1x1 pixel white square top left desktop annoying

this white pixel on my desktop keeps unselecting the window im on and selecting itself. clicking the white pixel takes me to some spam site. i cant delete the pixel or anything?

help?

 

A 1 pixel image in an indication of a possible malware infection.

To be safe, need to run a full system scan with at least two virus scanners.

 

Yep yep.. preferably boot into safe mode before doing the scan as well.

 

Possible? You, my friend are the master of understatement! This most assuredly IS the very definition of malware.

Gary

 

Actually not really, Creative X-fi sound card has a "background" app (system tray icon) that loves to be 1x1 pixels white at position 0x0 on your screen. Then again Creative software and drivers could be seen as malware, considering how crappy made they are.

 

I'm sorry but any app that uses a 1x1 pixel icon or screen is malware, period. Even if it does come from a company like Creative. Such arrogance is obscene, it's like the idiot programmers from Adobe and Apple, who think we need a system service that is loaded 24x7 to periodically check for updates for their applications. Hello, every other company has the app "phone home" to check for updates when the app is loaded. All of these sorts of programming tactics should be deplored and the bright light of public knowledge of their existence shown upon them. [climbing down from my soap box...]

Gary

 

Isn't what I said?

I actually did a sentence mistakes.. sorry.. I wanted to say:

Then again, Creative software and drivers could be seen as malware as they are so badly made.

 

You did, and I was agreeing with you. Or at least TRYING to agree with you, obviously my ham fisted exuberance on this topic got in the way. The "I'm sorry" part was not to show disagreement, but was intended as an exclamation.

Gary

 

I get it

 

MY GOD you my friend deserve a rep !!!!!!


BTW it is malware Avira, AVG, AVAST. Any of those will do.