words automatically appear

In the last few days, every time that I attempt to compose an e-mail, words
automatically appear in the send to line, and spurious words and
charactersappear as I type in the content, or if I open MS Word to create a
document, words automatically appear. It would seem to me that I have a
virus or trojan in my system. My anti-virus and firewall are regulalrly
updated, but I may have accidentally let something through. Also, the
letters typed do not always appear immediately on the screen. Please could
somebody advise me how to get rid of this effect.

This is a sample of what is happening. The following characters appeared as
I was typing this request for help - a a a man AM a man ..... a man a a a a
man man and a a man a

Bill
Tue Sep 16 22:17:20 CDT 2003

Let me guess:

You are using a machine with OfficeXP installed?

And, it has a microphone of some sort--perhaps built-in to a laptop, or the
monitor on a desktop, or just sitting there on the desk?

This symptom is typical of having the sound recognition features of Office
turned on. Look for a small toolbar near the bottom of the screen, or use
Help in Office to learn how to turn it on and off. If your microphone is
easy to find, try unplugging it to see if the symptoms go away.

"Jean Creighton" <tiggy_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ctO9b.5993$hF3.698705@news20.bellglobal.com...
> In the last few days, every time that I attempt to compose an e-mail,
words
> automatically appear in the send to line, and spurious words and
> charactersappear as I type in the content, or if I open MS Word to create
a
> document, words automatically appear. It would seem to me that I have a
> virus or trojan in my system. My anti-virus and firewall are regulalrly
> updated, but I may have accidentally let something through. Also, the
> letters typed do not always appear immediately on the screen. Please
could
> somebody advise me how to get rid of this effect.
>
> This is a sample of what is happening. The following characters appeared
as
> I was typing this request for help - a a a man AM a man ..... a man a a a
a
> man man and a a man a
>
>

Jean
Wed Sep 17 11:10:17 CDT 2003

Bill

Thank you so much for your help. It worked a treat.

"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:OGa36oMfDHA.892@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Let me guess:
>
> You are using a machine with OfficeXP installed?
>
> And, it has a microphone of some sort--perhaps built-in to a laptop, or
the
> monitor on a desktop, or just sitting there on the desk?
>
> This symptom is typical of having the sound recognition features of Office
> turned on. Look for a small toolbar near the bottom of the screen, or use
> Help in Office to learn how to turn it on and off. If your microphone is
> easy to find, try unplugging it to see if the symptoms go away.
>
> "Jean Creighton" <tiggy_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ctO9b.5993$hF3.698705@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > In the last few days, every time that I attempt to compose an e-mail,
> words
> > automatically appear in the send to line, and spurious words and
> > charactersappear as I type in the content, or if I open MS Word to
create
> a
> > document, words automatically appear. It would seem to me that I have a
> > virus or trojan in my system. My anti-virus and firewall are regulalrly
> > updated, but I may have accidentally let something through. Also, the
> > letters typed do not always appear immediately on the screen. Please
> could
> > somebody advise me how to get rid of this effect.
> >
> > This is a sample of what is happening. The following characters appeared
> as
> > I was typing this request for help - a a a man AM a man ..... a man a a
a
> a
> > man man and a a man a
> >
> >
>
>

Bill
Wed Sep 17 12:48:13 CDT 2003

I'm not surprised you found this disturbing--it's a very wierd symptom!

"Jean Creighton" <tiggy_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:FH%9b.6674$hF3.822807@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Bill
>
> Thank you so much for your help. It worked a treat.
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:OGa36oMfDHA.892@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Let me guess:
> >
> > You are using a machine with OfficeXP installed?
> >
> > And, it has a microphone of some sort--perhaps built-in to a laptop, or
> the
> > monitor on a desktop, or just sitting there on the desk?
> >
> > This symptom is typical of having the sound recognition features of
Office
> > turned on. Look for a small toolbar near the bottom of the screen, or
use
> > Help in Office to learn how to turn it on and off. If your microphone
is
> > easy to find, try unplugging it to see if the symptoms go away.
> >
> > "Jean Creighton" <tiggy_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ctO9b.5993$hF3.698705@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > In the last few days, every time that I attempt to compose an e-mail,
> > words
> > > automatically appear in the send to line, and spurious words and
> > > charactersappear as I type in the content, or if I open MS Word to
> create
> > a
> > > document, words automatically appear. It would seem to me that I have
a
> > > virus or trojan in my system. My anti-virus and firewall are
regulalrly
> > > updated, but I may have accidentally let something through. Also, the
> > > letters typed do not always appear immediately on the screen. Please
> > could
> > > somebody advise me how to get rid of this effect.
> > >
> > > This is a sample of what is happening. The following characters
appeared
> > as
> > > I was typing this request for help - a a a man AM a man ..... a man a
a
> a
> > a
> > > man man and a a man a
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>