Odd Internet Connection Icon - Have You Seen It?

[Macgyver]

Has anyone ever seen or herd of an internet connection icon showing a small yellow dot orbiting it, similar to the EarthLink emblem? Specifically, a wireless internet connection icon on the taskbar of a Windows XP SP2 system.

I was on the phone with my girlfriend when she told me about it, so i didn't see it, but she did say that it just started doing that on its own (she doesn't have EarthLink). I had her mouse over it, and the info was all normal and so were the connection properties. Well, as normal as i could tell from what she read to me.

Just wondering if anyone has herd of this.

 

[NoTime]

Don't know.
OTOH any change like that occurring without activity on your part is a serious red flag.
I would definately be looking for a virus.

 

[Macgyver]

I wasn't worried about it, but I will definitely look for a virus now.

Thanks for the heads-up NoTime.