My computer won't recognize Chrome as default browser or can't find where it's placed.

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Vercinger

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I recently had suspicions that my Chrome was hi-jacked and found out it had been. It was now something called "gunship", which I only managed to find ONE similar case of.

I deleted Gunship and cleaned my computer with MSE, malwarebytes and Hitman Pro, which found several instances of malware and other bad stuff.

Since I deleted Gunship (fake-chrome) I've been unable to open .url files and/or links via skype etc.

I looked in standard settings for apps in windows 8, and where the Chrome logo should be is a grey blank box or the "unknown program"-icon.

Anyone have any ideas?
 
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Petrossa
Go to your Control Panel, then go to Programs and Default Programs>Set your default programs.
In the list on the left, find and click on Internet Explorer. On the right, click the Set this program as default option.
This should resolve the issue. From there, you can re-install Chrome and all should be good.
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Go to your Control Panel, then go to Programs and Default Programs>Set your default programs.
In the list on the left, find and click on Internet Explorer. On the right, click the Set this program as default option.
This should resolve the issue. From there, you can re-install Chrome and all should be good.
 
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