You know when you hit the wrong key on the keyboard and it makes that beeping noise?

You know when you hit the wrong key on the keyboard and it makes that beeping noise? Well my mac did this today but I wasn't hitting any keys or even touching them. It was just that sound over and over again and my screen froze. I ended up restarting my computer and when doing so it took me back to the login page. The password bar was somehow already filled out and the computer just kept automatically typing in stuff until it stopped and I was able to type in my password. Almost about 20 minutes later My Mac did the same thing. Same loud noise and same automatic typing upon restarting. What does this mean? And why is this happening?


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Posted on Aug 23, 2019 3:00 PM

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Aug 23, 2019 3:15 PM in response to meaghancaves

Are you talking about two different Macs here, or the same one?

That was did the noise sound like, was it one long beep or several beeps?


The only possibility that comes to my mind without more information is that it possible malware was installed. If you think that is the case download and run Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes was developed by one of our own colleagues here in ASC and is about the most proven anti-malware software for Mac.


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