Weird flash every so often

McSeven

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Once in maybe an hour or so there is a small fast flash in the lower right corner of the screen. About 3/4" high and about 2 1/2" wide.

Been doing this for about a month. Avira, Malwarebytes and HiJackThis show nothing that seems suspicious.

I am wondering if it is a virus that is taking screen shots.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

W7 x64.
 

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What Av's are you running? Sounds like some kind of warning message that's not staying on.
Ken
 

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Windows Home Server
Avira Primium Suite 2010

I'll post a message at their website too.
 

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PC/Desktop
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HomieJunker
OS
W7 Prof 64 bit
CPU
i7-3770k
Motherboard
Sabertooth Z77
Memory
G.Skill Sniper 1866 16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Evga GTX 770
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG278HE
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
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4 Seagate Barracudas 250 GB
2 Intel® X25-M 160GB
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Corsair H1000X
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Lian-Li A77B
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Phantek 120 dual fans
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Corsair K70 RGB
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Logitech G502
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FiOS Quantum
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Avira
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Hey I thought this Aswell once or twice, No virus here and I use Avira premium 10, I came to the conclusion It was just Avira's little popup window I was missing when It notify's you that an update just took place?

Edit, Spelling.
 
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That is most likely what it is. Mine (Avira Premium Suite) opens and reports, so I click the the X and it goes away.
 

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Hey I thought this Aswell once or twice, No virus here and I use Avira premium 10, I came to the conclusion It was just Avira's little popup window I was missing when It notify's you that an update just took place?
Edit, Spelling.


It's not Avira's update window because I can see that and it stays for a couple of seconds before disappearing. Or one can close it at will.

The flash I am referring to is so fast one can not read it and it's very small.
I checked with Avira support and they don't see any problems reported by the Avira software.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HomieJunker
OS
W7 Prof 64 bit
CPU
i7-3770k
Motherboard
Sabertooth Z77
Memory
G.Skill Sniper 1866 16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Evga GTX 770
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG278HE
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
4 Seagate Barracudas 250 GB
2 Intel® X25-M 160GB
PSU
Corsair H1000X
Case
Lian-Li A77B
Cooling
Phantek 120 dual fans
Keyboard
Corsair K70 RGB
Mouse
Logitech G502
Internet Speed
FiOS Quantum
Antivirus
Avira
Browser
Chrome
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