I have a Dell Optiplex 260 running Windows XP Pro (SP1) and IE 6.0 (SP1). Starting a couple of days ago, whenever I access a site with a text box, such as Google or my login in prompt for my Web Mail, words appear in the box. First there will be series of dashes with dots over them, then those turn into words. It will say things like "first the first be the first the best way to the first half of the day", etc. I ran two separate virus programs and found nothing. I tried reinstalling 6.0 and all the updates to no avail. I then installed Netscape 7.1 and it does not appear using Netscape. I've searched all over the Net and have come up empty. This is the most curious thing I've ever came across. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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IE 6.0 text boxes type themselves
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Actually, I just finished running Spybot on it and thought I found the problem, as it found six entries pertaining to "DSO Exploit", but after fixing these, the problem is still there. It just seems to keep typing words (sort of random but you can see a pattern). This is driving me crazy.
Run HijackThis!
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I ran Hijack This this morning and sent the results to spywareinfo.com (under computing-pc troubleshooting).I do know a little about this and I could see nothing out of the ordinary. Seeing as how it's been about 7 hours since I posted there with no responses, I assume nobody else could find anything wrong with the log either. I really don't know where to turn now.
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