I was recently on yts.pe a torrent distribution site. When I clicked on a torrent, there was a pop up, which Chrome totally didn't block, even though it is set to block all pop-ups.
Here are the details of the site:
I don't believe any files were downloaded, except a certain chrome plugin. But, it does not show up in my plug-in list, a malware bytes scan reports everything as clean.
What happened was as follows: Link opens in another window. Chrome goes crazy. Other applications unaffected. Just Chrome. The browser acted possessed. Which causes me to suspect a remote take over.
No Viruses have been picked up by Avast.
A full OS re-install and re-fresh is in order right now, Does anyone have any advice?
EDIT: To clarify why this question is not a duplicate, The question is regarding this particular site and the way chrome has acted. This is not a question regarding removing the malware. The question is what is this malware? What does it do? What did I just experience?
Edit2: My cursor was taken over in addition to the browser misbehaving.