messenger and pop ups

[ellen]

Can I disable or delete messenger to get rid of the 100+
pop ups I receive?

Thanks,

ellen

 

[Miha Pihler]

Hi,

this Microsoft article should help you solve your problem...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Mike

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

You need a firewall. 'Messenger spam', is not in itself harmful, but is
symptomatic of a larger problem - your computer has ports open from the
Internet.

You can disable the Messenger service, but that is unwise as a solution as
you'll still have the underlying problem that caused you to get the messages
in the first place - consider the messages a useful warning that you have no
protection from the Internet.

For a standalone machine, see www.sygate.com for a free personal firewall.

See http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm for more info.