[brucesprings]

For some reason my computer desktop screen has developed a couple of quirks.For some reason all the desktops icons are all highlighted like they have all been selected.Also there is like a screen or film that you can pull across the whole screen but only retracts to about an inch from the right hand side. Another issue is I tried to restore to an earlier time but there were no restore points even though I just set one up yesterday. Any ideas,your help is much appreciated.

 

[Pancake]

Scan for virus/trojan then get and run "Hijack This" and post the log here.

 

[steve65]

Couldn't just have a stuck mouse button, could you?

Steve

 

[brucesprings]

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 8:59:54 PM, on 3/30/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cisvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\vstskmgr.exe
C:\EPOAgent\naimas32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cidaemon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\QUICKENW\QW.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Dad\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 5 for hijackthis1977[1].zip\HijackThis.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QAGENT] C:\Program Files\QUICKENW\QAGENT.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2004033001/housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab

 

[Pancake]

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot

Just this one and you look clean

 

[rude]

For your icons:Go to control panel/system and click on advanced tab,under performance,click on settings.In the next box,under visual effects,scroll down to "use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop",put a check in the box and ok your way out

 

[brucesprings]

I'm at work now but I will try it when I get home. As far as the film that goes across the screen anybody got any ideas on that ?Also if you have ad-aware and spy-bot on your system could that be the reason your computer will not have any restore points saved?

 

[rude]

I'm not sure I understand what you are asking" film that goes across the screen".Some more detail would help.

 

[brucesprings]

All of a sudden on my desktop screen there is a greenish "film"that partially covers the existing picture I have as my desktop.It can be moved back back and forth with dual arrows from the right to the left ,but it only retracts back to about one inch left on the right hand side of the screen.

 

[rude]

Sorry I've never heard of it,maybe someone else will jump in with an answer for you

 

[Pancake]

Sounds like the video card...does it do it in safe mode. If you done a reinstall and it was still there then it has to be hardware. Have you tried reinstalling the video driver and the monitor driver.

 

[brucesprings]

No I haven't ,how difficult is it?

 

[Pancake]

You will find them in Device Manager.Just click on one(video) and in Properties you will find a tab marked Update. Click on Update driver and see how it goes.