# Something wierd happening on my mac.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wierd-happening-on-my-mac/489412 "2009-03-14T13:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wierd-happening-on-my-mac/489412/1 "2009-03-14T13:38:03Z")

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When I open system preferences and click the network pane, i get the network settings window, but another smaller window opens on top of it saying “your network settings have been changed by another application”. Then when I click the little red “close” dot on that window, it closes then comes right back.  
I don’t see anything abnormal with the working of my computer or internet access.  
Any ideas what’s up with that?  
Oh, it’s an iMac G5 running OS X 10.4.11  
Thanks,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wierd-happening-on-my-mac/489412/2 "2009-03-14T13:49:01Z")

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THis has been widely reported.  
Here’s some information:

> **[Macworld](https://www.macworld.com)**
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> Macworld is your ultimate guide to Apple's product universe, explaining what's new, what's best and how to make the most out of the products you love.

[http://www.applelinks.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/166/](http://www.applelinks.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/166/)  
[http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1748725&tstart=15](http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1748725&tstart=15)

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wierd-happening-on-my-mac/489412/3 "2009-03-15T17:41:02Z")

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I ran the DNSChanger removal tool, but it found nothing.  
There are a few more tricks to try on those links provided by **beowulff** , which I’ll tackle tonight. I wonder why Apple hasn’t offered a fix, since it appears to have come on one of their updates.  
It’s a little comforting to find that I’m not alone, though.