Chrome loads up 100 tabs by itself over couple days

[sdowney717]

Any idea why it does that? I am not clicking and adding tabs, They are all junk tab, adds and weird stuff.

 

[AugieTN]

What phone do you have?

 

[kate]

Did this start happening after you installed a new app, or a new Chrome extention? If so you could uninstall it and see if it still happens.

If the tabs keep opening you can reset Chrome, this will remove all site logins, accounts, bookmarks, etc.

Open your phones Settings menu.
Tap on Apps or Application manager.
Tap on the Chrome app.
Tap Storage.
Tap Manage Space.
Tap Clear all data to reset Chrome.

 

[ocnbrze]

have you tried other browsers?

 

[steiny180]

Try the option to close all tabs...

 

[sdowney717]

Option close all tabs does close them all, but over a few days Chrome opens new ones.
All on its own.
Yes the kids install games on my phone.

 

[kate]

Yes the kids install games on my phone.

It's possible they are from ads in those games.

 

[sdowney717]

video I took showing these tabs.
I cleared the tabs yesterday afternoon.

New video by Trish Downey

photos.app.goo.gl

 

[sdowney717]

This problem started couple weeks ago. Before that they had added games and never a problem. So something happened one day.

Will resetting Chrome just affect the phone device, not all my other signed in chrome devices on my PC which are using the same account?

 

[sdowney717]

Wrapping up​

This will clear all the data on your Google Chrome app from your smartphone. Well, you can get it back on another smartphone by signing in to the same account. This is you can reset your Google Chrome browser on your Android smartphone without uninstalling or disabling it.

reading the reset is undone when you log back into chrome again?
In which case worthless?

How to Reset Google Chrome on Android Smartphones

If you, for any reason whatsoever want to reset your Google Chrome on your Android smartphone, Google hasn’t put any reset button on it. But there is a workaround that will help you reset the Google Chrome browser on your smartphone. This is the same as you do for any other app on your Android…...

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[sdowney717]

Should I delete all the games on the phone? There might be 50 games.
But first try to reset Chrome?

Ought to be a way to not allow Chrome to open new tabs by itself?

 

[sdowney717]

Did this start happening after you installed a new app, or a new Chrome extention? If so you could uninstall it and see if it still happens.

If the tabs keep opening you can reset Chrome, this will remove all site logins, accounts, bookmarks, etc.

Open your phones Settings menu.
Tap on Apps or Application manager.
Tap on the Chrome app.
Tap Storage.
Tap Manage Space.
Tap Clear all data to reset Chrome.

ok, just did a reset.

Before I did a reset, I was in camera app, Chrome took over the phone and loaded another tab, saw it happen in real time.

 

[The_Chief]

My first step would be to look at apps that were installed in the last couple of weeks and start looking at all their permissions.

Second, set up rules for the use of your phone: for every new game they install, an existing game gets uninstalled.

Third, can you set up a 2nd user account on your phone so their games wouldn't affect your settings?

 

[sdowney717]

After resetting Chrome, it has opened 7 tabs overnight, which seems to have slowed it down.
I am thinking delete every game or if I can find an install date, delete the last 2 weeks worth.

Not a problem to download a game I suppose.

 

[sdowney717]

another tab auto loaded.
I looked at permissions on games and saw none.
I uninstalled Avast, Schwab, Target

 

[kate]

You can boot into safe mode and see if it still happens.

1. Two options depending on the phone:
--Press and hold the power button.
--Swipe down twice to show the quick settings menu and tap the power icon.
2. Tap and hold Power Off.
3. Select to reboot into safe mode.

More info on Safe Mode:

Find problem apps by rebooting to safe mode on Android - Android Help

Some apps that you download can cause issues with your phone. Try the steps below if your phone has any of these problems: Restarting itself. Freezing. Crashing. Running slow.

support.google.com

 

[Madd65]

I have that issue, up to twelve+ tabs from 1 or 2 sites before I manually close.
I'll try the data clear thing, but I think Google has got me doing manual labour for at least a year.

No games, any fixes online don't apply.

 

[AugieTN]

This has to be some type of malware from a download or a game or an app. I don't have this problem with Chrome.

 

[sdowney717]

I also deleted 'breaking news' app.
So far not a single new tab has opened itself, so got rid of 4 apps I don't need. Maybe it's fixed.

 

[sdowney717]

It is not those apps, overnight 11 tabs opened. Though it is a lot less tabs opening.
I installed Bitdefender, a scan found malware, this one here, a QR Barcode scanner. After deleting it, says phone has no malware, will see if tabs stop again.

BEWARE: QR Code & Barcode Scanner App Contains Trojan Stealing Users' Passwords and More — Delete Immediately!

A malicious app called QR Code & Barcode Scanner contains trojan that steals users' passwords, messages, and more. Users should delete the app right away if they have downloaded them

www.itechpost.com

 

[AugieTN]

It is not those apps, overnight 11 tabs opened. Though it is a lot less tabs opening.
I installed Bitdefender, a scan found malware, this one here, a QR Barcode scanner. After deleting it, says phone has no malware, will see if tabs stop again.

BEWARE: QR Code & Barcode Scanner App Contains Trojan Stealing Users' Passwords and More — Delete Immediately!

A malicious app called QR Code & Barcode Scanner contains trojan that steals users' passwords, messages, and more. Users should delete the app right away if they have downloaded them

www.itechpost.com

If it doesn't stop after this, and you don't want to waste anymore time on it, do a factory reset and don't use any backup files since they may have malware. Good luck to you. I hope the removal of the malware cures the problem.

 

[sdowney717]

No tabs opened since removing the malware app, it is definitely fixed.
That app was installed from google play store. I think android should remove malware apps removed from the play store, at least warn the user. Disable the apps.

 

[AugieTN]

No tabs opened since removing the malware app, it is definitely fixed.
That app was installed from google play store. I think android should remove malware apps removed from the play store, at least warn the user. Disable the apps.

Glad to hear it stopped!

I'm pretty sure the Google Play Store scans for malware. You should let them know what you discovered.

Thanks for keeping us updated on this issue