Possible adware/malware 'belazyelephant'

Viruses & Threats
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Hi Lynsey,

We will help you to sort out the issue.

Are you still getting the popup regarding the website?

If so, please share us the screenshot of the popup.

We also request you to reset the browser and check for the issue again.

Keep us posted.

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As of 17/03/20 I suddenly have something popping up like a news alert in the lower right hand corner of my screen that looks like an ad for a news-site, but on accidentally clicking, I got a message that AVG was blocking it as suspected malware.  I use a subscription version of AVG, but it is not detecting this when running a scan, even after making sure my virus definitions are up-to-date.

I Googled the piece of text in the pop-up and found what appears to be a scam site telling you how to block 'belazyelephant.com', but it doesn't look legit.

Has anyone had the same experience, and does anyone know how to fix it?

Thanks.


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I'm having the same issue User-added image
I'm having the same issue as of yesterday, 17th March too

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Hi Jennifer,

Please reset Google Chrome browser and check for the popup.
Click the below link to show steps to reset the browser.
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214
Keep us posted.

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Hi Lynsey,

We will help you to sort out the issue.

Are you still getting the popup regarding the website?

If so, please share us the screenshot of the popup.

We also request you to reset the browser and check for the issue again.

Keep us posted.