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Hundreds of hidden Chrome now IE processes after installing software
Hi, on Windows 10 x64 Home here, build 1511. Last night I installed two bits of software to allow using your own audio as output on Windows 10 (something that was easier on Windows XP) linked from this youtube video:
Google hangout cant talk microphone text to speech solution. - YouTube
REMOVETHIShttp://stereomixplus.com
REMOVETHIShttp://vb-audio.pagesperso-orange.fr/Cable/index.htm
The VB Audio virtual audio cable driver seemed relatively inoccuous but the stereomixplus (which it turned out I didn't need anyway) installed some extras, Lavasoft Adware helper, and possibly more nefarious stuff. After installing, then uninstalling stereomixplus and the lavasoft software, I was seeing multiple Chrome hidden processes running which seemed to spawn more and more. So I blocked Chrome in Kaspersky network monitor, then uninstalled as I don't actually use it. I did a scan with malwarebytes and F Secure online scan and nothing was found.
Thinking everything was OK, I went to use Edge this morning, with just a few tabs open (on clean sites) I saw many connections in both Edge, and then in Internet Explorer hidden processes open up - increasing to over 100! Is this normal behaviour for both Chrome and Internet Explorer to launch these hidden processes? Could the Chrome processes have just been it updating itself, and the IE part of normal Edge functioning? Can anyone recommend any further scans or checks I can run to see if something is awry, thanks!!