CS6 - Strange red box when trying to Save As

Hi everyone,
I've got an annoying problem that has just developed in CS6...
When I try to 'Save As' I get the corner of a red box on screen next to the cursor and I do not know what it is. This happens when pressing CTRL SHIFT S.
Then, rather than opening the Save As box, I am able to draw a red box, as though I can select something, but when I release the mouse button, the box disappears... and nothing happens, it doesn't allow me to Save As/
Has anyone else had this happen? Have I clicked something by accident? How do I get rid of it? It's annoying me!
I can save as by pressing CTRL ALT S, but I want to use the good old fashioned CTRL SHIFT S again...
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!

Thanks for your reply Noel.
I've just checked and it does indeed do the same in other programs. I hadn't noticed this as I must only use CTRL Shift S in Photoshop.
I have installed a couple of things recently, some add-ons for Visual Studio and mouses without borders... I shall investigate further to find the culprit! Pesky programs!
Thanks again

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