A real bug I can't identify or get rid of!

Kevin D. Mitnick · Aug 9, 2006

Windows ME icon switches back and forth between an animated orange blooming flower and a brown bug that walks in place where the arrow is. The bug and flower are about 3x the size of the pointer. The flower, and bug, and arrow alternate flashing and this begins just at the start of Windows loading. After Windows loads the flower, bug, and arrow alternate when clicking on progam files only. Have run AVG, Spybot SD, Adware SE, System Internals rootkit detector, and their process monitors for pre and post booting and idle. Can't seem to determine the programs run time or existence. The behavior of this flower/bug is only visually annoying at this point. I have Googled and nothing fits the description. Whatever this is could it have been intalled by accident? Browser is Netscape, IP is Voyager, and Voyager refuses to help for $29.00 a month, and dial-up at that. Any clues other that dump Voyager, and reformat? Many thanks for any responses.

chaslang · Aug 9, 2006

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A real bug I can't identify or get rid of!

Kevin D. Mitnick Private E-2

chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member