Anytime i try to use the internet with firefox or IE my mouse will go flipin crazy?

Question

The mouse will move around until it closes the internet browser i'm using I have run all my Virus Scans etc nothing comes up the only way i can use the net is to use the Real Media Player Browser it will still try to close but it can't find the X to close it with I run Windows XP Home Edition and I do have Limewire and my grandma isn't computer savy so i'm sure she's downloaded alot =/

Answer 1

First check your mouse settings. Then try your mouse on another machine. If it's a ball mouse, clean it. How to clean; http://www.google.com/search?q=clean%20ball%20mouse&sourceid=groowe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8



Its possible that you have something like GATECRASHER INTERNET TROJAN HORSE PROGRAM running in the background. http://www.privsoft.com/archive/psc-gc.html



It will be running in the background, and it can do the very things you speak of;



CAPABILITIES:



The GateCrasher server permits anyone using the GateCrasher "GC - client.exe" client on their end to remotely control the victim's machine. GateCrasher is a risk to all Win32 platforms including Windows95, Windows98 and Windows NT. When received as a document, any machine running Word97 will install the infestation on the victim's machine as soon as it is opened.



It can be configured to run on any port but the default version is configured to listen on port 6969 and respond on port 139 unless changed. Privacy Software Corporation has already received reports of this and similar trojan horse programs from BOClean customers in actual operation on their machines. We quote from the documentation shipped with GateCrasher below verbatim:



* Connect - Find someones IP and put it in the 'Host:' box then press 'Connect'

* Disconnect - Simply press the 'Disconnect' button



* Hide/Show

* Hide Mouse - Hides the servers mouse pointer

* Show Mouse - Shows the servers mouse pointer

* Hide Taskbar - Hides the servers taskbar

* Show Taskbar - Shows the servers taskbar



* Open/Start

* Start Program - Start a program

* Open WebBrowser - Opens the default Browser

* Open Control Panel - Opens Comtrol Panel

* Open Date/Time - Opens the Date/Time

* Open Appearance - Doesn't work yet

* Start Screen Saver - Starts the screensaver

* Open CD - Opens the CD

* Close CD - Closes the CD

* Get Owner - Gets the username of the person logged into Windows

* Get Computer Name - Gets the computer name

* List Files in Directory - List the files in the specified dirctory



* Delete

* Delete File - Deletes the file in the 'Extra Data...' bar

* Reboot Computer - Reboots the server

* Delete Directory - Deletes the directory in the 'Extra Data...' bar

* Clear Recent Folder - Clears the recent folder.



* Close

* Close Windows - Shuts down server

* Shutdown! - Shuts down the server

* Log Off - Logs off Windows if there are multiple users



* Misc

* Read From Drive A: - Shows the files on Drive A

* PING! - Pings the server

* Send Text - Sends text

* Make Directory - Creates a directory on the server

* Get OS - Tells you the operating system on the server

* Get Free Space - Tells you how much free space is on the servers Hadr Drive

* Get Disk Serial # - Tells you the serial of the specified disk



* Send/Get

* Send Message - Sends the server a message

* Get Windows Directory - Shows the contents of the Windows Directory

* Get Temp Dir - Shows the Temp Directory

* Search for file - Searches for a file on the server

* Get HD Letter - Tells you the servers hard drive letter

* Get Local time - Shows the servers local time

* Get Active Windows - Shows all active windows on the server

* Switch Window - Makes the selected window the active one

* Get System Directory - Shows the contents of the Windows\System directory

* Set Computer Name - Sets the computer name

* Get User - Shows the name of the current user

* Crazy Mouse Start - Makes the mouse pointer move by itself

* Crazy Mouse Stop - Stops the mouse pointer moving by itself

* Get Organisation - Gets the organization of the server

* Kill Window - Closes the specified window

* Set Volume Label for C: - Renames drive C



Read it all here; http://www.privsoft.com/archive/psc-gc.html



Make it a great day!

Answer 2

From what you said i can say this the reason that is happen is due to either faulty mouse or background application are causing interference with forground application (firefox) if this is the case do CTRL+ALT+DEL and close any unnecessary programs if this still dosent fix problem and it is not them mouse update anti virus and make sure firewall is on and run a virus scan that should solve the issue



Sincerly

Daniel F. Hamman





P.S. After i wrote the above i re read and saw the bottom part about the mouse from that little bit i can determain it is a script a script is something people write to make computer life eaiser i had a script similar to your's on my computer it closed everything everytime i connected to internet my only way to stop it was delete last few items i downloaded and i had to restore my computer to an earlier date.



If you need more information email me i can explain better

Answer 3

If its a optical mouse make sure there is no fuzz by the laser.

other then that if you have a standard mouse you need a new one.

Answer 4

no chance that a virus overrides the MOUSE from the user control , but you sound funny and creative yah!!

Answer 5

get some anti spyware scanners, update them and give em a run.

Spybot, AVG's antispyware etc.



Prolly some funny things are crawling in there.

Answer 6

it is the mmouse



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