Mysterious Black Box

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On my desktop there is a mysterious black box, I can re-size it but I can't close it. Here is a screen shot of it:
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
EVGA 750i SLI
OS
Vista Ultimate
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
EVGA 750i SLI FTW
Memory
Corsair Dominator 1066 mhz
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 295
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2159m
Hard Drives
WD
PSU
Ultra 1000 Watt
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Stock
Can you click on the black box area, Then use Alt F4 to close it ?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
yes that worked sweet I learned something new, but I hope it doesn't start up again when I restart my computer, if it does do you have any ideas?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
EVGA 750i SLI
OS
Vista Ultimate
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
EVGA 750i SLI FTW
Memory
Corsair Dominator 1066 mhz
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 295
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2159m
Hard Drives
WD
PSU
Ultra 1000 Watt
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Stock
Looks like it might be a part of Windows Live Messenger.
Hover your mouse cursor over the Windows Live Messenger icon that's on your task bar and see if the black window is one of those icons.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built (x64), Lenovo x61s Tablet, Samsung Netbook
OS
Win7 x64 + x86
CPU
Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom in the netbook
Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe
Memory
12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbook
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 4870
Sound Card
Yes, I have one of these
Monitor(s) Displays
32" Sharp Aquos TV
Screen Resolution
800x600 - I have vision issues
Hard Drives
4 - 150 gB Velociraptors in RAID 5
Promise controller
PSU
1000 watt (can't recall the brand)
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Big honking cooler that was rated highly at Toms Hardware
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural
Mouse
Logitech Trackman
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
GeekSquad UPS
CyberPower UPS
DLink DNS-323 NAS (2 tB)
Netgear wireless router as an access point
Netgear wired router FSV-318
Home network consists of
4 desktop computers (2 Vista, 2 Win7)
1 netbook (Win7)
4 laptop computers (XP, 2-Vista, Win7)
Wii and XBox 360
It looks like an orphaned window from Command Prompt.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
bmxjumperc said:
On my desktop there is a mysterious black box, I can re-size it but I can't close it. Here is a screen shot of it:
Click to expand...

What happens if you right click it?

check task manager for unknown processes


Ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
I am most interested in the orphaned command prompt reply, note I didn't find any unknown processes that were obvious and right clicking it does nothing, I don't think it had anything to do with Messenger. Closing it with Alt F4 did work and it did not start up again after a restart. :-)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
EVGA 750i SLI
OS
Vista Ultimate
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
EVGA 750i SLI FTW
Memory
Corsair Dominator 1066 mhz
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 295
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2159m
Hard Drives
WD
PSU
Ultra 1000 Watt
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Stock
bmxjumperc said:
I am most interested in the orphaned command prompt reply, note I didn't find any unknown processes that were obvious and right clicking it does nothing, I don't think it had anything to do with Messenger. Closing it with Alt F4 did work and it did not start up again after a restart. :-)
Click to expand...

probably a left over spawned when an install needed to register something. as long as its closed no problem

Ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Start menu search box. Type msconfig, hit enter. Go to startup tab. Check what is starting with your pc. Use regedit to find any offensive key(s) if any and delete.

After, scan with Malwarebytes.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
This black box is due to GTA IV Rockstar Social club.

Both I and my friend had this issue and noticed we both have the game. I also noticed that you have it. Once we ended the process for it the black box disappeared.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R (rev. 1.0)
Memory
G.Skill (I forget)
Graphics Card(s)
eVGA nVidia GTX 260 core 216
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 2433/Samsung 120hz LCD TV
Hard Drives
2x 1tb Seagate pieces of crap
Cooling
Crappy standard
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