Weird prob

ok...so i sit down at my comp for like five mins...then all of a sudden it's
like my comp is possessed. Seriously. the mouse pointer goes all over the
place trying to open programs and the start menu opens a couple of times and
closes. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Also today when i
was on for a couple of mins..the same thing happened but it was showing that
it wanted to shut down. the only reason why it didn't was because it had to
ask me if i wanted to log off or restart. It's pretty freaky to watch
actually...but i would say it can get pretty annoying fast. so what do you
say, why does this happen or does my comp need an exorcism?

Oh, i do have norton all up to date, and i have a firewall...when i checked
it all online it said that my comp was stealth. I ran Spybot - S&D after i
checked for updates and nothing turned up. But when i unplugged the comp
when it was happening it stopped. It may be a coincidence, but ya never
know.

Any ideas?
TIA

I would like to add a few more tidbits of info... i am running WinXP and
connected through the internet through a router. I don't know if this helps
any, but i thought i would throw it out there.

"emtecca" wrote in message
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ok...so i sit down at my comp for like five mins...then all of a sudden
it's
like my comp is possessed. Seriously. the mouse pointer goes all over
the
place trying to open programs and the start menu opens a couple of times
and
closes. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Also today when
i
was on for a couple of mins..the same thing happened but it was showing
that
it wanted to shut down. the only reason why it didn't was because it had
to
ask me if i wanted to log off or restart. It's pretty freaky to watch
actually...but i would say it can get pretty annoying fast. so what do
you
say, why does this happen or does my comp need an exorcism?

Oh, i do have norton all up to date, and i have a firewall...when i
checked
it all online it said that my comp was stealth. I ran Spybot - S&D after
i checked for updates and nothing turned up. But when i unplugged the
comp when it was happening it stopped. It may be a coincidence, but ya
never know.

Any ideas?
TIA

You are infected with a virus or back door trojan, or you mouse is
defective. What happens with the mouse disconnected?


"emtecca" wrote in message
...
I would like to add a few more tidbits of info... i am running WinXP and
connected through the internet through a router. I don't know if this
helps any, but i thought i would throw it out there.

"emtecca" wrote in message
...
ok...so i sit down at my comp for like five mins...then all of a sudden
it's
like my comp is possessed. Seriously. the mouse pointer goes all over
the
place trying to open programs and the start menu opens a couple of times
and
closes. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Also today
when i
was on for a couple of mins..the same thing happened but it was showing
that
it wanted to shut down. the only reason why it didn't was because it had
to
ask me if i wanted to log off or restart. It's pretty freaky to watch
actually...but i would say it can get pretty annoying fast. so what do
you
say, why does this happen or does my comp need an exorcism?

Oh, i do have norton all up to date, and i have a firewall...when i
checked
it all online it said that my comp was stealth. I ran Spybot - S&D after
i checked for updates and nothing turned up. But when i unplugged the
comp when it was happening it stopped. It may be a coincidence, but ya
never know.

Any ideas?
TIA

Try a new mouse yet?

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On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:41:42 -0230, "emtecca"
wrote:

ok...so i sit down at my comp for like five mins...then all of a sudden it's
like my comp is possessed. Seriously. the mouse pointer goes all over the
place trying to open programs and the start menu opens a couple of times and
closes. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

Virus-like backdoor software, VNC, pcAnywhere, Windows'
Desktop.

When it happens, unplug your system from the network
connection (or USB if that's how you're networked), and
CTLALTDEL to bring up Task Manager and see what's
running.

You might also close all internet-enabled software and run
netstat from a command prompt to see what's active, before
you unplugged the cable.

http://www.micro2000uk.co.uk/techtip...s_netstats.htm

havn't tried a new mouse yet...got to run out and get one today. 9 chances
out of 10 it's the mouse because it did the whole clicking on everything
routine when i had the internet cable unplugged from the computer.


"WebWalker" wrote in message
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Try a new mouse yet?

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On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:41:42 -0230 As Androids Dreamed Of Electric
Sheep and then "emtecca" wrote :

ok...so i sit down at my comp for like five mins...then all of a sudden it's
like my comp is possessed. Seriously. the mouse pointer goes all over the
place trying to open programs and the start menu opens a couple of times and
closes. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Also today when i
was on for a couple of mins..the same thing happened but it was showing that
it wanted to shut down. the only reason why it didn't was because it had to
ask me if i wanted to log off or restart. It's pretty freaky to watch
actually...but i would say it can get pretty annoying fast. so what do you
say, why does this happen or does my comp need an exorcism?

Oh, i do have norton all up to date, and i have a firewall...when i checked
it all online it said that my comp was stealth. I ran Spybot - S&D after i
checked for updates and nothing turned up. But when i unplugged the comp
when it was happening it stopped. It may be a coincidence, but ya never
know.

Any ideas?
TIA


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HTH



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"emtecca" wrote in message
...
ok...so i sit down at my comp for like five mins...then all of a sudden
it's
like my comp is possessed. Seriously. the mouse pointer goes all over
the
place trying to open programs and the start menu opens a couple of times
and
closes. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Also today when
i
was on for a couple of mins..the same thing happened but it was showing
that
it wanted to shut down. the only reason why it didn't was because it had
to
ask me if i wanted to log off or restart. It's pretty freaky to watch
actually...but i would say it can get pretty annoying fast. so what do
you
say, why does this happen or does my comp need an exorcism?

Oh, i do have norton all up to date, and i have a firewall...when i
checked
it all online it said that my comp was stealth. I ran Spybot - S&D after
i
checked for updates and nothing turned up. But when i unplugged the comp
when it was happening it stopped. It may be a coincidence, but ya never
know.

Any ideas?
TIA