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Hugh Vandervoort <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:43:21 -0400
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Given all you say, I'm leaning toward a sticky mouse or key. Doesn't
sound like any malware I've ever heard of.

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Joyce A <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> This is probably the sixth or seventh time this has happened:  I start
>> to click out of a Web page, and all of a sudden I have ten, twenty,
>> thirty... or more of the same page!  Is it a virus, or a hardware
>> malfunction? -- and how do I keep it from happening again?  It's a
>> real nuisance.  I haven't any any such experience on any other
>> computer I've owned.
>>
>> Rebuilt HP Compaq 8000 Elite Convertible Minitower PC, 64-bit system
>> with 850-gig HD running Windows 7 Pro, SP 1; Intel 82567LM-3 gig
>> Network Connection.  Primary browser is Mozilla Firefox.  Antivirus is
>> latest version of MSSE, with Malwarebytes as a back-up scanner and
>> adwcleaner for the occasional adware that inadvertently crops up from
>> time to time.  None of these has picked up any kind of problem in the
>> last several scans.  Thanks in advance for any help!
>
>
> Joyce
> SE Ohio
>

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