Downloaded Media Player Classic and got a virus... Help!?

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Go to your control panel, and there you can click add/delete programs and delete everything you don't need. The installation installed a few dumb things that slow down your PC. I only download from cnet.com or download.com (which are the same website).

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Downloaded Media Player Classic and got a virus... Help!?
Yesterday, I dowonloaded "Media Player Classic" thinking there were no problems with this software, no viruses, etc.
Once I dowloaded it, in about an hour or so, a task bar popped up under my url box, and everything began to run soooo slow!! My sister plays on Bearville, a kid's......Show more

Download and run a scan with Malwarebytes, and check Add/Remove Programs to see if anything you didn't install was added. If that doesn't take care of it, you're going to have to take it to a local shop, since it's beyond the average user's ability at that point.

Make sure you download from legitimate sites. MPC is a legit program, but if you download from "free-cool-software.com" you're just asking for trouble.

Edit: Ignore the freetard and multiple mactards below....Show more