sunsetsylvia wrote in icon_tutorial 😯confused

Help please!

I was just preparing my next icon post, when I noticed some weird white dots scattered over some of my icons, old and new. They are only in dark/black areas and look as if pixels were erased randomly.
I looked over my photobucket account and they are everywere, but when I take a screencap and open it in my graphics program (Corel Photo Paint 11, but I don't think that's important) everything looks normal.

Here some examples of what I mean:

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

So, do you see that white dots too, or am I imaginig things? What does photobucket do to my icons, or is it my screen (of a relativley new laptop)? Has anybody ever seen something like this and what can I do about it?

Help, please!!!

ETA: I have restarted my computer and the evil pixel eaters seem gone. Wherever they came from, may they stay away forever!