repeating ;'s. could this be a virus?

[BigDaz]

Windows XP Pro SP2.
Office 2003.

About every 30 minutes for a length of 5 minutes (about) the character is ';' is repeated in Word and Outlook (whichever is open). other characters can still be written during this period.

This is not the keyboard key getting stuck or similiar hardware issue.

Just wondered if anyone had seen this before?

cheers,

Bigdaz.

 

[bygeek]

See if you have a microphone turned on that might be interpreting room noises as text. I've seen this especially with laptops.

 

[BigDaz]

Ok, cheers fella. I'll give it a try.

 

[BigDaz]

Hmmm, doesn't seem to make any difference.

The computer seems to think that the ';' is coming in from the keyboard. This happens maybe once or twice a day now, not every 30mins. The computer seems spyware and virus free.

Odd.

 

[MrPlough69]

I guess it could be a faulty ; key?

 

[BigDaz]

no, a few different keyboards have been used but the same problem/issue remains.

 

[nickpark]

Just Outlook and Word (ie office applications)... does it happen if you have only notepad open?