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17-Jan-2008, 02:29 PM #1
screen blinks twice after booting to desktop?
i recently had a serious bug and with the expert help of this forum *thought* it was removed. So far so good, Kaspersky hasn't found anything since then and AFAIK it is the best at detecting malware. But I have seen that when a screen "blinks" that it is an indication of malware. Once in a while, after I boot up, the screen goes black once, twice or three times. Is it possible there is malware on my computer that Kaspersky does not detect? Are there other tests i should run?

thanks, roger
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18-Jan-2008, 06:23 PM #2
Hi unlikely to be malware check Event viewer it will show what may be lagging at startup.
Control panel>performance+maintenance>admin tools.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427

To double check run an online scan.
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19-Jan-2008, 06:42 PM #3
Mine sometimes does the same..but it's only because of the ATI catalyst center booting up and putting my settings in..so it blinks..not sure bout yours..
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19-Jan-2008, 09:46 PM #4
that's sounds logical! ;+) thanks for the suggestions, just had to check and make sure.
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