Something (Trojan?) Takes Over Mouse

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Some program on my computer takes over the mouse, takes it to the edges of
the screen and clicks it madly, tiling windows, opening programs etc. I run
W2K Pro and I have installed both ZoneAlarm and Norton Internet Security
after the problem began - so now the program must reside on my local drive.
To stop the mouse mischief, I do a Ctrl-Alt-Del which most often, but not
always stops the mouse. I see no unusual processes running, so the mouse
process must be hiding somehow. I checked registry and cannot see any
unusual programs under RunOnce or Run. I also have Norton Antivirus with up
to date virus definitions and nothing is detected.
Has anybody seen something similar before? I would like to get rid of the
problem without having to reformat/reinstall.
Thank you for your advice.
 
is it by any chance, a laptop? I've seen activity like that before with
various hardware problems associated with bad touchpads or accupoint devices
If it is a laptop, try plugging in an external mouse. If it's a desktop,
try replacing the mouse anyway, to rule out a hardware problem.
 
Changed mouse, so far so good.
I will use the software tools just to be sure.
Thanks very much.
 
Sounds like it could be a virus that I received about a
year ago. You might want to check Symantec's site. Sorry,
I don't remember its name.
 
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