# Odd Goings on on my Compter **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 21, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742 "2016-03-21T10:29:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742/1 "2016-03-21T10:29:29Z")
I run W10 on my desktop computer and recently installed a new disk drive (Seagate Hybrid). Everything is up and running now, but every now and then, with no trigger that I can detect, I see a DOS box flash up on my screen with some script running. It comes and goes much too fast for me to register what it is and I cannot see anything odd listed as ‘running’. Does anyone have any idea what it might be, or suggestions as to what I can do to find out please. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742/2 "2016-03-22T10:45:33Z")
Bump It’s still happening - no one got any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742/3 "2016-03-22T12:49:34Z")
I have a similar problem after having my hard drive replaced. I feel like I have a ghost in my computer. Also the sleep mode is hard to wake up now and every few days I have to reboot because it looses the clock and settings. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742/4 "2016-03-22T13:40:46Z")
Definitely something weird going on. ---
**Author:** ![HipGnosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/76d3ee/32.png) [@HipGnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HipGnosis)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742/5 "2016-03-22T14:53:17Z")
Note the exact time it flashes. Right-click or tap and hold the Start icon. Choose Event Viewer. The Event Viewer appears. On the left, choose Event Viewer, Custom Views, Administrative Events. It may take a while, but eventually you see a list of notable events like the one shown. Don’t freak out. Even the best-kept system boasts reams of scary-looking error messages — hundreds, if not thousands of them. That’s normal. Look for events right before and at the time of the box flashes. If needed, go back to Custom Views and open the other Event logs (one at a time). ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742/6 "2016-03-22T16:20:28Z")
Malwarebytes found an adware program called yontoo, which apparently will display advertisements that appear to be from the website that you are visiting, even though they are usually delivered from entirely different ad networks. I wait with bated breath ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-goings-on-on-my-compter/749742/7 "2016-03-22T18:31:03Z")
Thanks Hypgnosis, If it comes back - I will do that.