4 Gig worth of packets sent every 12-36 hours

From: hh (dkblckmr_at_comcast.net)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:31:52 -0600

When I bring up my network connection, the number of packets sent grows in
increments of 4 Gigabytes. I have windows xp home edition w/ up to date
Norton. I run lavasoft every so often and find nothing. I am connected via
a cable modem. I also use a Linksys Broadband Router. The number of
incoming packets seem to be very reasonable.
This phenomenon seemed to coincide with me continually getting the
"Welchia_ICMP_Scan" attack indicated by Norton. I have seen hints around the
web that Norton LiveUpdate has caused this attack problem. The Norton Alert
says it is my IP address that is the source of the attack.

Whats going on here? Anybody have Any ideas? I have tried 1 documented
fix, with no success in correcting the problem. If it is true that the
Norton LiveUpdate caused this....you would think that Norton would address
this or make a statement about it.

Thanks,

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