behdad 0 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 hi , recently i receive the following message from my anti-virus : can anybody tell me what it is ? also i face sudden drop in my computer's speed . i wonder if i'm getting hacked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,392 Posted January 15, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 15, 2014 This should be a benign detection, feel free to disable it in the IDS setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behdad 0 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 This should be a benign detection, feel free to disable it in the IDS setup. tnx . so there is nothing to worry about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,392 Posted January 15, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 15, 2014 There are legitimate applications that transfer own data in ICMP packets so it's likely a sort of FP, hence this should be taken with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFace 539 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) I think it's outer space aliens. (or not). Edited January 15, 2014 by TomFace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESET Moderators foneil 342 Posted January 15, 2014 ESET Moderators Share Posted January 15, 2014 The following text is the description of the message as found in ESET Knowledgebase article What do Personal firewall log codes mean? Detected covert channel exploit in ICMP packet – Unexpected data found in ICMP echo messages. User might have an application that implements PING or might be running Linux as a virtual computer. Allowing communication for bridged connections can help to avoid false positives from virtual computers. Also see Detected covert channel exploit in ICMP packet for recommended actions for this notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behdad 0 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 I think it's outer space aliens. (or not). as a matter of fact i'm working with a govt. agency who is in possession of an alien ufo . so its legit if i'm worried abt aliens anyhow tnx for the info guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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