Is my mac being hacked or does it have a virus...?

My macbook pro is zooming in on safari, highlighting words and looking them up in the mac dictionary, and going to the launchpad by itself. The trackpad stops and skips around when I try using it or it will move somewhere else when I try to click on something, and it moves around by itself. Is there a virus? It all started today and has never acted like this before. Sometimes, the screen will even hide open windows and even my doc. How can I stop this/get this creep out of my system? I just downloaded Norton security, will this help at all? It just finished scanning and said it did not find any viruses..

Remove the useless Norton/Symantec product by following the instructions on either of these pages:
Uninstalling your Norton product for Mac
Removing Symantec programs for Macintosh
If you have a different version of the product, the procedure may be different. Back up all data before making any changes.
There are several possible causes for this issue. Take each of the following steps until it's resolved.
1. Follow the instructions in this support article.
2. Reset the System Management Controller.
3. If you're using a Bluetooth trackpad, investigate potential sources of interference, including USB 3 devices.
4. A swollen battery in a MacBook Pro can impinge on the trackpad from below and cause erratic behavior. If you have trouble clicking the trackpad, this is likely the reason.
5. There's a report that a (possibly defective) Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter can cause the built in trackpad of a MacBook to behave erratically. If you're using such an adapter, disconnect it and test.
6. There's also a report of erratic cursor movements caused by an external display that was connected but not turned on.
7. If none of the above applies, or if you have good reason to think your computer is being controlled remotely, disconnect it from the network by turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and unplugging the Ethernet cable or USB network device, whichever is applicable. If the cursor movements stop immediately, you should suspect an intrusion.

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