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szt

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Registered: 2012-08-23

Posts: 14

[SOLVED] Suspicious sound playing randomly

Hey guys,

I recently noticed a sound playing on random occasions and it got me very suspicous as I hadn't changed anything on my system. I tried to follow it back to its root but I couldn't find the sound anywhere on my drive. I managed to actually record it by recording all my audio output until it occured again. I will upload it for you guys to check out. Maybe I am just hearing a system sound and worrying without a reason. Though after checking the /usr/share/sounds folder I realized it didn't come from there. So it's even more weird.

Here is the sound: Sound

I wish someone knows what's going on this is giving me sleepless nights.

Thanks in advance,

szt

Last edited by szt (2014-03-04 01:25:11)

oliver

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Registered: 2007-12-12

Posts: 448

Re: [SOLVED] Suspicious sound playing randomly

are you signed into any sort of IM or VoIP or IRC app?

szt

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Registered: 2012-08-23

Posts: 14

Re: [SOLVED] Suspicious sound playing randomly

No, the only apps open are Firefox and vlc which I opened for recording. I kept pavucontrol open for quite some time now and the sound played 4 times or so already. It did not open a new playback stream in the pavucontrol window. I assume it is some sort of system sound. But how is it not listed in /usr/share/sound?

szt

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Registered: 2012-08-23

Posts: 14

Re: [SOLVED] Suspicious sound playing randomly

Update:
I found what was causing it!
It was NoScript in Firefox. It seems to play this sound whenever I open a page on which there blocked scripts. That is really annoying though.

Sorry for stealing your time. I'm stupid >.<

This can be tagged solved I guess.

Last edited by szt (2014-03-04 01:24:56)

skunktrader

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2010-02-14

Posts: 1,668

Re: [SOLVED] Suspicious sound playing randomly

Open NoScript Options
go to Notifications Tab
uncheck "Audio feedback when scripts are blocked"

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: [SOLVED] Suspicious sound playing randomly

Sorry for stealing your time. I'm stupid >.<

It's nothing to be ashamed of. In fact your discovery will probably help some people having a similar problem. Also, it was entertaining to read