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08-06-2007 10:35 PM #1Happy Nightmares... Achievements:
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Is my computer haunted?!?!?
Well, being haunted isn't very likely, but something VERY strange is going on!
Almost every single day, when I'm on the computer I'll just be looking at a site or chatting with my friends on MSN, and suddenly this guy sings, "Save us!" (BTW, I know it's coming from the computer and not from anywhere else, because I always use the headphones.)
It's really starting to freak me out, because I have no clue what could be causing it! (I seriously doubt it's a virus, the computer's running fine.) Any ideas?
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08-06-2007 10:38 PM #2宇宙です。。。
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08-06-2007 11:03 PM #3Newbie
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I would rule out the possibility of a virus before moving any further. Try a free on-line scan at a site like following (wont work on firefox only Internet Explorer):
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
You could also try checking your computer for spyware and malware (programs that monitor your internet usage or are just a general nuisance) with one of the following:
Microsoft Windows Defender
Spybot S&D
If both of those turn up negative at least we have ruled them out as a possibility.Last edited by Karillion; 08-06-2007 at 11:04 PM. Reason: mis-quoted
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08-07-2007 12:14 AM #4TPV
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Sounds like it could be a prank virus or it could be someones sound when they log online or offline.
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08-07-2007 12:10 PM #5Happy Nightmares... Achievements:
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LOL Why didn't I think of that? XD it was the sound of one of my friends logging onto AIM. As soon as you said this, I asked them and they said it was them. Well, mystery solved!Sounds like it could be a prank virus or it could be someones sound when they log online or offline.
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08-08-2007 06:40 PM #6Cosmic Citizen
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Dear God do I know that feeling. I hate AIM so much, one of the reasons being those stupid custom sign in sounds. Some random kid on AIM had a crow and it was the most annoying thing I ever heard. Then he had it for his message beep, so whenever he talked to me, of course theres the crow. Drove me nuts.
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08-08-2007 08:14 PM #7Wanderer
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Since when does chat software allow a user to impose their sounds on the receiver? o.o
If AIM is like that nowadays, I am so glad I use MSN. >.<
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08-09-2007 01:17 AM #8Cosmic Citizen
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Yeah AIMs been like that a little while now. Its incredibly stupid, and annoying. I too am thankful for MSN. Though, the only reason I use AIM is because some of my (online) friends for some reason seem to like it better than MSN,
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08-09-2007 04:04 AM #9Member Achievements:
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AIM, MSN... both are stupidly bloated, unless you get a third party client like Miranda
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08-10-2007 03:39 PM #10Happy Nightmares... Achievements:
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I usually use MSN, but some of my friends only have AIM so I have to use both. I'm just glad I know what that noise is now!
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