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hi there friends,

just recently (last month or so) my mouse has been acting up on me....earlier tonight...and several other occasions...

i was browsing forums and BAM my mouse pointer goes haywire without my moving it...it opens up the start menu, task manager, everything...it's crazy...i dont' know what it is...i'm running "avast" antivirus right now...my HJT log looks clean from what i know....no adware or spyware on my pc...i've done thorough scans...

maybe i need a new mouse???

thanks

Lee

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Short, practical diagnostic note for 's “possessed” pointer — this builds on the suggestions from , and but focuses on systematic isolation and a few checks not yet mentioned.

Start with a reproducibility log. Note exact timestamps when the pointer misbehaves and compare them with Task Scheduler entries and Event Viewer (System/Application, HID driver errors). If the problem recurs at the same time, a scheduled task or background program is a strong suspect.

Try this ordered checklist to isolate the cause:

  • Run an OS-independent test: boot from a Live USB (e.g., an Ubuntu live image) and use the system for an hour. Erratic behavior there points to hardware; if it’s clean, the issue is likely Windows-level software or drivers.
  • Remove other input devices and hubs. Plug the mouse directly into a known-good rear USB port (avoid front-panel hubs). Disable touchpad/touchscreen if present, and temporarily unplug or power down any wireless keyboard.
  • Swap the mouse to a second PC, and try a known-good mouse on the problematic PC. If only the original mouse fails on both machines, the mouse is faulty. If different mice misbehave on the same PC, suspect port/controller/driver.
  • For wireless mice: replace batteries, move the receiver away from USB 3.0 ports or other 2.4 GHz sources (use a USB extension). For PS/2 mice, check BIOS settings and consider updating chipset drivers/BIOS.
  • Perform an offline malware/rootkit scan (Microsoft Defender Offline or a reputable rescue disk) and run a clean boot (disable startup items) to detect background apps or remote-control software.

Avoid opening modern mice to tinker—replacement is safer and faster if hardware is implicated. If the tests point to Windows-only behavior after these steps, focus further on drivers, scheduled tasks, and any remote-access tools.

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Member Avatar for Killer_Typo

hi there friends,

just recently (last month or so) my mouse has been acting up on me....earlier tonight...and several other occasions...

i was browsing forums and BAM my mouse pointer goes haywire without my moving it...it opens up the start menu, task manager, everything...it's crazy...i dont' know what it is...i'm running "avast" antivirus right now...my HJT log looks clean from what i know....no adware or spyware on my pc...i've done thorough scans...

maybe i need a new mouse???

thanks

Lee

if its going around and opening things on its own without your free will...your machine might be possessed...j/k j/k


try disconnecting from the internet for day....use your computer...see if the mouse goes crazy...maybe someones gotten in from the outside and they are messing with you who knows...but it sounds strange...........


did someone install drunken mouse on your computer without tellling you? my friend did that to his sister and she freaked because every now and then it owuld zig zag around while she was using it.

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yeh i think it is possessed :) just did two virus scans in safe mode and NOTHING....hm...

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IT JUST DID IT AGAIN ..... i'm seriously thinking someone is messing with me....it happened around the same time last night....time to do some major butt kicking..

i may have found the answer to my solution....from a website...

" recently came across a the wierdest mouse problem I've ever seen. The arrow was jumping all over the place -- it was literally bouncing off of the "walls" of the screen! The first thing I did was to run a virus check. This did detect and remove the anitiexe virus. I suspected that the crazy mouse was an effect of the virus. The next day I again tried the system. It worked fine. After a half hour it seemed a little jumpy. After an hour it was a nervous wreck again!

I again ran the virus check. This time the system came up clean.

Replacing the mouse solved the problem once and for all. It seems that the first mouse would work OK to start. Some component was probably overheating as time passed. "

time for a new mouse.....

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i had this problem with a brand new logitech optical mouse..

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so what happened????

Member Avatar for Killer_Typo

so what happened????

:lol:


he probably swapped the mouse out and it fixed it, or he downloaded the drivers for the mouse and that fixed it. If it was optical not much more you can do than clean the lense by opening up the mouse, but i would never recomend to do that.

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nope still does it...

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so i guess there's no real solution to the "posessed" mouse eh??

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so i guess there's no real solution to the "posessed" mouse eh??

try swapping a different mouse for awhile. see if it still happens. to me, it really sounds like an issue with the mouse hardware. because i cant think of anything that would cause that in windows. unless the windows mouse driver was busted..but then what would you do...i dont think you can redownload that.

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Might be a bit late (by a few years) but something not as often discussed about this or similar mice problems is that screwing about with the pointer speed in windows can affect such a glitch, apparently something to do with PS/2 ports being out of sync with the processor's clock. Just tried it on mine and I haven't ahd a problem for at least ten minutes now.

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