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November 17th, 2021 11:00
Aurora R10, does things without my telling it to!
Taken over by aliens! My Alienware computer does things without my telling it to!
My Alienware desktop (Windows 10, AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12-Core 3.09 GHz) is wonderful except for when it does this:
The system will occasionally start typing in various text fields (either in a browser text input box, the browser address bar, or even in a save dialog box) text that is something I have typed elsewhere (on the computer) in the last week or so and I can't delete it (it just reappears). Also, I do not think the text that it types is anything I have ever put on the clipboard in the past few days either. The system also starts opening and closing browser windows (I use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox, it does not seem to favor one browser for its odd behavior) and finally opens the Alienware Command Station and opens and closes random features in that program. Sometimes it opens the Logitech G Hub I have set up for my keyboard and mouse (both Logitech devices). Occasionally while watching videos on youtube (through Chrome) a system dialog window will briefly appear (and then disappear), as if the computer is going to start having a fit in a few minutes. Some times videos won't play continuously. As these things happen, it is like I am watching someone open up these windows and typing these items. It will go for a while and then seem to stop.
I have tried disconnecting my internet connection to make sure I am not getting hacked. It still happens when I am offline.
Restarting the computer calms the problem down temporarily. Eventually the problem starts up again. It does not seem to matter if I have several programs running or not. It will happen when I have just one or two running.
Any thoughts?


Vanadiel
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November 17th, 2021 12:00
Malware is my first thought. I would suggest scanning with a good malware tool to see what comes up.
mako64
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November 17th, 2021 15:00
Definitely Do Not buy anything from anywhere on your system until you have done the above advice. Disable your remote access would be good to do I guess.
sm56
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November 17th, 2021 15:00
I would wipe the drive and re-install from a fresh image downloaded from Microsoft.
Rabbitdude
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November 20th, 2021 10:00
Sounds like malware and remote access key logging Trojan.
LookToGodAndLive
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December 3rd, 2021 00:00
Interesting. I have a Logitech G-Hub Keyboard and also a Logitech mouse. I uninstalled all of the Logitech programs that allow me to use the features on both devices. The problems stopped.
I am considering reinstalling the Logitech software (with all of the latest drivers) to see if the problem has been fixed.
Would you trust it?