Google Chrome

Delete the faulty shortcut. Open Chrome, right click  and click "create shortcut".Simples...

Might help to download and install again.

Thanks for the replies.
Did a system restore and now seems OK

Does not sound like a browser problem, if you had to do a system restore.

Ian_S advice was simplest, and best ... an UNinstall - then new RE-Install of the browser.

I would say that Chrome is more vulnerable to such attacks. Might be better using Firefox.

thevicker,what makes you think it's your browser and not something else ?

tt
I was on BF, and it slowed to a crawl.
MSE, which I have installed, and runs in the background, popped up to say they had blocked an attack.
They asked if I wanted to remove it-Yes.
You have to re-start you PC, to take effect.
Then,  I got a message 'shortcut to G. chrome does not exist'.

ok thanks,does mse tell you exactly what caused the attack though ?  the short cut thing could be anything tbh,and not to do with the attack.

tt
Yes, MSE, told me what it was blocking, but, can't remember what it was.
Have since run Spybot, and Malwarebytes, and have removed more carp.
Seems ok at the minute.

It only takes a little googling ...

Alert: Google Chrome has been incorrectly marked as malware by Microsoft security software. Please update your Microsoft security software to version 1.113.672.0 which resolves this issue. See here for more info.

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=441054e4b206d78e&hl=en
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- and then the NEXT page -

http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?name=PWS:Win32/Zbot&threatid=2147598479#summary_link

which explains ...

Information about incorrect detection of Google Chrome as PWS:Win32Zbot

On September 30th, 2011, an incorrect detection for PWS:Win32/Zbot was identified and as a result, Google Chrome was inadvertently blocked and in some cases removed. Within a few hours, Microsoft released an update that addresses the issue. Signature versions 1.113.672.0 and higher include this update. Affected customers should manually update Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) with the latest signatures. After updating the definitions, reinstall Google Chrome. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused our customers.

To get the latest definitions, simply launch MSE, go to the update tab and click the Update button. The definitions can be updated manually by visiting the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

    * http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971606

PWS:Win32/Zbot is a password-stealing trojan that monitors for visits to certain websites. It allows limited backdoor access and control and may terminate certain security-related processes.

Thanks onlooker,i see now

thevickar,yeah best keep a check on it,the reason i was asking was mine was playing up for a short while,nothing major though,and no warnings.

onlooker.

Yes, that was the message.
I will update, as requested.
Thanks a million