Disconnect from all networks. Does it still happen? If it does, then it's not BB. Even the gov can't send information to a computer remotely if it's not connected to the internet.
Also, anybody with any remote sense of stealth is not going to RC a box when they can tell it's being used.
EDIT: @Thomasrutter has a good point. If it is someone trying to mess with you, it is extremely trivial to write a program that will move the mouse across the screen. This little C++ segment will do exactly what you are describing:
int random;
// loop forever, 1 will always equal 1
while(1)
{
// generate random number between 0 and 100
random = Rand()%100;
// if the random number is greater than or equal to 75...
if(random >= 75)
{
// ...then generate random numbers and set the
// mouse coordinates to them
SetCursorPos(Rand()%1000,Rand()%500);
// pause for 10 seconds
sleep(10000);
}
// loop back to beginning
}
If that is the case, then open Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) and check for any suspicious looking processes (such as joke.exe
, hack.exe
, prank.exe
or duplicate entries of legitimate processes)
Also, if you suspect this, check your startup folder (Start -> All Programs -> Startup
) for suspicious looking entries.
This kind of attack is unlikely, unless you know a programmer with a sense of humor, but that would definitely explain the kind of behavior you're describing. (I did this to one of my friends once :)
It might sound paranoid, but I think I actually did have this issue when I was a teenager. I left a public VNC server instance running overnight on my PC on my family's home LAN at the time. While doing school work, I noticed my cursor was moving a bit occasionally without my control.
That night, my dad mentioned that our network was hacked. Whoops – Robert Dundon – 2017-11-05T12:33:35.563
6WHAT is your mouse? Wired PS/2, wired USB, standard wireless, bluetooth...? If it's wireless of any sort it could just be interference. I mean, if you REALLY want to be sure it's not Big Brother you can just disconnect from the network. – Shinrai – 2011-10-12T23:08:34.867
3It may be too late, they're on to you, setup a Faraday cage, disconnect and start DBANing your HDDS. NOW. – Nick Josevski – 2011-10-12T23:15:10.660
6Yes. You are paranoid. – Flotsam N. Jetsam – 2011-10-12T23:34:46.723
1Stupid question: Is this a laptop with a touchpad? Even with the touchpad sensitivity turned way down you will sometimes activate it with your hand. – Daniel R Hicks – 2011-10-13T00:59:26.513
Wired Razer Naga – Alex Waters – 2011-10-13T03:28:25.530
Mice do strange things sometimes. Have you tried using a different one for awhile? – Wyzard – 2012-04-27T00:10:08.067
this particular system held important private keys and access to very sensitive data. sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry =) – Alex Waters – 2012-09-30T07:12:15.070