> @lolseas@sh.itjust.works said in Hacked PC - random sounds playing: > > My fellow penguins, > > I have been pwned. What started off as weeks of smiling everytime I heard a 7-10s soundbyte of Karma Factory’s “Where Is My Mind” has now devolved into hearing dashes and dots (Morse Code) and my all-time favorite, a South Park S13: Dead Celebrities soundbyte of Ike’s Dad saying, “Ike, we are sick of you talking about ghosts!” > > It’s getting old now.
> > I feel like these sounds should be grepable in some log somewhere, but I’m a neophyte to this. I’ve done a clean (secure wipe >> reinstall) already, the sounds returned not even a day later. > > Distro is Debian Bookworm. So how do I find these soundbytes? And how do I overcome this persistence? UFW is blocking inbound connection attempts everyday, but the attacker already established a foothold. > > Thank you in advance. LOLseas > > Update: post-reinstallation and monitoring incoming connections, I’m happy to say the sounds have not returned. This has given me the motivation to install a Netgate 1100 with pfSense ahead of the PC. Thank you all!

I actually have the same question because I’ve been trying to figure out something similar on my system. Random sound clips or unexpected audio events can be really confusing to track down, especially when you’re not sure whether they’re coming from a specific application, a background service, or something deeper in the system. After reinstalling and still seeing the behavior return, it definitely makes you wonder where it’s being triggered from.

I’m also curious about the best way to trace something like this on Debian whether there are specific logs, processes, or tools that can help identify what’s playing those audio files. It feels like there should be some way to trace the source or catch the process responsible. If anyone has experience tracking down unusual audio events like this, I’d really appreciate hearing how you approached it.