strange noise at logon of google search or msn

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when google search or msn are accessed a sound like fog horn comes on briefly and not always!. Any idea how to identify and get rid of it. Did a wav search and could not locate the file or source. Very annoying so thanks for ny help.
 
Go to Control Panel and open the Sounds and Audio Devices applet. Select the
Sounds tab and play each of the sounds in the Program Events panel until you
find the one you're looking for.

Rocky

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when google search or msn are accessed a sound like fog horn comes on
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briefly and not always!. Any idea how to identify and get rid of it. Did a
wav search and could not locate the file or source. Very annoying so thanks
for ny help.
 
when google search or msn are accessed a sound like fog horn comes on briefly and not always!. Any idea how to identify and get rid of it. Did a wav search and could not locate the file or source. Very annoying so thanks for ny help.
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Get Filemon (free) from http://www.sysinternals.com/. Start Filemon, and set it
to filter on *.wav. When the sound goes off, Filemon will indicate the name of
the program making the noise, and the name of the file.

Then check for malware, whatever installed the sound.

How current is your virus protection? Try these free online virus scans:
<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm>
<http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/>
<http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
<http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp>

Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional carriers of infection.
Have you downloaded these programs before? Download them again, as many are
revised frequently, to keep up with the current level of malware being attempted
constantly - get the absolutely most current version of each product listed.
They're all free - and most pretty small, so they download quickly enough.

First, download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>,
and CWShredder from <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>. All are
free.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, then run CWShredder.
Have it fix all variants.

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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