Weird things happening to my Mac - Could really be a Virus on the Mac?

Hallo everyone out there,
I'm making this post hoping I can get some information to solve my issue.
I did search on the forum and on the net for a possible solution but with no results.
I apologize in advance in case I miss some related/important post.
Please forgive my english since is my second language.
*The MAC:*
HD 1: OS 10.5.4
2x3 Ghz Quad-Core
4 Gb 667 DDR 2
ATI RAdeon 1900XT
Double Monitor System
External Maxtor HD (firewire)
HD 2: Win Xp SP2
Firewall: Little Snitch
Ethernet/Wireless Modem
Backup: TimeMachine
*The Issue:*
First boot of the day got an alert message from the firewall: "the settings have been changed"
Right Click: the usual menu doesn't stay on but it fades away just after less then 1 sec.
Top Bar: can't access the different menu on the top bar, the menu fades away just after less then 1 sec.
Utilities Folder: it's gone. is not in the APP folder anymore. Keyboard shortcut doesn't work
Dock: question marks instead of APP icons
System Pref: Can't access the system preferences
What i did:
Delete some apps and delete some files from the desk
Empty the bin
Shut down the Mac holding the power button
Switch on the system again
AFter that the top bar menu was working fine, but still can't access the system preferences and even the MORE INFO button didn't work.
Right Click worked for 3 minutes only and then again the menu issue
Got some monitors flashing and filckering (never had a problem)
Can't insert my admin passoword tring to change some settings: the letters are fine but pushing numbers on the keyboard make the system beeping.
After that i Restore a 5 days old backup with time machine.
Back on the desktop but the problems are still there.
I did try to unplug everything and then plug one item at the time but with no success.
The windows system is running fine -.-'
I download mp3 from Beatport.
I do use Azureus for movies.
Recently i opened some .ppt files (the source should be secure though)
I'm not the onl
I would really aprreciate any kind of help you might want to give.
Thx in advance for that.

Harden your router. Update the firmware and add some rules. Little Snitch should help. Run ClamXav and/or Intego demo VirusBarrier X5. Leopard Cache Cleaner includes ClamXav.
http://www.northernsoftworks.com/leopardcachecleaner.html
http://www.intego.com/
When you use Azureus you basically broadcast your IP to others.
By your restore, it doesn't sound like you keep emergency bootable backups, internal on another drive, and off line 'as needed' Firewire boot drive.
I doubt it is malware (people use "virus" to cover things that really are not a virus, like worms, trojan horses, and rootkits).
Boot from DVD or another drive and run Disk Warrior (after you run Disk Utility). Have you repaired your boot drive booted from another hard drive? tried deep cleaning cache folders? created a new test user account?
Setup an emergency system, not from backups, on a newly formatted drive. And pull your old drive first. Installing software from an original distribution disc to an empty hard drive, which is called a "clean install," is a best practice recommended by security organizations, such as NIST and US-CERT.

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CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST(SELF IN OUT NOCOPY T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST)
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CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST(SELF IN OUT NOCOPY T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST)
RETURN SELF AS RESULT IS
BEGIN
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Why are you making your thing utterly complicated? :(
Luigino wrote:
Hello everyone... I'm trying to create this as follow:
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What the hell is this? Why do you need this trigger when you are just fetching sequence value?
Please explain.
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST IS OBJECT
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FIELD1 NUMBER,
FIELD2 NUMBER,
FIELD3 NUMBER,
CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST(SELF IN OUT NOCOPY T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST)
RETURN SELF AS RESULT
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BODY T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST IS
CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST(SELF IN OUT NOCOPY T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST)
RETURN SELF AS RESULT IS
BEGIN
RETURN;
END;
END;You are using NO_COPY. Why? Please explain.
>
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE t_t_office_dati_test AS TABLE OF T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST;
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION FUN_OFFICE_DATI_TEST
RETURN T_T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST PIPELINED PARALLEL_ENABLE IS
BEGINWhat is the function of this begin, when you are not using or writing any code in this outer begin block?
DECLARE
TYPE c_office_dati_test IS REF CURSOR;You want to create a type like this? Why?
c1 c_office_dati_test;
out_rec T_OFFICE_DATI_TEST;
BEGIN
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LOOP
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PIPE ROW (out_rec);
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CLOSE c1;
RETURN;
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even compiling each object no errors appears....
If it is syntactically correct - then it won't show any compilation errors.
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LuigiWelcome.
My dear friend, please don't take my words personally. If you have any alternative easy process then you should go for that. Always try to achieve this with a Single SQL. If you cannot then only you should go for PL/SQL and if you are restricted there due to some non availability feature then you can go for Java Based Procedure.
Even if you are using PL/SQL, don't make simple thing complicated. Because, that may hamper your performance, too.
And, finally it will be wise to decide and design your PL/SQL solution in a simpler manner rather than making things more complicated way. Results may not only increase the overhead but also create a maintenance problem in future of that coding.
Hope you get my idea.
My best wishes. :)
Regards.
Satyaki De.

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Weird things happening after upgrade to v1.9

Before I start, here are my system specs:
875P Neo FIS2R v1.9
P4B 2.4Ghz running stock 533Mhz FSB
2x Kingmax DDR400 running 333Mhz DC
ASUS V8460 GF4Ti4600 128Mb (No Over Clock)
120Gb Seagate SATA 7200.7
Creative SB Audigy
Enermax 431W PSU
Rest not important!
Anyhow, I upgraded to the 1.9 from the 1.8 and for whatever reason, now when I cold start the computer, I get 2 sets of double clicks coming from the PC Speaker and slowing the boot process. To clarify this some, I push the PrOn button and you will hear 2 clicking like sounds say 1/2 a second apart and then a pause and then it will do it again. After this, it will finally initialise the video and start posting as normal. All up, it takes about 5-10 seconds to get over this initial problem. It also now takes much longer to detect the SATA HDD. Around 6-7 seconds as oppsed to no delay with the 1.8 bios.
This really hasn't affected the use of the computer but why is it doing this. The really strange thing about it all is that sometimes it makes these clicking noises and other times it just boots normally.
I cleared the CMOS and reset all the bios settings. I have since tried a few different settings with very mixed results. Unfortuantely though, the problem still rears its head every now and then. I am thinking of reflashing back to v1.8 but I thought I would see if anyone else has experienced this strange behaviour.
Thanx.

Thanx for your post REILLY875 but this problem I have oocurs the minute you turn on the computer, before it even starts to Power On Self Test. I can assure it has nothing to do with the loading of Windows drivers etc.
This delay I mentioned occurs from the moment I turn on the computer with the PrOn switch to the time it starts posting. Once it starts the post procedure, all is then fine and it continues on to boot from the hard drive with no problems.
I made mention of the fact that it now also takes longer for the bios to detect the SATA drive, quite likely a minor fix on MSIs behalf due to some HDDs not spinning up quick enough causing HDD detection and boot problems. I have read about this. It could be they deliberatley added a delay to this detection process. Not quite sure.
But in any case though, whilst this unusual sound I get from the speaker isn't a problem, it is quite strange as you say and is clearly not normal. The really annoying thing is that it does it sometimes and not others. I really hate intermittent type problems like this one.
I guess at the end of the day, unless your running a P4EE, what was the point of updating the bios. I know all us hardcore computer enthusiasts do it because that's just what we do. It's just a shame it wasn't more fool proof.
Thanx.

Weird things happening when adding files to library

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I looked over at Dougscripts.com but didn't find anything.
I think the best you can do is use the comment field for your dates.
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=appenddate
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