Why Is My Screen Greenish-Blue?

I don't know what happened! I was on this survey where I had to view 3 videos. The site said it was installing a new application so I could do that but after I finished I saw that now there's a greenish-blue hue on my monitor and I don't know how to get rid of it. It's making me dizzy so I'm switching off after I write this. I don't have an Apple monitor, it's a Philips. It's making what used to be yellow or orange have a olive green cast and I can't stand it! I won't bother with the surveys anymore if it's going to do this all the time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks, and my monitor is CRT. However, this morning when I booted up, my screen is now back to normal, thank goodness. I emailed ZoomPanel which administers the surveys and they said someone would get back to me in 5 business days. Last night after I'd turned off, I thought about going back to the factory setting on my monitor but things were back to normal this morning. In the meantime, I'm staying away from those surveys!

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