Network Setting being changed by another application?

Hi,
Out of nowhere, I started to get this problem whenever I try to modify the settings on my Network Preferences. A prompt would pop up with the text "Your network settings have been changed by another application." and all I can do is click OK. After the OK is clicked, the same prompt would immediately reappear. This is on a 1.67Ghz Powerbook running OSX 10.4.11.
I'll try to link a picture to a screen grab.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3644087430_e9b622a599.jpg?v=0
Is this a virus?

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