Computer suddenly goes whacky- opens task mgr, help, etc.

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Patrizia

AAARGH!!!
I don't know if I have a virus or not but I can be
innocently working away when all of a sudden my computer
goes whacky! Within a matter of seconds it kicks me out
of whatever I'm doing and a whole bunch of screens pop up
including Task Manager, Help, the shut-down screen, etc,
virtually in unison, while the mouse jumps all over the
screen, and not only can I not stop it - I just have to
wait til it runs out of steam - but Norton tells me
nothing's wrong. What to do???
 
Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of spyware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=827315

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| AAARGH!!!
| I don't know if I have a virus or not but I can be
| innocently working away when all of a sudden my computer
| goes whacky! Within a matter of seconds it kicks me out
| of whatever I'm doing and a whole bunch of screens pop up
| including Task Manager, Help, the shut-down screen, etc,
| virtually in unison, while the mouse jumps all over the
| screen, and not only can I not stop it - I just have to
| wait til it runs out of steam - but Norton tells me
| nothing's wrong. What to do???
 
Hi Carey,

Thanks for your help. I downloaded Ad-aware and it seems
to have worked, so far. The only thing I can't seem to
fix now is the unexplained wandering of my cursor. I can
be typing away nowhere near my mouse yet the cursor starts
roaming on my screen. Any ideas?

Thanks
Patricia
 
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