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A Whiteford wrote:
> 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

Sh4d03
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:36:06 GMT, "A Whiteford"
<awhitefo@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>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

"Ian Kenefick" <ian_kenefick@eircom.net> wrote in message
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You are coming through, Ian.

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:14:17 -0500, "Roger Wilco"
<yesman@yourservice.invalid> wrote:

>
>"Ian Kenefick" <ian_kenefick@eircom.net> wrote in message
>news:b5e0v09cer7knavhbiv1m8aijqsvt8b8i6@4ax.com...
>
>You are coming through, Ian.
>

Rgr that Roger :-)

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