Chameleon icons
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From Wladimir Bulchukey → To All 3 January 2006
Hello(s), All...!
The icons in the Quick Launch panel began to change on their own. For example, instead of
the "Collapse all windows" icon, file search binoculars may appear, and instead of
Opera - text document icon. In this case, clicking on the icons is normal
launch the corresponding applications. There are no viruses. Some action causes
_this_. I still can't understand. The same thing happened at work. I'm not sure I can
notice that garbage appears more often after launching WinAmp, etc. audio programs,
less often - after removing a frozen program using the task manager. Icons are replaced
only to those that are on the desktop. And the icon is never replaced
Far. It all started after I started actively working with sound both at home and on
work. At the same time, the composition of the software is different here and there. Computers have been checked a thousand times
Kaspersky and Danilov - everything is clean.
With the best - Wlodek # wlblack(@)newmail.ru # http://wlodeks.narod.ru
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From Alexander Bondarenko → To Wladimir Bulchukey 5 January 2006
*Hello, Wlodek!*
Catch my ideas about the subject “Chameleon Icons”, which I talked about in 03
Jan 2006 your footcloth to comrade. All.
WB> The icons in the Quick Launch panel began to change on their own.
WB> For example, instead of the "Collapse all windows" icon, binoculars may appear
WB> file search, and instead of Opera there is a text document icon. At the same time
WB> Clicking the icons launches the corresponding applications normally.
I had such nonsense, a long time ago, when I used the 98th. You don't have him
Is it worth it by chance?
WB> No viruses.
Well, you can’t call it a virus, because it’s most likely a glitch.
WB> Some action causes _this_. I can’t understand it yet.
This is unknown to me at the moment; at the time I never understood where this came from.
dirty tricks creep in. But I got rid of it by removing everything from the screw and rebuilding everything again
rearranging. I wish I could have dug around, but I had so much to do in your shit
Completely reinstall on your computer. After this operation this glitch me
didn't bother me anymore.
WB> The same thing started at work.
So, this already leads to some suspicions. Maybe it's a program after all
Any kind of malicious? Did you carry any software from home to work? WB> I can’t confidently notice that garbage appears more often after startup
WB> WinAmp, etc. audio programs, less often - after removing a frozen program
WB> task manager. Icons are replaced only with those that are on
WB> desktop. And the Far icon is never replaced. It all started after
WB> began active work with sound both at home and at work. At the same time
WB> the composition of the software is different here and there. Computers have been checked a thousand times by Kaspersky and
WB> Danilov - everything is clean.
By the way, I remembered that Opera was on my list too. And by the way, I have a lot of
In addition to the quick startup, the file type icons changed, but rebooting is all that
saved.
We need to surf the internet on this topic...
/That’s all, Wlodek, you can scroll further.../