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"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "malcolm" <skip2malu-stealth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:0466B95D-A2F9-4581-A725-90105F80C2CB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 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
>>> --
>>> malcolm
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> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> 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.
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> "Ed Cayce" <edgarecayce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> 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.
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> 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
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