what are the ways to stop or remove such redirecting virus on Android Device.
How to stop a redirecting virus on Android in Google Chrome
There are the following 4 ways to solve or fix this issue:-
Method 1. Clearing cache of Google Chrome App on your Android Device
Method 2. Clearing cache of Google Chrome Browser
Method 3. Turn Google Play protect On
Method 4. Remove the Suspicious app
Let’s see one by one.
Method 1. Clearing cache of Google Chrome App on your Android Device
Step 1: Open setting on your Android phone.
Step 2: Then select “apps”.
Step 3: Then search for “Google Chrome”.
Step 4: This may take a few seconds to calculate the storage and cache. Then click on storage and then “Clear Cache”.
Method 2. Clearing cache of Google Chrome Browser
Step 1: Open Google Chrome on your Android phone.
Step 2: Then select on the three dots on the top right-hand side corner.
Step 3: Then select the setting in the drop-down menu.
Step 4: Then tap Privacy and then tap “clear cache”.
Method 3. Turn Google Play protect On
Step 1: Open Play Store your Android phone.
Step 2: Tab three lines on the top left-hand side corner.
Step 3: Then select “Play Protect”.
Step 4: Turn on “Scan device for security threats”.
You can also purchase the anti-malware app to protect your Android phone.
Method 4. Remove the Suspicious app
Step 1: Press and hold your device’s power button.
Step 2: Then touch and hold the “Power off” icon. The phone will confirm if you want to reboot it in safe mode. Click “Yes”.
Step 3: One by one remove recently downloaded apps and reboot your phone after each uninstallation.
Step 4: Then Check if the redirecting virus still exists.
Once it’s solved, you can then download your virus free app.
Note: If nothing works uninstall Google Chrome and install it again.
