most recent 30 from superuser.com 2010-03-12T22:11:31Z http://superuser.com/feeds/question/74262 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://superuser.com/questions/74262/laptop-keyboard-issue-is-it-a-virus 0 Galwegian http://superuser.com/users/2635 2009-11-23T14:28:55Z 2009-11-23T14:34:50Z

<p>My girlfriend's laptop (an eee pc) just started malfunctioning, and it looks to me like a virus - the keyboard is not working at all, yet sending keypresses anyway, resulting in crazy beeps any time the laptop is on. It also types characters repeatedly without a key being pressed.</p> <p>Windows media player also appears intermittently. </p> <p>Has anyone here any idea if this is a virus, or better still, know how to fix the issue?</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/74262/laptop-keyboard-issue-is-it-a-virus/74265#74265 2 joshhunt http://superuser.com/users/919 2009-11-23T14:34:50Z 2009-11-23T14:34:50Z

<p>Sounds as if the keyboard is just malfunctioning, which would also explain for WMP popping up. Although I wouldn't rule it out, i doubt a virus would be doing what your girlfriend is experiencing.</p> <p>You could confirm this by booting into a 'live cd' linux distro (If you don't have a USB CD drive, just extract the .iso to a flash drive) and seeing if the keyboard functions the same.</p> <p>Ig the keyboard is misbehaving, I suggest you call Asus support and get it repaired (assuming it is still under warranty)</p>