Is there a utility that works in the background and is able to notify me if my computer is being pinged?
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If such a utility exists, I'd expect it to be part of a Desktop-PC firewall or Desktop-PC security suite.– RedGrittyBrickCommented Jun 14, 2011 at 10:17
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Now that's just paranoia.– grawity_u1686Commented Jun 14, 2011 at 19:07
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Ping packets are actually ICMP echo request packets. You can check wikipedia to better understand.
As RedGrittyBrick sayed, this is often a part of Firewall applications. You can however try to block ICMP requests through your home router and watch the log for detected ICMP echo requests.
windump (tcpdump for windows) will tell you everything you want to know about any pings your NIC receives.
