unwanted search engine on chrome with 4 colored dots. cannot remove

[NYCDOC]

Cannot get rid of it Google is default search engine.  Scan on Malwarebytes does not help

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[NYCDOC]

Problem only on Chrome. Safari okay.

[treed]

In the information you sent me privately, I see that you have an extension named Maps Tab installed in Chrome. That's a suspicious name, as there are a number of other "Maps"-related adware extensions, but that's not one I've seen before.

Open Chrome, then choose Extensions from the Window menu. In the window that loads, disable Maps Tab, but do not remove it yet. It looks like you may have two copies of Maps Tab installed, so be sure to disable both of them.

Then see if you can fix your Chrome home page and search engine settings. If you can, and all other problems are gone, then Maps Tab was the problem. In that case, I'd like to get a copy of that extension from you. I'll send you instructions privately as soon as you can verify that that extension is the problem.

[NYCDOC]

I removed several extensions that were corrupt and still get the unwanted search engind when I open a new page.

[treed]

Did you fix Chrome's home page and search engine settings after removing those extensions? If not, do that now.

You may also find it useful to reset Chrome's settings. See:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214

[NYCDOC]

I removed all search engines except Google and still get the unwanted (and unknown) one with four colored circles and I cannot find out what it is.  Malwarebytes does not remove it.

[alvarnell]

Show us what Extensions you have installed.

[treed]

21 hours ago, NYCDOC said:

I removed all search engines except Google and still get the unwanted (and unknown) one with four colored circles and I cannot find out what it is.  Malwarebytes does not remove it.

I don't see any answer to my previous question. Have you looked at Chrome's settings yet? Have you tried resetting Chrome's settings?

Be aware that Malwarebytes for Mac won't poke around in Chrome's settings, so if something has changed those settings you have to fix that manually.

[NYCDOC]

Reset Chrome.  These are the extensions

[treed]

That's not what I asked you to change. You need to fix the home page setting, and possibly the search engine setting as well. You may find it simpler to simply follow the directions here to reset Chrome's settings, as I mentioned previously:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214

[NYCDOC]

Settings reset. All search engines deleted except Google. Still get unwanted search engine when Chrome is opened.