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<blockquote data-quote="sdynak" data-source="post: 1876829" data-attributes="member: 407188"><p>Well, unbelievably even with the nuke and pave approach there are signs of issues still. I tried to just close the lid normally and came back to not only clicked web pages but other open items that are in dock such as a new window opened for "recent items".. This thing has a mind of its own. It is crazy.</p><p></p><p>I ran DetectX with no results.. I then ran VirusBarrier and it found malware in a old e-mail from 2017 (see screenshot below) I got in my business inbox which was a random message about using someones business name with legal actions blah.. blah.. I am not sure I ever opened the Word attachment. It was labeled agreement.doc and I did a repair on it. For sure I did not open this message after my format & reinstall so I am thinking it is unlikely this was it. I ran the scanner afterward on the entire disk and nothing was found. So that is where I am at.</p><p></p><p>Will see if it continues.. I really want to figure this one out. It has been seriously annoying more than anything.</p><p></p><p>At one time it actually succeeded and placed an order through Amazon. I'm not joking. That was probably the worst occurrence with my experience on this.</p><p></p><p>One other thing is the Macbook will stay warm when the lid is closed which is a good sign that it is active. This is not 100% of the time but near anymore if I don't lock the trackpad. I did also replace my battery just to make sure that was not causing anything as it was slightly swollen. So trackpad & battery are not it and format & reinstall did not resolve. It is a ghost I guess.</p><p></p><p>I never notice anything strange when the lid is opened. No mouse movements etc. I do notice if I position my cursor in one place then close the lid for a few seconds and reopen it is not in the same position. It seems to happen very quickly after the lid closes. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]33483[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sdynak, post: 1876829, member: 407188"] Well, unbelievably even with the nuke and pave approach there are signs of issues still. I tried to just close the lid normally and came back to not only clicked web pages but other open items that are in dock such as a new window opened for "recent items".. This thing has a mind of its own. It is crazy. I ran DetectX with no results.. I then ran VirusBarrier and it found malware in a old e-mail from 2017 (see screenshot below) I got in my business inbox which was a random message about using someones business name with legal actions blah.. blah.. I am not sure I ever opened the Word attachment. It was labeled agreement.doc and I did a repair on it. For sure I did not open this message after my format & reinstall so I am thinking it is unlikely this was it. I ran the scanner afterward on the entire disk and nothing was found. So that is where I am at. Will see if it continues.. I really want to figure this one out. It has been seriously annoying more than anything. At one time it actually succeeded and placed an order through Amazon. I'm not joking. That was probably the worst occurrence with my experience on this. One other thing is the Macbook will stay warm when the lid is closed which is a good sign that it is active. This is not 100% of the time but near anymore if I don't lock the trackpad. I did also replace my battery just to make sure that was not causing anything as it was slightly swollen. So trackpad & battery are not it and format & reinstall did not resolve. It is a ghost I guess. I never notice anything strange when the lid is opened. No mouse movements etc. I do notice if I position my cursor in one place then close the lid for a few seconds and reopen it is not in the same position. It seems to happen very quickly after the lid closes. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screen Shot 2021-02-20 at 9.26.03 AM.png"]33483[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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