Has my Mac Mini got Kryptonite poisoning?! ...

[YTSEMAC]

Hi.

Today, I transferred an Illustrator (8.0) file from my old G4
to my new Mac Mini and opened it in version 10.0. I then
transferred it back to my G4 and, shock/horror ... everything
had a green tinge - just like Kryptonite! Even MORE shock/horror,
when I booted up my Mac Mini, I found the same thing, only it
mainly occupies the bottom third of the screen - but even the
type has green speckles (Internet included!) and it looks as
though it might be getting worse! ... HELP!

Has anyone ever seen anything like this before? If so, what
IS it and how can I fix it?

I've been changing the fonts this last day or so (I had some
hassle installing them up until now) - would that cause this
problem? Or could it be the screen even though everything
looks sharp? Or ... could it be some sort of virus?

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and I transferred the Illustrator file
using a LaCie PocketDrive.

Would welcome your thoughts/comments/assistance in this
very bizarre matter.

Many thanks,

JMcE.


P.S. Carried out a disk repair exercise using disk utility, but
no joy as the result was that the disk didn't need repaired.

 

[Shadow]

Update to OS X 10.4.7, and its not a virus.

 

[YTSEMAC]

Update to OS X 10.4.7, and its not a virus.

Clark Kent to the rescue!

Just pressed the start-up button three times in quick succession
and bingo, no more Kryptonite! Don't know if I would've got the
same result without that, but there you have it. S'pose I can try
the same 'cure' on the G4 and see if it works there - watch this
space!

Will take on board what you wrote 'ChrisG' - many thanks for that.

Best,

JMcE.

P.S. I realise it's practically impossible to get a Mac virus now, but
if it wasn't a virus, does anyone know what it was?