Just noticed that when flicking through windows explorer, my documents etc I'm getting an icon flickering in the task bar on the bottom right.

 

Looks like a clapper board and says 'Ogg DirectShow Filter' when I can manage to hover over it before it disappears.

 

Any ideas what this is, I've not noticed it before? :confused: A quick google brings up a load of codec stuff.

 

Cheers

 

Pete

Sounds like Spyware mate. Get a decent spyware killer. Like spybot free form http://www.download.com Or you could invest in the lastest norton internet security software. I did and to be honest. its the best £50 i have spent since I subscribed to this forum.

 

Hope this helps mate

It's some sort of embedded codec for video.

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/codecs_and_filters/ogg_directshow.cfm

It's not SpyWare as such and it can be removed - full info here Pete ;)

 

Steve :)

Or the short version...

 

To uninstall Ogg DirectShow Filter, click OggDSuninst.exe in the C:\WINDOWS\System32 folder.

 

HTH

 

Steve :)

if there are ogg files in the directories you are browsing then it will load the filter, its nothing sinister.

Cheers boys :bow: