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Posted by Heather on May 2, 2007, 7:42 pm
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Wild guess here, but I will bet $5 Cdn that it is your ISP pinging you.
Back when I used Zone Alarm, I used to catch them doing it. Phone them
and ask.
Cheers......Heather
> Hello experts,
>
> My AtGuard firewall pops up every time I connect to the internet (I'm
> using DHCP).
> I've scanned my computer for trojans with no results.
>
> When I connect I get 2 alerts one after another:
> - First alert: An outbound ICMP is being attempted. Application: N/A.
> Remote address: [My recent IP Address]
> - Second alert: An outbound ICMP is being attempted. Application: N/A.
> Remote address: [My new IP Address]
>
> When I disconnect I get one alert:
> - An outbound ICMP is being attempted. Application: N/A. Remote
> address: [My recent IP Address]
>
> So, it seems to me that something is trying to keep track of IPs when
> it is being changed. I always block these attempts but I wander what
> they are.
>
> Do you have any idea what is it?
> Since application is N/A, do you know any windows service that might
> do that?
> Why on earth my machine would like to ping itself?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Meni.
>
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