Messenger Service

[skd]

Help. I just installed Windows 200 Pro and now I keep
getting spam by Messenger Service. How do I turn it off
or stop it?

 

[Dave Patrick]

You need a properly configured firewall.

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q330904

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


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| Help. I just installed Windows 200 Pro and now I keep
| getting spam by Messenger Service. How do I turn it off
| or stop it?

 

[bassline]

Disable Control Panel>Admin tools>Services>Messenger service
or use Bassline WinPopUp, http://basslinesoft.com/
without compatibility to legacy application(messenger service)

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

This is bad advice. Although it will quickly and easily stop the popups, it
doesn't tackle the real issue, which is that the machine is exposed to the
internet.

See the link that Dave Patrick provided. A firewall is what's required.
Some of the following are free or have free versions available.

Symantec - Norton Personal Firewall 2002 (Symantec)
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/npf/

McAfee - McAfee.com Personal Firewall (McAfee)
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/firewall/ov_firewall.asp

Zone Labs - ZoneAlarm Pro (Zone Labs)
http://www.zonelabs.com/

Sygate - Sygate Personal Firewall PRO (Sygate Technologies)
http://www.sygate.com/swat/

Zero-Knowledge Systems - Freedom Personal Firewall (Zero-Knowledge Systems)
http://www.freedom.net/products/firewall/index.html?product=firewall

Internet Security Systems - Black Ice Defender (Internet Security Systems)
http://www.iss.net/solutions/home_office/

Microsoft - Internet Connection Firewall for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/home/using/howto/homenet/icf.asp

Oli

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

Skd, in a addition to getting a firewall, you should install the latest
service pack for Windows 2000 (currently SP4) and at the very least, the
patch for the MS03-039 vulnerabilities.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f4f66d56-e7ce-44c3-
8b94-817ea8485dd1&displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
bulletin/MS03-039.asp

Regards

Oli