IP Address leaking

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Alexander

For some reason my IP address seems to be available over
the Internet. Thus, I receive funny messages which I
cannot stop. The last one mentioned a site
www.popuppadlock.com which could help.

What can I do? Does anyone know this site?
Thanks for your help
Alexander
 
Alexander said:
For some reason my IP address seems to be available over
the Internet. Thus, I receive funny messages which I
cannot stop. The last one mentioned a site
www.popuppadlock.com which could help.

What can I do? Does anyone know this site?
Thanks for your help
Alexander
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Your IP address doesn't 'leak'. It is that way on purpose; unless you're
using NAT, your IP address is necessarily visible on the Internet in
order for you to communicate (including browsing, chat, e-mail, etc.)
over the Internet.

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-the small one

All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied.
Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
system.
 
If you're not using it (most people aren't), the most straightforward
solution is to disable the Messenger service. Open the MMC Services snapin,
locate 'messenger' and disable it. Note that although it has the same name,
this is NOT the same as the IM client that ships with XP (or other Instant
Messenger apps).

A more brutal solution, though generally a good idea from a security
standpoint, is to turn on Internet Personal Firewall (or get a third-party
personal firewall). You can access this via the Network control panel--
right-click on your network connection and choose properties. It's on one
of the Advanced tabs, IIRC.

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This message is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
This message originates in the State of Washington (USA), where unsolicited
commercial email is legally actionable (see
http://www.wa.gov/ago/junkemail).
Harvesting of this address for purposes of bulk email (including "spam") is
prohibited unless by my expressed prior request. I retaliate viciously
against spammers and spam sites.
 
Your street address has been leaked all over your postal system. Best to
clean up that mess before tackling getting rid of IP addresses on the
Internet.

You are being flim-flammed by a software snake oil salesman.
 
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