Mystery Virus behavior? Outlook starting by itself!!! IS my machine possessed?

M

Microsoft

My cheapie free virus scanner missed a trojan keylogger on a machine on my
home network, which has been picked up and removed by my 'proper' AV. I've
re-scanned the machine with the Trend Micro online scan incl. spyware, & it
comes up clean. However, I now have an Outlook problem.
After 5 minutes or so, Outlook starts by itself while the user is working in
any other program. A (random?) keystroke will invoke Outlook. The behavior
gets worse, with eventually almost every keystroke starting Outlook again.
Workaround is to leave Outlook running in the background, but this is hardly
satisfactory.

Am I looking at registry editing, & if so, where?
Can't find any untoward processes running either...

OS- Win2kSP4

Thanks everyone

P.S. I'm pretty sure the trojan was in an Omega ATI video driver package.
 
C

Can-so

I would scan again at other online sites
Nortons, Panda, etc



--
"Bother," said Pooh as he struggled with the computer.

"It never does quite what I want."

"I wish Christopher Robin were here."
 
B

BillR [MVP]

Scan again.
Which version of Outlook and what level of Service Pack is installed?
Update to the latest.
 
M

Microsoft

BillR said:
Scan again.
Which version of Outlook and what level of Service Pack is installed?
Update to the latest.
Click to expand...

Outlook 2003, SP4.
I think it's my keyboard after all.
The Outlook shortcut key is a bit dodgy.
Mystery solved- but it did help me find some nasties on the machine!
 
B

BillR [MVP]

there is no Outlook 2003 SP4
Microsoft said:
Outlook 2003, SP4.
I think it's my keyboard after all.
The Outlook shortcut key is a bit dodgy.
Mystery solved- but it did help me find some nasties on the machine!
Click to expand...
 

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