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Hi,

Recently, I have found some websites in my history which I never visited, might this caused by a kind of virus, actually the sites are so embarrassing and bad. No one used my computer. the websites are: bearwww.com & silverdaddies.com I think, and there were around twinty pages visited in the history at certined times. could this be a virus or my network was hacked by some body, I use Avast anti virus and do not but a firewall. please tell me if this could happen without visiting such these bad websites.
Hint : the fisrt website ( bearwww.com) was able to be opened at the moment I found it in the history, but when I delete the history and tried to open the site again, I was not able to as they say I should have a profile to enter the site parts.

Thanks alot

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A short, practical diagnosis and triage based on ’s report and the replies from and .

Unexpected entries in browser history can come from several non-exclusive causes: (1) browser sync bringing history from another signed‑in device; (2) background/preload features (prerender/prefetch) that fetch pages or resources; (3) malvertising or ad‑network redirects that open pages automatically; (4) adware/browser hijackers or malicious extensions that open pages or change settings; and (5) router/DNS or hosts‑file tampering that redirects traffic. Those are the likeliest technical explanations — only some are malicious, but all are worth checking. (chromium.googlesource.com)

A short, safe triage (do these in order):

  1. Check whether the browser is signed in and syncing history (chrome://history or chrome://history/syncedTabs) — if so, other devices can add entries. (chromium.googlesource.com)
  2. Disable Wi‑Fi or disconnect the network if active remote control or continuing redirects are suspected.
  3. Review/remove suspicious browser extensions and reset the browser to defaults (don’t import settings until clean).
  4. Run up‑to‑date scans: a full AV scan plus an on‑demand/adware scan (Malwarebytes and AdwCleaner are standard second‑opinion tools). Follow their full‑scan and cleanup flows. (help.malwarebytes.com)

Deeper checks if the problem persists:

  • Inspect the hosts file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts) for rogue entries and remove them if present. (guidingtech.com)
  • Flush the local DNS cache (ipconfig /flushdns) then check router DNS settings and router admin password; update router firmware and change the router admin password if defaults are in use. If many devices show the same redirects, the router is suspect. (cisco.com)

Notes and cautions: follow ’s suggestion to run an anti‑malware scan first, and consider the filtering/web‑block approach mentioned for prevention (DNS/site‑filtering or browser/safe‑search). If scans find persistent infection or rootkits, back up needed data, wipe the system, reinstall the OS and restore clean files; credentials used on the machine should be changed after cleanup. (help.malwarebytes.com)

If the history entries cluster at one time or match a device you own, it’s usually sync/other‑device activity or an auto redirect — not someone physically using the PC. If entries reappear after cleanup, treat it as an active compromise (router, extension, or persistent malware) and escalate to a full wipe.

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Do you have anti malware installed? Might be a good idea to run a full scan. I use malware bytes. It's free and excellent. IF you use that, install it, run the updates, and opt for a full scan. It will alert you if it finds anything.

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Also, some AV endpoints include URL filtering. NOt sure about avast. You could also try Blue Coat's K9 free client. It will block sites based on categories, including malicious and suspicous sites that are known to infect visitors.

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