finder keeps kicking me out of apps

[shmo74]

Does anyone have any idea why finder keeps cycling me out of whatever app I am working in. It does not close the app, but no matter if I am typing or clicking it goes to finder then I can click back in my app and continue. 20-30 seconds later it does the same thing. It started about 2 weeks ago when I was surfing the web. I got a message about a dangerous site. Is it possible that I got a virus?

 

[chrismacguy]

This is highly likely not to be a virus - this is because there isnt a single virus that is known to be in the wild that targets OS X. There is a single trojan, but that can only be caught if you installed pirated copies of CS4 or iWork '09.

 

[Consultant]

Did you install anything near the time when the problem started?

Have you:
Repair permissions
Repair disk

 

[xUKHCx]

Do you have Stuffit AVR installed? Or you on 10.4.11?

Sounds like you are having a similar issue to this thread.

Open System Preferences - Open Stuffit AVR - Press stop.

 

[shmo74]

Thanks for the fix

That definitely did it. Thanks for paying attention. Don't know how that got started. You rock. Enjoy your day in the UK.