Jul 20, 2018 Use Chrome Cleanup Tool. Did you install an extension recently? Was Incognito mode working fine before? If yes, then the chances for a hijacked web browser is pretty high. Certain malicious.
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Google Chrome provides privacy options to help you delete your browsing data and browsing history just before you close the browser. Chrome also enables you to open Web pages in incognito browsing mode when you select a new incognito window as you start your Internet search. Web pages visited while incognito will not be recorded in your Chrome browser history or search history. Next time someone types in the address bar, for example, your history will not show. Be aware that websites can still record your visits.
Chrome Extensions
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Click the Chrome 'Menu' button -- three horizontal stripes on the toolbar -- to open the drop-down list.
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Select 'Tools' or 'Settings' on this list, and then select 'Extensions' to open the Extensions screen. Examples of Chrome Extensions include Google Docs, and Xmarks Bookmark Sync. If these extensions have the 'Enabled' check box ticked, the check box for 'Allow in incognito' displays just under the app. Tick the 'Enable' check box to update to Enabled, if preferred.
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Tick to add a check for 'Allow in incognito.' A highlighted message states 'Warning: Google Chrome cannot prevent extensions from recording your browsing history. To disable this extension in incognito mode, unselect this option.'
Settings and Privacy
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Click the 'Chrome' button, and then select 'Settings' to open the scrolling pane. Click and drag the scroll bar down to view the bottom of the page. Click 'Show Advanced Settings' to expand the settings. Scroll to the Privacy section and click the 'Content Settings” button to open the window.
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Click the preferred list items in the Cookies, Images and JavaScript sections. For example, click the radio button for 'Block sites from setting any data' in the Cookies section. Click 'Done' to save these settings and to return to the Settings page with the Privacy section.
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Click the 'Clear Browsing Data' button in the Privacy section to open the window. Click the drop-down list for 'Obliterate the following items from' and then select the preferred time. For example, click 'the beginning of time' to clear everything stored from when you started using Chrome. Click to select the check boxes for the preferred options. For example, tick 'Clear browsing history,' 'Clear download history' and 'Empty the cache.'
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Click 'Clear Browsing Data' to return to the Settings page. Close Chrome and then open Chrome.
New Incognito Window
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Click the Chrome 'Menu' button to open the drop-down list.
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Click 'New Incognito Window' to open the window. The introductory paragraph starts with “You’ve gone incognito.”
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Enter your search terms or the URL address in the omnibox or address bar to navigate the Web incognito.
Clear Browsing History
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Click the Chrome 'Menu' button and then select 'History' on the drop-down list to view a list of your browsing data.
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Point over an item to bring up the check box. Click to add a tick for the selected item. Click 'Remove Selected Items' to display a confirmation message. Click 'Remove.'
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Click 'Clear Browsing Data' to remove all the listed items. The Clear Browsing Data window opens with a checklist. Tick the items, such as 'Clear browsing history' or 'Clear saved passwords.' Click 'Clear Browsing Data.'
Tip
Chrome enables you to open a website’s hyperlinks in incognito mode. Right-click a link you want to open, and then select 'Open link in incognito window.' The browser’s upper-left corner displays the incognito icon showing a mysterious person wearing a hat and dark glasses.
Warning
Information in this article applies to Google Chrome 30.0.1599.101m. It may vary slightly or significantly with other versions or products.
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by Martin Brinkmann on March 20, 2010 in Google Chrome - Last Update: August 10, 2016 - 6 comments
Google added several new features to its Chrome web browser lately. We reviewed the new autofill and taskbar thumbnail features already that Google added to the latest developer release version of the web browser.
The latest version of Chromium, the Open Source core of Google Chrome, ships with another interesting feature that will be available soon in the regular web browser as well: running extensions in the browser's incognito mode.
Incognito Mode is the private browsing mode in Google Chrome. This mode prevents that data from that browsing session will be recorded by the browser locally. Incognito Mode prevents that traces of the session remain on the session once the private browsing session is terminated.
No extensions are enabled by default in Incognito Mode. The main reason for this behavior is that some extensions do record data which could interfere with the mode.
Depending on their functionality, they might override certain protective features so that information remain after private browsing sessions.
Extensions in Incognito Mode
The latest Chromium release gives users the choice to enable select extensions in the browser's Incognito Mode. It is for instance no problem to activate extensions that do not record data, so that they can be used in incognito mode as well. Some extensions may even improve incognito mode further, for instance by adding other protective options to it.
The option to allow extensions to run in incognito mode is available in the Google Chrome extension manager. Just load chrome://extensions in the browser's address bar or select extensions under more tools in the menu.
Check the box 'allow in incognito' underneath an extension listing enables its functionality in the browser's private browsing mode as well.
When you do, a warning is displayed in the browser which informs you that some extensions may record the browsing history in incognito mode when enabled.
Warning:Google Chrome cannot prevent extensions from recording your browsing history. To disable this extension in incognito mode, unselect this option.
The feature is currently only available in Chromium with the likelihood that it will be implemented in one of the next Google Chrome development version updates.
Update: The feature is available in all versions of Chrome now.
Google Chrome To Allow Extensions In Incognito Mode
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Find out how to enable browser extensions in Chrome to run in Incognito Mode as well.