My PC has been rendered useless...

[blueblur121]

My friend installed "oovoo" on it from some random site he found. It installed like 5 browser hijackers (which i deleted quickly) and now it takes like 5 minuted for google chrome to open. Does anyone have any idea what happened?

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[Gatysh]

ooVoo is a legit video chat program.
However, it sounds like he probably used a rogue/fake/infected installer for it rather than going to the official website.
Run a quick scan with Malwarebytes, and if that doesn't catch anything, go for the full scan.

[Choi]

ooVoo is the bargain brand Skype

Try restarting your computer

[KoopaScooper]

back up personal stuff, reinstall windows, tell your friend to jump off a cliff
easiest solution

[blueblur121]

back up personal stuff, reinstall windows, tell your friend to jump off a cliff
easiest solution

Maybe.

ooVoo is a legit video chat program.
However, it sounds like he probably used a rogue/fake/infected installer for it rather than going to the official website.
Run a quick scan with Malwarebytes, and if that doesn't catch anything, go for the full scan.

Link to MB pls.

[Gatysh]

Maybe.Link to MB pls.

I think it's malwarebytes.org, I'll post a proper link once I'm on my computer.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

[dkamm65]

Link to MB pls.

How loving difficult is it to Google it?

[blueblur121]

How loving difficult is it to Google it?

That's how this loving started in the first place. He googled oovoo.

[KoopaScooper]

That's how this loving started in the first place. He googled oovoo.

and that prevents you from using Google how?

[dkamm65]

That's how this loving started in the first place. He googled oovoo.

You heard it here folks.

Google searching something will give you viruses.

[blueblur121]

and that prevents you from using Google how?

You heard it here folks.

Google searching something will give you viruses.

I wanted to make sure I got the right site and not something that tries to look like it.

[bithead9]

You heard it here folks.

Google searching something will give you viruses.

Let me Google that for clarifica-- oh stuff.

[blueblur121]

I just started a full scan. I'm only scanning the (C:) tho.

[dkamm65]

I wanted to make sure I got the right site and not something that tries to look like it.

Get this:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wot/bhmmomiinigofkjcapegjjndpbikblnp

[KoopaScooper]

I wanted to make sure I got the right site and not something that tries to look like it.

even if you get bogus results, learn how to read so you don't click on them