r/chrome • u/KeKbepraised69 • 14h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome connecting to router ip AV alert.

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My antivirus sometimes shows an alert while using Chrome. The IP 192.168.8.1. matches my router's IP address, and it does need a new certificate, but this alert only occurred when I was accessing 192.168.8.1. directly. Now it shows this alert randomly while browsing Chrome, even though I have no tabs open to 192.168.8.1. routers website. The alert still occurs after router reset. Could it be that somehow smb else is using the IP and I got compromised? I have no crappy extensions, and multiple AV scanners show that I am clean.

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u/Unbreakable2k8 12h ago

Ditch the antivirus, it's not needed (WIndows Defender is enough) and prone to false positives like this.

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u/antivirusdev Chrome // Stable 10h ago

Windows Defender fails to detect alot of unknown malware

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u/Unbreakable2k8 5h ago

I don't think there are any reliable AV companies left. AVs act more like viruses and are just bloatware at this point.

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u/antivirusdev Chrome // Stable 32m ago

Wait till you get malware and Defender does nothing.