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My computer is making a phone-like noise.

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Apperture Posted messages 850 Status Member -
Hello,

Here it is, I have my laptop (Toshiba Satellite L735, Windows 7) that sometimes makes a strange noise that sounds quite like a phone ringtone. I’ve looked all over the net, I haven’t found anything about it. The noise continues intermittently until I restart it, and it stops when I mute the sound.

I should mention that I was infected by this s@l0per!e of Eorezo who sends me ads for phone apps; however, when the noise is there, I don’t get any spam opening.

Does anyone have an idea of what it could be?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

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    Apperture Posted messages 850 Status Member 142
     
    Not sure if it's a virus. It could be a program that emits a sound under certain conditions.

    A firewall, an antivirus, a background service.

    The best thing to do is to open the Task Manager (Ctrl Alt Delete) and manually close non-essential processes to find the culprit ^^

    Once detected, find its settings, or, if you don’t use it, uninstall it.
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    1. antipolis a Posted messages 17152 Status Member 2 917
       
      "Not sure it's a virus. It could be a program that emits a sound under certain conditions.
      A firewall, an antivirus, a background software.
      It's called "a virus"."
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    2. Apperture Posted messages 850 Status Member 142
       
      Why cry wolf when many programs sometimes emit sounds in the background when they are poorly configured.
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  2. antipolis a Posted messages 17152 Status Member 2 917
     
    Hello.

    "Does anyone have an idea of what it might be?"
    Well yes.
    A virus.
    Not a very complicated riddle.
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  4. Anonyme
     
    Obviously I thought of a virus but it just makes noise. My PC is also getting quite hot. Could it be an “warning” to alert about overheating?
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