Waiting for cse.google.com...

WyattWhiteEagle · 11 Sep 2021

It seems this is something new, as many search result's doesn't offer a whole lot of "real" solutions on disabling/removing the frustrating and persistant file/setting.

How do I permanently disable and/or remove it?

I noticed some threads and posts here on the forums are asking how to create a "custom search".

I haven't created anything "cse" at all unless it' a default setting in google-chrome that I'm not aware of.

As for as I have searched, the google help center says it may be due to malware.

Malwarebytes doesn't detect it.

file3456 · 12 Sep 2021

First and foremost, where do you see this URL? It looks like a legit google domain. So long as what you have there as cse.google.com is a direct copy and paste from what you have there, and/or there are no funny Unicode characters for the letters c or the e or what ever that can fool you into thinking it's a real c or an e or other letters. The google part is the main domain. cse is the subdomain of google.

Now here's something I just found out. Remove Cse.google.com - Jan 2021 update

Malwarebytes and the rest is just a feel-good, privacy evading software. If this is malware it may be a browser extension, a browser plug-in or something installed on the computer. I'd just go to the bleepingcomputer website and have them tell you how to fix this. My solution is for you to do things beyond what you may want to do, up to and including formatting the entire hard drive and starting over. In the end, this thread will grow to several pages. Especially if you don't understand what I'd have you do. If this is malware, you need to learn mitigation practices, and responsible computing, up to and including not installing anything and everything available on the Internet. Learn to scan ALL downloads at VirusTotal. The general consensus is four hits and you toss. Learn about a program called HashCalc so you can just check the hash of a download at VirusTotal. Beyond that it gets more nerdier and cumbersome. I don't even run anti-virus software. Last time I got something was when I ran Windows 98se and yet I had AVG installed. I vowed never again, and thus it was.

WyattWhiteEagle · 12 Sep 2021

F22 Simpilot said:

First and foremost, where do you see this URL? It looks like a legit google domain. So long as what you have there as cse.google.com is a direct copy and paste from what you have there, and/or there are no funny Unicode characters for the letters c or the e or what ever that can fool you into thinking it's a real c or an e or other letters. The google part is the main domain. cse is the subdomain of google.

Now here's something I just found out. Remove Cse.google.com - Jan 2021 update

Malwarebytes and the rest is just a feel-good, privacy evading software. If this is malware it may be a browser extension, a browser plug-in or something installed on the computer. I'd just go to the bleepingcomputer website and have them tell you how to fix this. My solution is for you to do things beyond what you may want to do, up to and including formatting the entire hard drive and starting over. In the end, this thread will grow to several pages. Especially if you don't understand what I'd have you do. If this is malware, you need to learn mitigation practices, and responsible computing, up to and including not installing anything and everything available on the Internet. Learn to scan ALL downloads at VirusTotal. The general consensus is four hits and you toss. Learn about a program called HashCalc so you can just check the hash of a download at VirusTotal. Beyond that it gets more nerdier and cumbersome. I don't even run anti-virus software. Last time I got something was when I ran Windows 98se and yet I had AVG installed. I vowed never again, and thus it was.

It happens randomly, sometimes when I just open the web browser.
I see the message in a little gray box at the bottom left corner of the browser window.
It appears only when it seems like google chrome has froze up.
When it happens I'm forced to restart the laptop by holding the power button down because it won't even allow me to move the mouse pointer.

I never heard of it before so why would I be trying to visit it?

Maybe I should run ChromeSetup.exe that I downloaded from www.google.com/chrome through VirusTotal.
Yep, very possible google, inc might allow something to slip by them.

Just ran ChromeSetup.exe through VirusTotal...

Code:

No security vendors flagged this file as malicious

1347b23f2d964babcc135105aa5797abeaa4e8852a41a19b0c5b9c161a803a90

GoogleUpdateSetup.exe 

Size
1.28 MB

2021-09-12 11:59:23 UTC
 5 minutes ago

Responsible computing...I need to learn responsible computing?

If that means what it sounds like, then not using an antivirus application can be considered irresponsible computing because I haven't installed one in years for the exact same reason you haven't.

torchwood · 12 Sep 2021

Hi

It was primarilly set up for developers, so if you want uninstall the extension

Google Programmable Search Engine - Wikipedia
Remove cse.google.com - How to remove ?

On a further note i have heard that google CHROME support for W7 will end next year

WyattWhiteEagle · 12 Sep 2021

I also ran www.google.com through VirusTotal

Heres the results...

Code:

1 security vendor flagged this URL as malicious

CMC Threat Intelligence........Phishing

Google

www.google.com

 200  
Status

text/html; charset=UTF-8 
Content Type

2021-09-12 11:59:52 UTC
 13 minutes ago

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torchwood said:

Hi

It was primarilly set up for developers, so if you want uninstall the extension

Google Programmable Search Engine - Wikipedia
Remove cse.google.com - How to remove ?

On a further note i have heard that google CHROME support for W7 will end next year

Thank you for the info and the heads up.

I think my best decision is to find a better and more lightweight web browser that my low-spec laptop can handle.

Any suggestion's?

torchwood · 12 Sep 2021

My own preferences, a couple of Firefox offshoots

Waterfox and Palemoon, both highly customizable

I use WF as my main, PM i use for all general websearching and regularly clear cookies and history is deleted on closure

But all browsers are a bit of a muchness, for more private browsing try Brave

WyattWhiteEagle · 12 Sep 2021

torchwood said:

My own preferences, a couple of Firefox offshoots

Waterfox and Palemoon, both highly customizable

I use WF as my main, PM i use for all general websearching and regularly clear cookies and history is deleted on closure

But all browsers are a bit of a muchness, for more private browsing try Brave

WaterFox
PaleMoon
Brave

When trying them, checking their weightiness, which cpu and memory columns in Task Manager and/or Performance Monitor should I be looking at?

torchwood · 12 Sep 2021

you will allways find multiple instances of whichever browsers. exe's running are running...... its a personnal choice.. look at the commit values

z3r010 · 12 Sep 2021

cse.google.com is the url for google custom search, the site search box on all our pages is powered by it.

WyattWhiteEagle · 14 Sep 2021

ok...here's an Update...

cse.google.com isn't the cause of my hang ups.

I was in safe mode undoing some changes (re-enabling write-cache and c: index.
While in safe mode during the pc performing the change, the pc hung during the index procedure.
I didn't index the drive, I re-enabled the option to allow the contents to be indexed. It hung while the changes were in progress.

It's more localized than something on the internet.