This is reassuring:

QuoteRun a full system Malwarebytes scan to check for additional infections. This will also allow you to remove all affected extensions from Chrome and Edge. Malwarebytes blocks these domains so our users are safe.

Be sharp is an American idiom that means you are smart/intelligent.

Good stuff by Metallica, as usual

Volume Max/Volume Booster are used in schools...

From Millions of people spied on by malicious browser extensions in Chrome and Edge by Pieter Arntz:

QuoteResearchers have discovered a campaign that tracked users' online behavior using 18 browser extensions available in the official Chrome and Edge webstores. The total number of installs is estimated to be over two million.

These extensions offered functionality, received good reviews, touted verification badges, and some even enjoyed featured placement.

But when an extension has been available in the web store for a while, cybercriminals can insert malicious code through updates to the extension. Some researchers refer to the clean extensions as "sleeper agents." These sleeper agents are the bases for future malicious activity.

See the referenced article for additional information, including the list of extensions and what to do.

I didn't say it's of no value. As any other security product, it has value either as a demand scanner (not paid version) or real protection scanner (paid version). Since you didn't want to pay for it, uninstalling is the best option for you now.

• Download the Revo Uninstaller (Free Download) and save it on your Desktop.
  
• Double click on the exe file created on your Desktop to run the installer, and follow the instructions to install the program.
• Double click the program's icon to open it.
• Write in the search area, on the top left, the following program:
  

TotalAV (OR SIMILAR)


• Choose the Uninstall tab from the menu and let the program to create a Restore point.
  
• Choose Scan, and then the Advanced mode scan.
  
• Select all the TotalAV items found, Delete and Next.
  
• Let the procedure be completed and click on Finish.
  
• Restart the computer.
  

Let me know if the procedure ran smoothly.

Be sharp??? 😄

When I opened Firefox this morning, a Firefox "updater" opened and updated without my input. It was very similar to the way Thunderbird updates.

I did NOT have to manually close Firefox to apply the update.

I will go along with your opinion. doesn't make sense to keep it installed if it's of no value. Is there anything else that you would recommend that I should do?

I will

Or: Study music and B#