Fake Ransomware

Hi all.

I'm not loyal to any one browser; I alternate between Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, and, yes, sometimes still Internet Explorer

But something I noticed, it mostly seems to happen when I'm using Chrome.

If I specifically go to the web site of www.yahoo.com and click on one of the articles, all of the sudden the browser gets hijacked and it's one of those fake Ransomware attacks; making it seem like you've contracted a virus, and if you try to navigate away by using the Home button, Back button, or click the "X" in the top right-hand corner, it won't let you, and a further pop-up tells you to call a phone number, blah blah blah, etc.

I just launch Task Manager and "End Task" on the Chrome browser; I then re-launch the browser and clear the History/ Cache.

In the Chrome browser, I click on the three vertical dots in the top right-hand corner, go to More Tools/ Extensions, but I don't see anything suspicious in here.

I have Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit, and no 3rd party anti-virus programs; I just use the built-in Windows Defender. I've run a Full System Scan, and nothing detected.

Any ideas anyone? And keep in mind: this mostly seems to happen only when using the Chrome browser, and only when clicking on articles on Yahoo.com

Thanks for any help or suggestions,
Pez

Sounds like you should download Malwarebytes and run a full scan. There's something on your computer if your browser is being hijacked.