Keyboard virus??

simmybabez · Jun 12, 2007

Hi everyone,

I'm having "issues" with my keyboard..

I was minding my own business tonight when my keyboard started acting up.

I'm using on-screen keyboard right now & I'm going nuts!

I can't use the keys ....

awdg (dawg)

I immediately went to ..google after it started & this is the msg I got...

We're sorry...
... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now.

We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your systems are free of viruses and other spurious software.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again on Google.
To continue searching, please type the characters you see below
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So that leads me to believe it's a virus of some sort. I never had a msg like that before... I have tried everything novice- bangin the keyboard around, batteries (it's wireless), and uninstalling the drivers. Also- spyware, and virus scans...... nothing!!

I'm using Kaspersky & AVG.. and running on Vista.

If someone could help out I would be forever greatful!!

chaslang · Jun 12, 2007

Welcome to Majorgeeks!

I'm not sure if this is malware or not. The best way to help us determine that is by having you do the below. Also let me ask a couple questions:

- have you tried another non-wireless keyboard
- what happens in safe boot mode

Please follow our standard cleaning procedures which are necessary for us to provide you support. Also there are steps included for installing, renaming, running, and posting HijackThis logs as attachments.

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runkeys.txt - the log from GetRunKey.bat

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