possible, do you have any anti virus or firewall software?

try http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ if you dont.

[Edited by mj - 3/1/2003 2:52:29 PM]

 

Just happened again after i did the post above
windows opening and closing by its self. programs opening and closing by its self.
Does any one know of a good virus check?
iv got Norton Utilities but dont know if it has a virus check. only problem its in Birmingham and im in Coventry an the moment.

Ray

[Edited by Ray_li - 3/1/2003 10:41:50 PM]

 

For the last couple of days my opened windows and mouse cursor has been playing up, its since i've had a mad computer crash. And since then the mouse cursor would sometimes move itself and all of a sudden all the opened windows will aligned itself alongside each other in strange ways (tile, cascade and so on). It happened a couple of times and sometimes all the windows would close automatically for no reason??? and sometimes the mouse cursor just disappears and the computer freezes. Does any1 know what is causing this or what i should do????

Ps sometimes u get menus popping up! even though i didn't right click.

Ray

 

- Battery low on cordless mouse?
- Neighbour using same cordless mouse frequency?
- Hacker taking over your PC?

mb

 

next time it does it, unplug your internet connection and see what happens.

 

not a cordless mouse.

what do you mean unplug Internet? (using NTL broadband so its got to be ****)

Ray

 

Boomer

Whats a Pooter?

 

unplug the USB modem then.

 

will do next time it happens, but not happen again since last night.
Do you think it could be a hacker? is thats why you getting me to unplug my modem next time it happens?

Ray

 

"Whats a Pooter?"

Ray,

it's that big box thing on the other end of the wire connected to your (non-cordless) mouse

They also have 'em in banks, airports and the like (Pooters, as well as meece)

Are you running a firewall (BTW, it looks nothing like a wall, and is not on fire!!)

mb

 

@ boomer,
ray,
and anti virus software does not look like anything you get from the chemist.....

 

OMG- im getting the **** taken out of me by NURDS. it should be the other way around
Give you a up date to how it goes later. Thanks

Ray

 

have you done a virus scan lately ?

T.

 

Just did a virus check on pc using the link and found a virus. Virus name was HAUNTPC.EXE
just deleted it from that web site but not sure if it is gone.
Thank for all the help guys

Ray

That was my girlfriend PC so she should be happy now. all she needs do do is thank me GOOOOOD

 

sorry mate, I am deeply offended by the NERD comment and couldn't possibly comment any further.

 

arrrh, come on you know i was only joking

 

Ray,

as you have a broadband connection, i suggest that you pop up the road to your local PC World and purchase both Anti-Virus and Firewall software. Norton Internet Security is around fifty notes.

The PCHAUNT virus seems to be quite innocent, but that fact that you had (have!!) a virus means that there could be more. Once a hacker gets into your PC, they can install things that don't show up as viruses, but give them control of your Pooter.

Try typing "NETSTAT -A" in the MS-DOS Prompt box (Start\Programs\MS-DOS Prompt)next time this happens, which will show all active network connections. That way you should be able to spot where a hacker is coming from!!


Oh, and how is the Gadget Shop project going??

mb

 

Boomer

Thanks mate. that was really helpfull gonna get my hands on the software (just dont like PC world) the computer seems to have stoped doing it now, so will need to protect it in the future.

As for the Gadget shop idea.
There is not a gadget Shop in Hong Kong only shops that are packed to the full of crap. my idea was to setup a shop in Hong kong just like the Gaget shop but iv done some research and they get their stock comes from HK so i need to get someone to start looking there for some products.

Once again thank you for your help. need to do anything to keep the other half happy, im sure you know wot i mean.

Ray