i'm using WINDOWS XP, downloaded a malware once that triggered a trojan-outbreak ... had to reformat my PC. while Windows was already installing the monitor's brightness option kept popping-out and adjusts itself. i even deleted, created, & reformatted the partitions...it's still there, during start-ups til i shut down!

then i installed AVG, while pressing the monitor button down- it somehow stops it. however it proceeds whenever i leave it alone. it became worse, toying with all the monitor controls?!? i also had to install SP2, then it stopped from selecting all of the controls and only the "brightness/contrast" options were manipulated. i scanned the whole computer with AVG, but it didn't detect anything unusual!

Now the 'brightness' control's the only one that pops-out, from start-ups til shut-down, and avg still doesn't detect anything... please help ASAP, am an out-of-school-youngster and i have to study a lot even just online and all... i don't know if this sort of malfunction would infect my tablet, this hinders me from my drawing/animating practices... badly... please help.Welcome to CH.

Download and rename TrendMicro HijackThis.exe (HJT)

• Double-click on HJTInstall.
• Click on the Install button.
  
• It will automatically place HJT in C:\Program Files\TrendMicro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe.
  
• Upon install, HijackThis should open for you.

• Close HijackThis and rename it.
  
• Go to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis.exe
  
• Right click on HijackThis.exe and select Rename.
  
• Type in sniper.exe and press Enter.
  
• Right-click on sniper.exe and select Send To > Desktop (CREATE shortcut)

• From the desktop open HijackThis.
• If using Windows Vista, Right-click and Run As Administrator.
  
• Click on the Do a system scan and save a log file button
  
• HijackThis will scan and then a log will open in notepad.
• Copy and then paste the entire contents of the log in your post.
  
• Do not have HijackThis fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

Now the 'brightness' control's the only one that pops-out, from start-ups til shut-down

Now the 'brightness' control's the only one that pops-out, from start-ups til shut-down

If the menu keeps coming up the monitor thinks you pressed a button. A button is just a way of completing an electrical circuit. If dust accumulates on a circuit it can cause the circuit to act strangely. Purchasing some canned air from your local office supply store can solve this problem in most cases. Just blow the air in all the vent holes of the monitor to blow the dust out. Be sure to FOLLOW the directions on the can.[/qoute]

Cookies are nothing to worry about.

I'm with evilfantasy on this one...it doesn't sound like a malware issue. By the looks of it, your monitor is probably on the fritz. Your graphics card could also be the culprit, but I think that's not as likely. Do you have another monitor you can try? And can you hook your monitor up to a different computer? This is always the first thing you want to try when having significant monitor problems.

If the menu keeps coming up the monitor thinks you pressed a button. A button is just a way of completing an electrical circuit. If dust accumulates on a circuit it can cause the circuit to act strangely. Purchasing some canned air from your local office supply store can solve this problem in most cases. Just blow the air in all the vent holes of the monitor to blow the dust out. Be sure to follow the directions on the can.[/qoute]

I remembered something like that! only they taught me the exact opposite.. anyway, it's proven that dust can be that kind of conductor. somebody dusted the fans on this PC, last month... is it likely? (canned air isn't available here)

and Spyware's done:

[recovering disk space -- attachment deleted by admin]

Yes I think you need to get inside of the monitor and clean it out.

Don't worry about the cookies, they are just .txt files so they can't do anything malicious.