Hi Rick, I was able to find one of Christies previous post on icons. Mike ~~~~ "Magistr email worm will do just as she described and is one of the more common infections lately for this symptom. You can read more on Magistr here: http://www.antivirus.com/pc-cillin/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=3DPE _MAGISTR.A http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=3D99040 The symantec page even has a graphic to show exactly how the icons behave with this infection." http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.magistr.24876@xxxxxxx ""If the computer has been infected for two months, then on odd days the desktop icons are repositioned whenever the mouse pointer approaches, giving the impression that the icons are "running away" from the mouse:"" Christy *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** --- Rick Silversmet <union865@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: My niece just called me and told me that when ever she tries to click on one of her icons on her desktop, the icons move away from the mouse so she can't click on it. When the icons are all packed into a corner of her desktop, and she moves her mouse there to click on one, they all move away from the mouse. Has anyone heard of this maybe being a virus, trojan, or a worm???? Or, does anyone have any idea what would make her icons do this, and what file, or program, I can tell her to delete so it won't happen again???? Thanks in advance for everyone's help with this. Rick |^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^| ||____ | B u d w e i s e r | ||'|"\,__ |_..._...______===|=||_|__|...,] "(@)'(@)"""*|(@)(@)*****(@)*I keep the rubber side down...... To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/