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Issues with internet since updating Open Office
Legacy_user
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in Techie Stuff
I never had this issue before updating OO.
I use Google Chrome on W7 and noticed these things:
. Google Mail - my e-mail provider has https on the address bar crossed out
. Silly pop ups that appear all over the place. Even with web pages open on their own accord
. Twice I had a window open and it goes to this survey with a woman speaking what is on the screen. Needless to say I did not do the surveys.
. Is generally slower
I d/l OO yesterday and checked the control panel/programs section and listed my programs in earliest date order. There were some programs which were downloaded yesterday and deleted them. Not made much difference.
OO is a program that MSE recommend and never had this issue when I first downloaded it.
How do I get my internet experience back to what it was before I updated Open Office?
I use Google Chrome on W7 and noticed these things:
. Google Mail - my e-mail provider has https on the address bar crossed out
. Silly pop ups that appear all over the place. Even with web pages open on their own accord
. Twice I had a window open and it goes to this survey with a woman speaking what is on the screen. Needless to say I did not do the surveys.
. Is generally slower
I d/l OO yesterday and checked the control panel/programs section and listed my programs in earliest date order. There were some programs which were downloaded yesterday and deleted them. Not made much difference.
OO is a program that MSE recommend and never had this issue when I first downloaded it.
How do I get my internet experience back to what it was before I updated Open Office?
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Where did you download OpenOffice from?
What anti-virus are you using?1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?0 -
Run MalwareBytes .
Sounds like a dodgy install from a not genuine source .0 -
ScarletMarble - OO might be a bit out of date now - LibreOffice was developed from it and is generally regarded as being better and more up to date, might be worth giving that a go...0
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OO is not being 'updated', it's effectively sidelined without any further funding for development.
So I'd second JJ Egan-you have fallen for a dodgy download scam and have installed malware.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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