Pop Ups

I keep getting boxes popping up advertising software to
stop pop ups forever. How can I stop these pop ups with
out buying the software they are advertising?

Matt;
Make sure you have a firewall enabled.
Have a look here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...te/stopspam.asp
And here:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/p...xp/firewall.asp
And here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie.../stoppopups.asp
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes


Matt wrote:
> I keep getting boxes popping up advertising software to
> stop pop ups forever. How can I stop these pop ups with
> out buying the software they are advertising?

Greetings --

Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"

This type of spam has become quite common over the past several
months, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you may well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that
recently swept cross the Internet. Install and use a decent,
properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the messenger
service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does
little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And ignoring or just
"putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is
particularly foolish.

Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...te/stopspam.asp

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups;
they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?


Bruce Chambers

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"Matt" <matty_s_uk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:03a901c38e98$9f97ba40$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I keep getting boxes popping up advertising software to
> stop pop ups forever. How can I stop these pop ups with
> out buying the software they are advertising?