# Windows ME - Funny stuff with my PC **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 20, 2001, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-me-funny-stuff-with-my-pc/94416 "2001-11-20T16:30:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ashtayk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@ashtayk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashtayk)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-me-funny-stuff-with-my-pc/94416/1 "2001-11-20T16:30:19Z")
I have Windows ME loaded on my home PC. Its a Compaq Presario with P4 etc, 128 RAM etc. I also have a cable modem attached to it Lately I have noticed something very funny. Whenever I take my pointer near the icons on the desktop they all do quick muical chairs, change places with each other and I have to really quick to click the icon I want. Any reasons for this? I do not want to make Gates any richer by upgrading to XP so thats out. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-me-funny-stuff-with-my-pc/94416/2 "2001-11-20T17:55:05Z")
You may have a trojan on your computer. You need to go a a virus site ([http://housecall.antivirus.com](http://housecall.antivirus.com)) and scan your hard disk. It also would be a good idea to get some antitrojan software. I use [Ants (A New Trojan Scanner)](http://www.webattack.com/get/ants.shtml). It’ll get to the root of the matter with a port scan (the downside is that much of it is in German, so you need to be able to translate ([http://babelfish.altavista.com](http://babelfish.altavista.com) does an adequate job). There are also some cleaning tools at [Hackfix](http://www.hackfix.org). And here is a page with some [cleaners.](http://www.twc-hvc.com/freestuff/cleaners.html) You should also install a firewall like [ZoneAlarm](http://www.zonelabs.com). No one with a cable modem should run without a firewall – ever. ---
**Author:** ![Ironblayde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f14d63/32.png) [@Ironblayde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ironblayde)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-me-funny-stuff-with-my-pc/94416/3 "2001-11-20T20:02:20Z")
There are some other viruses that do this as well (not just trojans), like [W32.Magistr](http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.magistr.24876@mm.html), which has some nasty payloads. Norton Anti-Virus is your friend. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-me-funny-stuff-with-my-pc/94416/4 "2001-11-21T00:22:20Z")
[http://www.mcafee.com/](http://www.mcafee.com/) has an always uptodate ONLINE virus scanner. They just added lots of popups though, nuts.