annoying pop-ups

[jojo]

How do I stop these annoying pop-ups. I have to close 10
or morebefore I can use my own computer.I don't think I
should have to pay for something I didn't ask for.
Please help.

 

[Amethyst]

How do I stop these annoying pop-ups. I have to close 10
or morebefore I can use my own computer.I don't think I
should have to pay for something I didn't ask for.
Please help.

You need a firewall. You can either turn on the native one or - for complete
all-round protection - you need to purchase third party protection (I use
Zone Alarm Pro - they have a cut down freeware version which can be
downloaded from www.zonelabs.com). Some folk will tell you to turn off the
Messenger Service (nothing to do with Windows/MSN Messenger) but this is
like sweeping your bills under the rug. You will forget about them (out of
sight is out of mind) but they are still there and the consequences could be
serious if you don't deal with them. Buy a third party firewall (it is more
flexible as it can be configured) and set it to block ports 137-139 and 245
(there may be others, but I don't know of them). This will also prevent
spyware from 'phoning home'.

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[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings jojo,

Do these "pop-ups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, what
you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which
are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can
Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox.

To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start,
then Run, enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it,
right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then
choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any
real third-party applications should be effected by this.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
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Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Mark Salloway]

Hi Jojo
If these are the pop-ups that say 'Messenger Service' in the title bar to
stop these messages you can activate the Windows XP firewall (Microsoft's
recommended way, another firewall program is required if your on AOL) on
your system or disable the messenger service on your computer.
To disable the messenger service go to Start > Run and type Services.msc
You will now be presented with a list of services on your computer, move
down the list until you see 'messenger'. Double click on this, and set
Messengers Startup type to disabled and stop the service if it is running.

If these are website pop up ads run ad aware on your system to remove any
ad/spyware that might be causing ads
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10186632.html?tag=lst-0-1

 

[Charlie]

Hey JoJo, had them too, aint no wizz but this worked for
me. In your browser (yahoo, ect,) click tools, then
internet options, then the advance tab, in the browsing
section you will see enable third party extensions,
uncheck that box and Bingo. Write that step down to avoid
confusion. Enjoy!