Strange sounds in the background - malware?

Hi,
what I'm going to say may look like a joke, but it is not. It's an annoying problem that worries me and I have no one I could consult about it.
For some time now – I can't say exactly for how long – I've been hearing strange animal sounds in the background of my Maverics. These are usually dog barking or horse neighing, and they are quite frequent.
In 99.9% of the cases, when I have my speakers on, it is because I'm listening to some music or watching something. Another thing is that you really have to turn up the volume maximally in order to hear the sounds. So they actually might have been there for quite long, but perhaps I just didn't notice them.
I'm pretty sure, however, that I did hear a horse sound accidentally a couple of weeks ago. I did not care as I was sure that I misheard something. I didn't  think that a horse neigh could be coming from my computer, because seriously, would you?
I suppose the sounds might be caused by a malware. I had been using Sophos for months, but I installed Avast and F-Secure Anti Virus and run them one after another. The former found a Java Open Stream Trojan, a zip bomb and a couple of corrupted files. The latter did not find anything. The sounds are still there.
Is there anything more I could do? Please help me because I'm really worried.
Plus I need some help in clarifying this: I have an Adobe Flash Player Install Manager in my Utilities. I don't know if it has anything to do with the malware that used to be around in 2012, but I followed the Terminal method to see if my computer was infected, and was told it was clean.
I tried to delete the file but it asked for my password, claiming that Finder has to do some changes. I don't know if it's safe to provide the passowrd, so I did not do anyting. Could you please tell me if it's safe and if it's not, what should I do about the utility?

I have found what causes the sounds - it is not malware The sounds were caused by a weather program called YoWindow. Disabling sounds effects solved the problem. It's a relief.
I'd appreciate if someone could anwer my latter question, though.

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