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Sally - 27 Feb 2006 19:58 GMT

I think my comp is on its last leg. Often times when I move my mouse a certain way it flakes out. Windows open up all over. Like 'start/programs or whatever is around. and I have no control of mouse anymore so I have to do a ctrl alt del and shut off. I never know when this is going to repeat. but it begins when I move my mouse somewhere. Any ideas? is this a melt down? Thanks Sally I have windows 98 2nd addition. I don't do much with it except email or play spider solitaire. Usually this happens when I am playing solitaire If I run my mouse over a desktop icon or move it too fast. Is this the way it looks when you crash?

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Noel Paton - 27 Feb 2006 20:27 GMT

You may already have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.

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I think my comp is on its last leg. Often times when I move my mouse a
certain way it flakes out. Windows open up all over. Like 'start/programs or
whatever is around. and I have no control of mouse anymore so I have to do
a ctrl alt del and shut off. I never know when this is going to repeat. but
it begins when I move my mouse somewhere. Any ideas? is this a melt down?
Thanks Sally I have windows 98 2nd addition. I don't do much with it
except email or play spider solitaire. Usually this happens when I am
playing solitaire If I run my mouse over a desktop icon or move it too
fast. Is this the way it looks when you crash?

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Heirloom - 28 Feb 2006 00:11 GMT

Hey Noel,
If this is an aged mouse, couldn't it simply have a short in its'
little tail?
Heirloom, old and 'bout time for tea

> You may already have a virus/spyware hijack
>
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> when I am playing solitaire If I run my mouse over a desktop icon or move
> it too fast. Is this the way it looks when you crash?

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Heather - 28 Feb 2006 01:23 GMT

Seeing as we are all so much younger, we wouldn't know.

However, I won't ask any embarrassing questions of you re 'shorts in
your tail' ...LOL!!

Figgs

> Hey Noel,
> If this is an aged mouse, couldn't it simply have a short in
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>> solitaire If I run my mouse over a desktop icon or move it too fast.
>> Is this the way it looks when you crash?

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Noel Paton - 28 Feb 2006 02:17 GMT

It's certainly possible, H - but my money is on malware :)

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> Hey Noel,
> If this is an aged mouse, couldn't it simply have a short in its'
[quoted text clipped - 29 lines]
>> when I am playing solitaire If I run my mouse over a desktop icon or
>> move it too fast. Is this the way it looks when you crash?

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