OpenOffice4 malware?

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diegosus
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OpenOffice4 malware?

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hi guys,
as i try launching openOffice4, web-pages pop-up. What the hell is going on? I noticed the pages were titled crossbrowser ads, so a i googled a bit and lerned that was malware http://malwareprotectioncenter.com/2015 ... ssbrowser/. How coul;d it happen to bundle itslf with OpenOffice launcher?
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Reason: Split from topic 77650: Strange errors, with respect to files operations
OpenOffice4, Windows XP
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Re: Strange errors, with respect to files operations

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We cannot tell where you have downloaded from. Many of the sites set to come high on search engine results are compromised, so we don't recommend using them.

You should download only from
http://www.openoffice.org/download
This will redirect to SourceForge servers where the files are stored. Your download will start automatically in 5-10 seconds without need (read: DO NOT) to click on any other link. If you are at all worried, you can check the integrity of the downloaded file by methods described in
How to verify the integrity of the downloaded file?
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
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