Desktop can't be reset in Control Panel - is this a virus

[A Whiteford]

My desktop keeps alternating between a plain cream coloured background and a
white background. When it changes across the background flashes. The PC is
running very slowly. I can't reset in control panel, it won't accept
changes.

I've run Spybot and had problems (see post immediaely prior to this) and
don't know whether it's to do with that. I've also run ad-aware and deleted
5 new objects it found.

I've also run a couple of virus checkers (Trend and Mcafee on line) and they
haven't detected anything.

Recommendations on how to fix sought.

Thanks

Perplexed & weary

 

[sh4d03]

My desktop keeps alternating between a plain cream coloured background and a
white background. When it changes across the background flashes. The PC is
running very slowly. I can't reset in control panel, it won't accept
changes.

I've run Spybot and had problems (see post immediaely prior to this) and
don't know whether it's to do with that. I've also run ad-aware and deleted
5 new objects it found.

I've also run a couple of virus checkers (Trend and Mcafee on line) and they
haven't detected anything.

Recommendations on how to fix sought.

Thanks

Perplexed & weary

What version of windows are you running? Also try running spysweeper
from www.webroot.com to see if you can detect anything. What
applications/processes are running resident? Try cleaning out your
startup applications - start | run | msconfig | startup

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[Ian Kenefick]

My desktop keeps alternating between a plain cream coloured background and a
white background. When it changes across the background flashes. The PC is
running very slowly. I can't reset in control panel, it won't accept
changes.

I've run Spybot and had problems (see post immediaely prior to this) and
don't know whether it's to do with that. I've also run ad-aware and deleted
5 new objects it found.

I've also run a couple of virus checkers (Trend and Mcafee on line) and they
haven't detected anything.

Recommendations on how to fix sought.

Thanks

Perplexed & weary

To answer the question in the subject - it may or may not be a virus.

You could try the generic virus/adware removal procedure on
claymania.com

This procedure is available from
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html and is written by
David Lipman (a fellow contributor to alt.comp.virus - this is his
infamous post to alt.comp.virus when people cry for help. It's simple
and it works!)

Many thanks!

P.S. Please reply as I am having NNTP issues and would like to know if
my posts are now getting through.

Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://www.IK-CS.com

 

[Roger Wilco]

You are coming through, Ian.

 

[Ian Kenefick]

You are coming through, Ian.

Rgr that Roger

Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://www.IK-CS.com