Re: Virus that affects monitor pincusion & size?

I had the same problem after getting affected with a virus
Antivir calles it " Exploit EXP/MS05-013"
I got affected by visiting a website that contained this virus,
just opening the webpage without dl'ing anything got me affected.
So i formatted my drive, when i was reinstalling winxp home my screen
resolution also resized to 2/3 of the normal size. Now i have it set to
maximum size but i lost a few millimeters...


"Mackenrick" wrote:

> Thanks for all the replies. I had tried readjusting the pincusion, etc.
> using the controls on the front of the monitor but they had no effect... not
> functioning at all. I couldn't change any of the settings. I was able to
> connect to the internet and post this question but I was afraid of doing
> anything else for fear of making it harder to recover the computer in case it
> was some kind of virus. After reading some of these replies, I got brave
> enough to do some poking around and checked the monitor settings. For some
> reason the refresh rate had changed from 85 to 60. I don't know what
> difference that makes with the pincusion of the monitor but when I changed it
> back to 85, the monitor returned to almost normal. I had to readjust the
> overall display size a little and recenter it but it works fine now. Very
> strange... can't figure it out. It was fine when I turned it off and screwed
> up when I turn it on. Like many of you mentioned.. maybe the monitor is just
> getting tired... it's about three years old. Thanks again for the replies.
>
> --
> MacKenrick
>
>
> "Mike Fields" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:%23mDz06OJGHA.1676@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Mackenrick wrote:
> > >> Last night my computer was working fine. Today I turned it on and
> > >> the monitor is all screwed up. The "Pincusion" is squeezed in on the
> > >> sides and the Horizontal Size is pulled in so that the display is
> > >> only 2/3 of the original size. I ran Norton Anti Virus (current
> > >> definitions) and it says I'm clean. I've also got the router
> > >> firewall up, Norton Worm protection on, Spyware Blaster and Adaware
> > >> on. The last thing I was doing was searching for information on
> > >> snakes on the internet (helping my son with a research paper). A
> > >> couple of sites were a little strange and seemed to load funny but I
> > >> didn't think anything of it at the time.
> > >>
> > >> If anyone has any ideas of what caused this problem with my monitor
> > >> and how to fix it, I would be VERY grateful. Thank you. ---
> > >> MacKenrick
> > >
> > > In all likelihood, the monitor has gone bad. There is no virus that
> > > can cause hardware damage to a monitor.Hardware can fail at any time.
> > > What happens when you use the positioning, sizing, and shaping
> > > controls on the front of the monitor? What happens when you
> > > re-install the latest WinXP-specific drivers for your video adapter
> > > from its manufacturer's web site? Have you tried a different monitor?
> > >
> > >
> > > Bruce Chambers
> > >
> >
> > While I would not agree that it is not possible for a virus to cause
> > a monitor problem (if you run at the wrong scan rates, you can
> > destroy a monitor), I would agree that the most likely cause
> > in this case is a failing monitor. Especially in this case when the
> > failure occurred when it was turned on (the most likely time for
> > a hardware failure is turn-on ... applies to men also ;-) )
> >
> > mikey
> >
> >
.

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