Remote's Icon over Screen and Automatic iTunes Launch

Sometimes when I'm watching a movies using VLC and I hit remote to change volume, this icon appears over the screen http://img97.imageshack.us/i/screenshot20091031at846.png/
Then it disappears in a couple of seconds.
Any idea what is that and why is it there?
Also, when I'm watching a movie using VLC and I want to use the remote to pause the playback, it automatically launches iTunes and it starts playing music in the background which is kind of annoying. I tried to deactivate the iTunes Helper, but then iTunes won't launch automatically when I connect my iPhone, iPod etc. Any idea how to resolve this?

I used to be a believer in Mac OS reliability that never needed to resort to a clean install...
Unfortunately, my experiences since 10.5 have proven that OS X is no longer as foolproof as it once was, having no other recourse but to do clean installs to resolve maddening issues.
And no, I've never been a true Windoze user, having started on an Apple ][+ with 128k memory and lower-case mod option.
At any given time for most of my latter life, I am running or maintaining at least 4 Macs concurrently in one configuration or another, and having also been a commercial print and graphics business owner running an all-Mac shop, so I am definitely more exposed to any issues that may arise with OS X.
So I can assure you that having to do clean installs of OS X has been increasingly required post 10.4 to avoid or resolve problems. I wish it wasn't so.
For all the issues I've encountered that I couldn't resolve other than doing a clean reinstall, no one has been able to provide an alternative solution to those problems.
Anyways, I will try your suggestion and hopefully it will bear fruit!

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