Pop-ups

[Kevin]

Do any of the Windows updates enable pop-up ads while
online? I disabled msmsgs.exe (by doind a search and
renaming all found) and got rid of pop-ups for awhile,
but after new updates I've started getting them again.

 

[Wesley VogelX]

Kevin;
Make sure you use a firewall.
To enable Internet Connection Firewall:
Go to Help/type: firewall/click the arrow/under: Pick a task, click: Enable or
disable Internet Connection Firewall/Follow the instructions to make sure it is
enabled.
A FREE one is available here:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
You might have a look here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

Do any of the Windows updates enable pop-up ads while
online? I disabled msmsgs.exe (by doind a search and
renaming all found) and got rid of pop-ups for awhile,
but after new updates I've started getting them again.

See "Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330904).
Note: this has nothing to do with MSMSGS.EXE.

 

[Ramesh]

Hi Kevin,

If the title bar reads as MESSENGER SERVICE, then it the world famous
Messenger SPAM. Install a Firewall to prevent the pop-ups. Enable the
Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP:

1. Open Network Connections
2. Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that you want to
protect, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this
connection.
3. On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, select the
Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this
computer from the Internet check box.

This blocks the TCP ports responsible for Messenger data tranmissions and
prevents Pop-ups.

More Reading:
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Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=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/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp


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Ramesh
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Do any of the Windows updates enable pop-up ads while
online? I disabled msmsgs.exe (by doind a search and
renaming all found) and got rid of pop-ups for awhile,
but after new updates I've started getting them again.