Im a computer dummy. I downloaded from a sketchy website by accident (accidently pressed the fake download when i was pretending to as a joke lol). The file that downloaded (twice) is just called install and does not show up in my files. Everytime I try and search on edge, it sends me to a different browser with the same search or to a random online store. Any help?
Run a full scan with your antivirus software (if you don’t have any other provider’s anti-virus software, you can use Microsoft Defender which is built into Windows - search for “Virus & threat protection” in the Start menu, click on “Scan options” and select “Full scan” and then click the “Scan now” button.
Once that is done I’d suggest running an anti-malware app like Malwarebyte’s Anti-Malware.
There’s still a risk that even after both of these that you may still have a virus or malware on your PC, so really the safest option would then be to back up all your files and any data such as Favorites, and then wipe and reinstall Windows.
Tried 3 of the scaning options already (the shorter one, full scan and the offline one) and nothing came up :(. I’ll get my dad to wipe windows and back up my stuff when hes home tomorrow lol. Until then I’ve been doomed to play minecraft on my phone (a fate worse than death) 😱
(Thank you for your comment btw)