Phantom DVD / CD Drive...

[Noodle-Pulp]

I wonder if anyone of you experienced this. My CD ROM drive keeps opening and closing of it's own volition - any clues please?

This has only been happening for the past couple of weeks - it hasn't got worse but it's starting to scare the cats!

I've just started a Malwarebytes scan...just in case anyone was to suggest that.

 

[grober]

The poltergeist virus perchance? Could be a hardware fault- check its not software by pulling signal line off ( computer off) if it continues its hardware if not its probably some malicious registry entries- have you got any peer to peer software running?

 

[Noodle-Pulp]

have you got any peer to peer software running?

well I have some - but it's not running at the time that it's happening...

 

[Stratman]

well I have some - but it's not running at the time that it's happening...

That's what you think..........

 

[stevesey]

I rememebr a sneaky trick with VBA Script to open/close the CDdrive from word/excel - doesn't happen when you are editing somehting someone has sent you recently does it?

 

[Rory]

I had this happen on a Gateway PC years ago and was completely baffled, being convinced it was being "ordered" to open by some software issue.
In the end I called Gateway support (for the one and only time in owning 3 of their machines) and they said straight off it was faulty and sent me another one, which worked fine.

 

[Noodle-Pulp]

@Stevesey
I was watching TV on the sofa, my PC was idle, I wasn't doing anything on my PC and I hadn't intentionally started any programs.

Weird thing is it happens at random times.. e.g. it hasn't done it since I posted...Malwarebytes scan is still running btw..

 

[Merc Owner 2B]

You could try disabling AUTOPLAY as this will limit access via rogue software.

 

[Noodle-Pulp]

Malwarebytes didn't find anything and it's stopped doing it for now.. will keep an eye on it and if it comes up again I'll try some of your suggestions.
I didn't say before but there wasn't even a CD/DVD in there..maybe it's just a sensor problem.
Will update as necessary, thanks to all.

 

[Noodle-Pulp]

3 days on - no more re-occurrences...