I run on Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-9-686-pae Architecture: x86.
Under chromium, i regurlarly encounter the following problem : when i click on a link, a new tab opens on a website not related at all with the link. After 2 or 3 clicks on the link with the same weird effect, i finally reach the correct page.
I suspect a malware changing the target URL on the webpage. I also have firefox which is fine.
How can i find the malware ?
I think instead of searching for malware, just uninstall with it's settings and download again. In another way, it will be time consuming.
sudo apt-get uninstall purge chromium-browser
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
And delete your config files under the .config/chromium in your home folder.