I tried everything that was advised to fix it and nothing worked. The newer version (4.1) works fine on a different computer except that the spellchecker does not work. I have Open Office on two other computers and am reasonably happy with it-especially the older 4.0. It did the job, but just for good measure I tossed the Apache Open Office. Again, fortunately, I was advised to get Malwarebytes to get rid of that crap. However, the hijackers managed to inflict themselves on my browsers. Fortunately, I didn't complete the installation. I had previously downloaded it from the same site about two weeks ago and it came complete with "Rocket Search" and "Speedial". I just did () try to download Open Office from the "official site" and Norton shut it down. If you have a way to check the download history and can find the exact address the download came from, it can be reported to go on a blacklist. Or, if the system is already compromised from some other source, it may hijack the browser or the search page to lead you to the wrong site. Somehow, the scam sites manage to appear at the top of a web search in some situations, and it fools lots of people. My guess is that you did a web search for open office and clicked on the top hit.
These sites have nothing to do with OO the download absolutely did not come from the official OO site. These sites are very slick-some are more professional-looking than the official OO site-and they fool a lot of people, even people who should know to be more careful. The problem is that there are lots of scam sites that look official, and will install OO, but they are in fact scam sites which install all kinds of nasty malware along with OO. Sorry to hear of this problem-it's really, really awful.
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