Strange one but can the resident IT folks help me out here, i’m using my internet browser and most pages seem to have coloured blocks highlighting text/words they go away if i press refresh but as soon as i go on another page they are there again. The blocks appear in a very random order, more on some pages than others. No obvious probs with my PC , am currently scanning with anti virus.

Am i being a numpty or is it a real concern?

could be graphics card memory failing

Currently all text with “the” in my first post above is highlighted orangey. Weird.

Have you tried turning it off and then back on again?

Threefish….just done that, seems ok now. 😳

Is it ONLY in your web browser?

If so it sounds more like a malware/adware infection. You’ll probably find the highlighted text is a link to something.

(Either that or you did a search for the word “the” with “Highlight all” selected – i.e. if you press Ctrl+f then type “the” in the box do you see the same thing happen?)

GrahamS….yes it seemed like it was only the browser. Seemed a touch slow also. As i say it seems fine now after turning off/on.

Always the same word at once? Hit Ctrl-F by accident?

ourkidsam….no , random words/sentences. First noticed it during a google search earlier , then on all pages viewed.

It’s some kind of search highlighting thing, isn’t it?

What browser/os?

Vista Home Premium OS SP2. IE browser think 8?

Vista…..