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- Sep 3, 2011
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So for a few days in a row my PC has been playing music whenever I open IE11. I figured maybe one of those self-starting video ads, or perhaps even a browser hijack or virus....
I had 2 home pages, Bing and MSN, with MSN on top. To make sure it wasn't malicious, I ran complete virus scans using NOD32, Kaspersky's root kit tool, Malwarebytes rootkit tool, etc. All came up clean...
To be really sure, I installed a recent disk image from 2 or 3 weeks ago. Ah, I thought, all is well. I fired up the PC, opened IE11 and the frickin' music started again!
I switched to the tab with Bing open in it to search on the problem and...there was a "live" wallpaper with a frickin' bird singing! Opera no less!
Good one, MS. Ya got me fair and square...
I had 2 home pages, Bing and MSN, with MSN on top. To make sure it wasn't malicious, I ran complete virus scans using NOD32, Kaspersky's root kit tool, Malwarebytes rootkit tool, etc. All came up clean...
To be really sure, I installed a recent disk image from 2 or 3 weeks ago. Ah, I thought, all is well. I fired up the PC, opened IE11 and the frickin' music started again!
I switched to the tab with Bing open in it to search on the problem and...there was a "live" wallpaper with a frickin' bird singing! Opera no less!
Good one, MS. Ya got me fair and square...
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell E520
- CPU
- Intel Q6700 Core 2 Quad - 2.66 GHz
- Motherboard
- Whatever Dell put in there...
- Memory
- 8 GB Mushkin 800 MHz DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GTX 650 - 2 GB GDDR5
- Sound Card
- Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x 19" ViewSonic LCD's
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1024
- Hard Drives
- 1 Intel X25-M 120G SSD, 2 WD RE4 2TB HD's
- PSU
- PCPower & Cooling Silencer 500 Watt
- Internet Speed
- 100/10 Time Warner Cable
- Country Flag
- USA
- State/Region Flag
- us california
