Thomas8 Posted February 24, 2010 ID:205493 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Periodically, maybe once or twice a week, I hear the sound of a door creaking open: then a few minutes later, I hear the sound of a (heavy wooden) door closing. Any ideas what this could be? Anything to worry about? Any way to stop it? Thanks, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205524 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Periodically, maybe once or twice a week, I hear the sound of a door creaking open: then a few minutes later, I hear the sound of a (heavy wooden) door closing. Any ideas what this could be? Anything to worry about? Any way to stop it? Thanks, ?What, exactly, is this about? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
unoriginal Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205534 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Isn't that an instant messaging program (Yahoo or MSN)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas8 Posted February 25, 2010 Author ID:205983 Share Posted February 25, 2010 ?What, exactly, is this about?Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention, the sound I am hearing is on my computer, coming from the speakers. So, in the background, while I am doing whatever I am doing on my computer, the sound of a door opening, then a bit later closing, is heard. I did a search once and found a similar question but no definite answer. I thought maybe it was a sign of an 'invader' on my computer and so I thought I would join the Malwarebytes Forum to see if any experienced people could explain this sound. Thanks for any information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldhound Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205985 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I used to hear that sound when i was using Yahoo messenger and was online with it. It indicated that one of my contacts was coming online or going off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206084 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The sound is happening probably because it is notifing you of some program event.Go to Control PanelFind Sounds and Audio DevicesClick on the sounds tab.under program events go through the sounds one at a time and find out which event that sound is assocaited with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas8 Posted February 26, 2010 Author ID:206264 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The sound is happening probably because it is notifing you of some program event.Go to Control PanelFind Sounds and Audio DevicesClick on the sounds tab.under program events go through the sounds one at a time and find out which event that sound is assocaited with.Well that was enlightening. I listened to each sound for each program event, but found no creaking door. My biggest concern is that it could be a playful vermin. I use Kaspersky as well as Malwarebytes, everyday (after updating them), and see no invaders.Any other thoughts? Thanks for that tip on sounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206270 Share Posted February 26, 2010 It could be a joke program, which are harmless except for the annoyance factor. Do you have any instant messenger clients installed (ie AIM, Yahoo! IM, MSN, ICQ etc)? I would tend to agree that it sounds like a sound coming from an IM client that's running in the background. If it is, you should be able to turn the sound off in the IM client's settings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206276 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Maybe it are your boxes that are catching sound from eg. your cellphone.Pay attention, that, when you hear the sound, you did or did not hear something else right before it ? Sometimes, when I receive a text message and my cellphone is close by my speakers, they pick it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206460 Share Posted February 26, 2010 If you have AOL Instant Messenger it makes the sound of a door opening and closing when a contact log's off. I know for sure it does because I used it in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catscomputer Posted February 27, 2010 ID:206601 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Do you have Yahoo Messenger installed? As someone else has said that is the classic default noise it makes when someone comes online & then signs off. If you do have Yahoo IM installed and it's set to sign in automatically then it's quite possibly that you're hearing. I used to have Yahoo IM & that door noise and the female voice with the American accent announcing I have Yahoo mail used to make me jump out of my skin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas8 Posted February 28, 2010 Author ID:207234 Share Posted February 28, 2010 If you have AOL Instant Messenger it makes the sound of a door opening and closing when a contact log's off. I know for sure it does because I used it in the past.Good call. I think I signed up for AOL Instant Messaging one time, but I never use it. Now that I know what the creaking door is, maybe I'll take a look at AIM next time I hear it. I notice my sister's name pop up in the AIM box now and then, so I must have put her on a buddy list.Thanks for all of the replies and for putting my mind at ease. I am a little paranoid sometimes about viruses and thought maybe I was infected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted February 28, 2010 ID:207236 Share Posted February 28, 2010 No worries You should be able to disable the sound in AIM's settings if you don't want it creeping you out any more (it is kind of creepy isn't it ?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted February 28, 2010 ID:207377 Share Posted February 28, 2010 AIM is creeky, hehe. I used to like the sound, LOL. I haven't used AIM in quite some time though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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