Author Topic: Virus messing with keyboard?  (Read 1266 times)

So i was just chatting with DJ or king of losers as you like to say.
when he started talking like this: lovingvirusmessedupmykeyboard whattheforget
so it seems something is messing with his keyboard and computer.
he believes it is this:
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I recently picked up a fairly interesting virus. It goes like this.

On the first computer I picked it up on, the virus produces random keystrokes periodically. It also starts up programs such as iTunes, Calculator, and Outlook every now and again, and has the irritating habit of putting the computer onto standby at every conceivable oppurtunity. The virus also appears to be invigorated by connection to the internet: it will lie dormant when offline, and then restore itself with renewed vigour when connected back to the net.

Neither AVG nor Avast can pick this up (even with a boot-scan), although Avast does regularly pick up some sort of 'Pwdump' tool, twice, in quick succession, although this may be unrelated. The strangest bit is that random keystrokes still happen even when I've left the comuter at the system password state. This suggests to me that the virus does not reside solely in the hard disk/operating system. I am slightly wary of referring to it as a BIOS virus, as many who have done so have been scorned for doing so and told their keyboard is deffective! I have formatted the hard drive since then, and still the virus is present.

In my infinite wisdom, I used a memory stick to transfer data from this PC to another, and a virus appeared shortly after on this one. However, on this computer, the virus has the irritating effect of stopping the use of keys a-f and j-:/;, ie most of the middle row. The keyboard is not deffective: The keys still function if, for example, another key is held down (such as the shift key). It might be a completely unrelated problem to the first, but perhaps the behaviour of the virus differs from computer to computer.
Anyone help?
the thing is trying to shut down his pc and stuff.
in the middle of the chat i think he logged off or his pc got shutted.

Maybe he should stop downloading furry research.

Tell him to take off his fursuit before he tries to type.

kcul guys.
but seriously?
any suggestions?

Tell him to take off his fursuit before he tries to type.

Maybe he should stop downloading furry research.

That's how he got it.

That's how he got it.

A.R.C...

You should be paid for this.

Tell him to check around his computer, Somebody may have put a keystroker on it.
« Last Edit: June 23, 2010, 05:23:43 PM by ? »

A.R.C...

You should be paid for this.
There is no job for being an starfish except being a comedian.

There is no job for being an starfish except being a comedian.
do it


There is no job for being an starfish except being a comedian.

Exactly! You could be an starfish, and get three million dollars a day!

Keystroking is loveual.


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