Beeping noise coming from behind glove box

Hi there. I recently purchased this car with 134,000 miles. Test drove the car and was fine with no noticeable problems. A few days after getting it home, when I turned the key to the "on" position I noticed an extra beeping noise (not the door open chime) coming from behind the glove box. Removed the glove box and determined the noise to be coming from a blue box, with two wire harnesses connected to it.

*Blue box beeps five times at about one second intervals for about a minute.
*No indication lights lit on the dash.

It may be insignificant to note, but the car has an aftermarket Viper alarm/car stater in it. When I purchased the starter worked fine, now it will not remote start. Alarm buttons still work.

Anyone have any ideas what the problem is?
Thanks for your time.
-Ted