My internal PS/2 laptop keyboard keeps typing stuff i don't know why. Here's a sample:
/*+-~~xda<`/*+-~~xda</*xd/*+-~~/*+-~~xda/*+-~~xda<`/*+-~~xda<`<`````////////////////////////////////*+-~~xda<`
And another sample:
/*+-~~xda<`/*+-~~xda<`/*+-~~xda</*+-~~xda<`````````/*+-~~xda<`/*+-~~xda<```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
At first I had the gut feel that it was because I installed some malware. So I tried re-installing my Windows 10. Unfortunately, the keyboard typing mishap is still happening. I also tried installing Linux but the typing keeps on happening.
After a few readings, I found out this thing called EFI that somehow replaced BIOS functions and is apparently commonly being exploited.
So, I have a few questions:
- Could there be a possible reason why the keyboard keeps typing "xda" specifically?
- Could the problem be due to a short circuit in the PS/2 keyboard?
- Which of the following has more likely happened: (a) EFI-based malware (b) PS/2 keyboard short circuit (c) keyboard driver problem
- Are the stock PS/2 keyboard drivers of Windows 10 and Linux essentially the same?
- Do standard PS/2 keyboard drivers have eccentricities based on manufacturer (e.g. Acer vs Asus vs Steelseries)?
- How can Linux command "dmidecode" be able to give me important details regarding what's wrong? (What details should I look for?)
- Would it be possible to increase the electronic threshold for my keyboard so that only actual presses will get detected?
