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Hi i have this problem... lately my monitor keeps blanking out for like 2 seconds before it comes back on again. Sometimes, the words and color will appear abit funny. Also, today for no reason, many many icons popped out.. like around 40 over internet explorer tabs, and many msn messenger tabs. Is this due to a virus or??
Thanks for helping!

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The symptoms described — brief screen blanking, distorted text/color, then a sudden flood of icons/windows — can come from a few different subsystems. Since already suggested the obvious early checks, focus next on isolating the display stack (driver and GPU), power/thermal behavior under load, and whether Windows itself is restarting the shell or video driver.

  • Check Windows Event Viewer (System and Application) for errors that match the times the screen blinks. Look for display-driver, graphics, or Explorer crashes; that log entry narrows whether the OS or the GPU is failing.
  • Reproduce the problem under controlled load. Monitor GPU temperature, clock and voltages with a hardware monitor while you stress the card or run the same set of programs that trigger the issue. Note whether the fault correlates with rising temps or a sudden clock drop.
  • Do a clean driver cycle: uninstall the GPU driver, reboot, then install the vendor driver (try both the latest and one older stable release if the problem started after an update). If available, test with the motherboard video output (integrated GPU) or a different video cable to separate card/connector issues from the monitor.
  • Boot a Live USB (Linux) or perform a clean-boot to see if the fault appears outside the normal Windows environment; this separates software from hardware causes.
  • If the problem appears only under heavy load, inspect PSU voltages and GPU cooling, and consider professional testing if uncomfortable opening the case.

Record a short video of the fault and the exact steps that trigger it; that evidence speeds diagnosis or an RMA if the hardware is faulty.

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Have you scanned for bugs?

I would run AVG, Spybot Search and destroy, Adaware, and Asquared, and it would be most effective if you did this in safe mode.

btw...all of the above are free downloads.

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yup i scanned already for both spyware and adware and virus. Already removed the viruses but it still happens.. realise it usually happens when i run alot of programs. Wonder if it's a monitor problem?

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Do you have another monitor you could try, or another computer that you could try the monitor on?

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