Twister_Ken
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...I'm fed-up with ping-flooding.
Anyone else got a firewall set up? If so how often do you get pinged?
Anyone else got a firewall set up? If so how often do you get pinged?
Never mind sea-level rises...
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yoty
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Re: Nnever mind sea-level rises...
I'm firewalled with McAfee and never get 'king pinged.
I'm firewalled with McAfee and never get 'king pinged.
david_bagshaw
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my computer sits behind a router... set to reject incoming ping.
the following site I found quite useful
grc
shields up and leak test, are the bits to try
the following site I found quite useful
grc
shields up and leak test, are the bits to try
tangofour
Well-Known Member
Likewise, a hardware Router with natting and ping rejection makes your IP address a 'hole in the water'
claymore
Well-Known Member
Ah - the ping.
Takes me back to my days at the Asdic
Snorkers - good-oh.
Takes me back to my days at the Asdic
Snorkers - good-oh.
Twister_Ken
Well-Known Member
It's getting to be a different kind of war, Number One.
claymore
Well-Known Member
Yes indeed Sir
Ah well, thats me turning in for the night - spot of cocoa for you Sir?
Ah well, thats me turning in for the night - spot of cocoa for you Sir?
davies
Well-Known Member
Please, kind and omniscient forumites, what is this ping thing?
Twister_Ken
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oldharry
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Only ping I get is the pong variety, at the old folks club.
stephenh
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On reading Brendan's advice to others I ended up with
Spybot - anti-spyware
Avaast - anti virus
Zone Alarm - firewall
CCleaner - gets rid of un-necessary stuff
All free, compatible, not too complicated and mostly automatically update themselves.
The odd something or other gets through from time to time, nothing really dangerous, probably wouldn't get even that if I knew how to fine tune everything.
But I don't ..............and thank you Brendan.....
Spybot - anti-spyware
Avaast - anti virus
Zone Alarm - firewall
CCleaner - gets rid of un-necessary stuff
All free, compatible, not too complicated and mostly automatically update themselves.
The odd something or other gets through from time to time, nothing really dangerous, probably wouldn't get even that if I knew how to fine tune everything.
But I don't ..............and thank you Brendan.....
BrendanS
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Do you really mean ping flooding, that's a very specific term for a sustained attack, rather than just being pinged dozens of times per day.
The latter will be dealt with easily by a firewall such as Zonealarm free version which stealths most ports on your computer, as most pings are just automated bots looking for weaknesses.
The latter will be dealt with easily by a firewall such as Zonealarm free version which stealths most ports on your computer, as most pings are just automated bots looking for weaknesses.
BrendanS
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Great to hear that my recommendations are actually read and used! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
What sort of things get through to you, with those software in place, very little should be able to?
What sort of things get through to you, with those software in place, very little should be able to?
Sixpence
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nothing gets through to me either B /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif same set up as you suggested /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Twister_Ken
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Well, the software* calls it ping flooding.
Here's today's log:
03/15/2007 17:50:39 213.220.239.43 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 17:50:39 213.220.239.43 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 17:02:57 80.24.152.103 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 17:02:57 80.24.152.103 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 16:05:15 213.156.97.168 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 16:05:15 213.156.97.168 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 15:23:34 83.31.130.217 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 15:23:34 83.31.130.217 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 11:49:41 87.165.82.31 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 11:49:41 87.165.82.31 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
*Intego NetBarrier.
Here's today's log:
03/15/2007 17:50:39 213.220.239.43 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 17:50:39 213.220.239.43 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 17:02:57 80.24.152.103 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 17:02:57 80.24.152.103 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 16:05:15 213.156.97.168 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 16:05:15 213.156.97.168 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 15:23:34 83.31.130.217 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 15:23:34 83.31.130.217 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
03/15/2007 11:49:41 87.165.82.31 Enter Stop List
03/15/2007 11:49:41 87.165.82.31 Ping Flooding ICMP Echo Code 0
*Intego NetBarrier.
BrendanS
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I don't know the software, so can't comment precisely, but suspect that it's simply denying IP addresses that are port scanning, rather than ping flooding. It's doing it's job though so just ignore it. If there is an option there to turn off alerts, then do that, rather than keep getting alerted to the fact it's simply doing what it's there for.
stephenh
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" What sort of things get through to you, with those software in place, very little should be able to? "
Odd viruses and trogany things come through in separate bits, each of which on it's own appears to be harmless to Avaast / spybot. After they get in they put themselves together and bingo!!
If I then manually run Avaast / spybot - they get caught. But it takes time.
There was one the other day called a Decompression Bomb which I fed to CCleaner which chopped it up with relish.
I panicked, thinking that the act of chopping might make it explode or implode or whatever these things do.
But it didn't.
Told you that so you could appreciate my lack of IT savvy.
If you reply please use techie language of two syllables or less...........!!!
and thanks again for the original advice.............
Odd viruses and trogany things come through in separate bits, each of which on it's own appears to be harmless to Avaast / spybot. After they get in they put themselves together and bingo!!
If I then manually run Avaast / spybot - they get caught. But it takes time.
There was one the other day called a Decompression Bomb which I fed to CCleaner which chopped it up with relish.
I panicked, thinking that the act of chopping might make it explode or implode or whatever these things do.
But it didn't.
Told you that so you could appreciate my lack of IT savvy.
If you reply please use techie language of two syllables or less...........!!!
and thanks again for the original advice.............
BrendanS
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You really shouldn't be having any trojans or viruses come through, and they don't come in chunks, so somehow you must be allowing them in, or what you are picking up isn't what you think.
If you don't have Avast monitoring live, turn that on, and also think about installing Windows Defender, as that monitors live for spyware, rather than viruses.
If you don't have Avast monitoring live, turn that on, and also think about installing Windows Defender, as that monitors live for spyware, rather than viruses.
bilbobaggins
N/A
Not nixing in the slightest what me elders and betters have opined.
However-and-in-addition, here's a free web service that can be very helpful and informative. What it does is probe fairly thoroughly your machine's setup, to identify any 'open doors' - or 'ports'.
( Any minute now, SRWx will be on 'ere telling us that 'ports' is the Latin for 'doors'.... an' we can tell her that we already knew that, so there! )
Try this site ......
Shields Up!
Follow the buttons through 'Proceed', 'Continue', 'All service ports' ( It's harmless - and free )
....then let the utility rattle all your PC's doors and windows. It'll then report to you what's wide open, and what's tight shut. After that, then read as much of the ’12 Points’ as you can manage.
If you're still bemused, get onto Brendan. Cross his palm with Heineken and - with a wee bit of sly coaxing and ego-tickling , he'll point you towards any needed solutions.
Me? I know nuttin'...... and it's 'Cointreau and ice' at weekends!
/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
However-and-in-addition, here's a free web service that can be very helpful and informative. What it does is probe fairly thoroughly your machine's setup, to identify any 'open doors' - or 'ports'.
( Any minute now, SRWx will be on 'ere telling us that 'ports' is the Latin for 'doors'.... an' we can tell her that we already knew that, so there! )
Try this site ......
Shields Up!
Follow the buttons through 'Proceed', 'Continue', 'All service ports' ( It's harmless - and free )
....then let the utility rattle all your PC's doors and windows. It'll then report to you what's wide open, and what's tight shut. After that, then read as much of the ’12 Points’ as you can manage.
If you're still bemused, get onto Brendan. Cross his palm with Heineken and - with a wee bit of sly coaxing and ego-tickling , he'll point you towards any needed solutions.
Me? I know nuttin'...... and it's 'Cointreau and ice' at weekends!
/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
BrendanS
Well-Known Member
shieldsup has been a mainstaple of what the internet is for, for many years. Bit old in tooth now, but still does the business. Any firewall that fails that test these days needs the management team and developers shooting, as it's been around for years, and while many used to fail, none should now, other than on minor points.
