I have this empty black box in middle of screen with cursor in it after upgrading from SnowLeopard to Mavericks - any help???

I have this black outlined box with cursor stuck in it after upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mavericks -- any help??? I can't get rid of it.

From another thread.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24902799#24902799
Go to accesibility/zoom/more options/show rectangle... and uncheck that.
Strange outline rectangle on my screen...

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