To make sure the reset option reaches everyone who might need it, Google added that Chrome will be prompting Windows users whose settings appear to have been changed if they like to restore their browser settings back to factory default.

"If you've been affected by settings hijacking and would like to restore your settings, just click 'Reset' on the prompt below when it appears," Google VP Engineering Linus Upson said.

"Some hijackers are especially pernicious and have left behind processes that are meant to undermine user control of settings, so you may find that you’re hijacked again after a short period of time," Upson said.

In such a situation, users can find additional help uninstalling such programmes in the Chrome help forum, he added.

"Even if you don't see the prompt, you can always restore Chrome to a fresh state by clicking the reset button in your Chrome settings," Upson said.

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