The omnious green hue. [moved from General Security]

Pixel8ted · 09-28-2008, 10:22 AM

For the past two weeks my computer screen upon launch of the OS turns a green hue. I can see it in the login screen, when browsing, and in applications like MS Office. I have online scanned with Trend Micro, & Kapersky, Off-line scanned with AVG & Avir with updated definitions (just uninstalled AVG Free 8), SuperAntiSpy,KillBox, ISEEYOUXP, ATF-Cleaner, A2 Anti-Malware, Comodo's built in scanner, HJT by TrendMicro, Spybot SnD, MS MSRT 9/08 version... just about all (just about) of the recommended scanners. Supposedly all coming out clean. I also have ABP installed to block ads and NoScript installed on Firefox. I only open IE 7 once in a blue moon and try my best to safe surf.

But... since my screen is still green on every startup I still wonder if it is a hidden virus/spyware or if it is the monitor or video card and what kinds of tests I can do to isolate the problem.

I have also updated my Nvidia drivers to see if that would help. It didn't. I reset my monitor to factory settings - that didn't help.

The green hue is making my eyes hurt and trips to the library to do homework is a nuisance due to the time limits of computer use. But I digress.

The green hue effect is like a dimmer switch - it goes from lighter green tint to darker green and then much later it resolves itself only to begin the cycle all over again. I hope that description helps with the troubleshooting part. Any suggestions? Please help. I could really use some insight. And how I can keep from repeating this mistake. It's really been frustating.Thank you.

PS. I have scan reports from HJT, ISEEYOU, etc. if need be to look at, but I know that is a different portion of the forum and I didn't want to violate the forum rules. I have not installed certain software like CBO, OTScanIt, SDFix because a2 sees them as Trojans/Worms and I don't know if that is a false positive or not.

PSS. - I warily installed JRE so that Trend Micro could run but wondering if I made a mistake or not. Please advise on that too.

Thanks.

tetonbob · 09-28-2008, 07:45 PM

Sounds to me more like your video card is failing, drivers are corrupted, or your monitor is having issues.

I don't think this is a security related issue.

I'll move this to hardware, where it will get better coverage for the suspected issue.

09-28-2008, 10:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pixel8ted Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP Pro OEM SP 3	The omnious green hue. [moved from General Security] For the past two weeks my computer screen upon launch of the OS turns a green hue. I can see it in the login screen, when browsing, and in applications like MS Office. I have online scanned with Trend Micro, & Kapersky, Off-line scanned with AVG & Avir with updated definitions (just uninstalled AVG Free 8), SuperAntiSpy,KillBox, ISEEYOUXP, ATF-Cleaner, A2 Anti-Malware, Comodo's built in scanner, HJT by TrendMicro, Spybot SnD, MS MSRT 9/08 version... just about all (just about) of the recommended scanners. Supposedly all coming out clean. I also have ABP installed to block ads and NoScript installed on Firefox. I only open IE 7 once in a blue moon and try my best to safe surf. But... since my screen is still green on every startup I still wonder if it is a hidden virus/spyware or if it is the monitor or video card and what kinds of tests I can do to isolate the problem. I have also updated my Nvidia drivers to see if that would help. It didn't. I reset my monitor to factory settings - that didn't help. The green hue is making my eyes hurt and trips to the library to do homework is a nuisance due to the time limits of computer use. But I digress. The green hue effect is like a dimmer switch - it goes from lighter green tint to darker green and then much later it resolves itself only to begin the cycle all over again. I hope that description helps with the troubleshooting part. Any suggestions? Please help. I could really use some insight. And how I can keep from repeating this mistake. It's really been frustating.Thank you. PS. I have scan reports from HJT, ISEEYOU, etc. if need be to look at, but I know that is a different portion of the forum and I didn't want to violate the forum rules. I have not installed certain software like CBO, OTScanIt, SDFix because a2 sees them as Trojans/Worms and I don't know if that is a false positive or not. PSS. - I warily installed JRE so that Trend Micro could run but wondering if I made a mistake or not. Please advise on that too. Thanks.

09-28-2008, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 35,797 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: The omnious green hue. Sounds to me more like your video card is failing, drivers are corrupted, or your monitor is having issues. I don't think this is a security related issue. I'll move this to hardware, where it will get better coverage for the suspected issue. __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009