Re: unwanted clicking noise

Doug Kanter wrote:
"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Oqph18pJGHA.2088@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
"malcolm" <skip2malu-stealth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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whenever my computer is on, even if i'm not using it, i get a clicking noise
like a mouse click, is this normal, or is it a sign of a problem? i have my
sons computer on my home network but its not on now. i also am using yahoo
dsl for my internet connection, sometimes its a single click, sometimes its a
dbl click, very annoying, its doing it right now as im typing and i havn't
touched my mouse, its almost like someone is clicking on items in my computer
without my knowledge in the background or something, any help would be
appreciated, thanks
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malcolm

"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:hbODf.22142$wk5.2019@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is this clicking coming from the speakers? Or, is it some sort of mechanical thing from within the machine itself? Turn off your speakers to find out.

"Ed Cayce" <edgarecayce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1138734513.273563.66370@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Malcolm, you should run some scans to make sure you don't have some
sort of Ad-clicker trojan/virus/spyware.  Use a virus scanner (Norton,
McAffee, etc.) and also a spyware-scanner such as Ad-Aware or the like.


I have seen systems before where a hidden trojan has taken over and is
secretly "clicking" on banner ads - and Internet Explorer is making the
click noises.


Malcolm:
In addition to the info you received from Doug & Ed...

Clicking-type noises frequently emanate from a hard drive that's defective. As a matter of fact it's a rather common occurrence involving a drive that's about to fail. So make sure that you back up your important files and download the hard drive diagnostic utility from the website of the manufacturer of the HD and test the drive. Do this as soon as possible.
Anna


Or, if he wants something serious, spend a few bucks and buy SpinRite. A classic piece of beautiful software that does exactly what it claims:
http://grc.com/spinrite.htm 



Software cannot compensate for a harddrive that is failing mechanically.

Newfdog
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