Snow Leopard makes 3 burps-beeps

My imac 10.6.8 Snow Leopard makes 3 burps-beeps while running (not at  start-up) Nothing goes wrong or happens, just makes the 3 weird noises  while sitting with a web site open. How do I stop this. Only happens  about 2 to 3 times a day when it does this, but some days not at all. Use Firefox

It's not as bad, but it still does it. I will put the hardware over view in here. At any time there is between 1.23 & 1.62 GB free.
Model Name:    iMac
  Model Identifier:    iMac12,1
  Processor Name:    Intel Core i5
  Processor Speed:    2.7 GHz
  Number of Processors:    1
  Total Number of Cores:    4
  L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
  L3 Cache:    6 MB
  Memory:    4 GB
  Boot ROM Version:    IM121.0047.B1F
  SMC Version (system):    1.71f22
  Serial Number (system):    D2**********N
  Hardware UUID:    D410479C-220A-5B93-8F94-96B04DE4C5C3
I have tried shutting down some of the programs to see if that would work, but did not.
Programs running: Airport - BlueTooth - Firefox - Mail - Avast Security - Do Not Track Me - MacBooster - Growl - Skype - Open Office - Ever Note.
Would it help if I increased the memory to 8 GB & filled the two remaining slots.
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    My imac 10.6.8 Snow Leopard makes 3 burps-beeps while running (not at start-up) Nothing goes wrong or happens, just makes the 3 weird noises while sitting with a web site open. How do I stop this. Only happens about 2 to 3 times a day when it does this, but some days not at all.

    It's not as bad, but it still does it. I will put the hardware over view in here. At any time there is between 1.23 & 1.62 GB free.
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      Model Identifier:    iMac12,1
      Processor Name:    Intel Core i5
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      L3 Cache:    6 MB
      Memory:    4 GB
      Boot ROM Version:    IM121.0047.B1F
      SMC Version (system):    1.71f22
      Serial Number (system):    D2**********N
      Hardware UUID:    D410479C-220A-5B93-8F94-96B04DE4C5C3
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    Would it help if I increased the memory to 8 GB & filled the two remaining slots.
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