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This just started happening last night, I've windows XP. Every 10 seconds or so, the blue line across the bottom(where the start menu is) disappears, as does all the shortcuts on the screen. It disappears for about 2 seconds and comes back again. I've tried restoring the system to a previous time but that didn't work.
Any help appreciated.
does it come back when you roll the mouse down to the bottom of the screen? You might have auto-hide enabled?
Right click on the tool bar, click properties. Under "Task-Bar Apperance", see if the "Auto-hide the task bar" is ticked. If it is, clear it.
No it justs goes itself every 10 seconds or so and then comes back again.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
You have a virus thats infecting Explorer.
Windows is trying to fix it by restarting Explorer (the disappearing part).
Step 1: Spybot or a decent anti virus run both of them on full scans should fix it.
Step 2: Stop going onto porn sites :D
kdjac
I've scanned for viruses with McAfee and nothing showed. Don't think it's a problem with IE as that's working fine, it's just the start menu and shortcuts that disappear.Quote:
Originally Posted by kdjaC
McAfee is crap, seriously. So is Norton.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Remove it and install Anti-Virus Guard from http://free.grisoft.com
Then download and run SpyBot from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
It will take a while, but these are the best free tools available
Explorer isnt IE, its the shell you see when you click start my computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
kdjac
I did a scan with avg and it found two infections in the C drive and it says they've been moved to the virus vault. Does that mean they're gone from my computer? Because the problem is still happening, if anything it's got worse because sometimes, the thing disappears altogether and doesn't come back unless I re-start. At the moment I'm opening stuff using task manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
No, you'll have to open the virus vault in the AVG control centre, and delete them completelyQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Did you scan with Spyboy? AVG doesn't pick up on spyware
I've emptied the vault now. Scanned with spybot yeah and it found stuff and I deleted them too but it's still happening...think I'm gonna need a professional in:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
There's always plan B. Wipe the machine and re-install windows.
try SuperAntiSpyware
They maybe a Trojan called 'Vundo', that is causing the problem.
This should work......
Dowload Smithfraudfix and clear the register!!
http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php
This gets rid of the really good viruses that spybot and Mcafee won't get rid off.
[QUOTE=TheBoss;1006798They maybe a Trojan called 'Vundo', that is causing the problem.[/QUOTE]Just 4 minutes into the scan and it's already found 13 threats of that 'Vundo' thing. Hopefully it's that and this will clear it. Otherwise, I'll try your idea gilberto.
btw, is it best to have only 1 spyware detector on your system? I've been advised to have only one anti-virus as if you've more than one they kinda affect each other but don't know if that applies to spyware programmes?
Seems to be fixed. Delighted, I owe you a pint:DQuote:
Originally Posted by TheBoss
Thanks to everyone else too!
No probs :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
internet rumour superantispyware created that virus to get you to buy it. try removing superantispyware and see if it comes back ;)
http://www.google.ie/search?q=supera...ient=firefox-a
ironic thats the only software that removes that particular virus?
What else is that software doing?
kdjac
I didn't pay for it though so unless it starts doing me harm now it can stay there. Plus how did it start in the first place? I had no superantispyware on computer so I obvously picked it up from somewhere else, not off their program.Quote:
Originally Posted by kdjaC
still think kdjac had a valid point though ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kdjaC
Usually that virus comes from software that was "obtained", software developers stick things on torrent sites with viruses inside them.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
kdjac