Help! Finder opens tons of windows, computer acting funny

I turned my iMac on the other day and suddenly Finder started opening tons of windows. The OS also tried to copy hard drives by itself, and Safari kept opening multiple windows and tabs. Random text appeared in search boxes and I couldn't do a simple task like typing because something else kept happening on my computer. It seemed almost as if my computer was controlled by distance.
I looked for suspicious folders and couldn't find anything. I tried to scan for malware using ClamXav and the scan kept stopping by itself. So, I restored from a backup using Time Machine. It failed the first time but worked the second. However, the second time it worked only my latest backup was showing on the list.
My computer was fine for a day but the same thing started happening again today. I've turned Firewall on, I've reset my passwords, secured anything I could. I'm currently running a scan with ClamXav and so far nothing wrong (I'm 3/4 through).
I haven't downloaded anything weird recently, only mp3s and movies.
Any idea what could this be? I've had Apple computers for 10 years and this is the first time this happens to me!

Nope I don't even know what that is.
I've also repaired disks permissions and cleaned my computer with unwanted files. Seems back to normal now but who knows if it'll happen again next time I turn it on.
I booked an appointment at the Genius Bar just to be on the safe side

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