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Barnum

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Fake Apple support webpages keep showing up in my Chrome browser on the two mac computers that I own.

I don't know what to do. There aren’t any new extensions loaded in chrome, nor are there any new apps in my applications folder. There doesn’t appear to be any virus according to the virus scanners I have (that I downloaded from the app store) and I can’t find anything suspicious in the LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons library folders.

This hasn’t affected Safari but I haven’t tried any other browsers. I’ve deleted Chrome from my computer and installed it again but it doesn’t seam to work. I also have the Chrome browser installed on my iPad Pro. Will this also be affected?

I don't know if this will help (and in all probability you should not click them) but here are the URLs of the webpages so far:
 
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You can reset Chrome to defaults. Use the three dots in the right top corner and open settings (or hit ⌘ + comma). Then on the left of settings there is the 3 line menu (≡) and click on Advanced. There should be reset option at the bottom of the list.

The official Chrome delete instructions (not just deleting the Chrome app): https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en

The iPad will be fine as it has a very restrictive version of Chrome (no extensions). Your Macs have extension sync setup so the malware extension moved across Macs.
 
I don't know if this will help (and in all probability you should not click them) but here are the URLs of the webpages so far:

Moderator Note:

I removed those links from your post. Not knowing what may be going on with those sites, I don't think we want to be sending them traffic.
 
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