messenger pop ups

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glenn

does anyone know how to stop those anoying pop ups that
say "your system is open to others, please go to www...
and buy our software to fix this. I would think that i
could just turn off something to stop it. It is usually
labled messenger service on the box heading. I turned off
windows messenger but it still keeps coming. please help
if you can.
Thanks!
Glen
 
-----Original Message-----
does anyone know how to stop those anoying pop ups that
say "your system is open to others, please go to www...
and buy our software to fix this. I would think that i
could just turn off something to stop it. It is usually
labled messenger service on the box heading. I turned off
windows messenger but it still keeps coming. please help
if you can.
Thanks!
Glen
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*******FIX******************
To Disable the Messenger Service Manually:
-- Click on the Start button in the taskbar
-- Open Control Panels
-- Go to "Administrative Tools" (XP users may need to go
to "Performance and Maintenance" first,
then "Administrative Tools")
-- Double-click on "Services"
-- Scroll down to "Messenger"
-- Double-click on "Messenger"
-- Change the Startup type to "Disabled"
-- Click "Stop" to stop the service

To Re-Enable Manually:
Follow the above steps, but change the Startup type
to "Automatic," then click "Apply," then click "Start"
under Service Status.

Note:
You must be logged on as an Administrator for the
automatic fix to work.
 
Greetings --

Please stop posting potentially harmful advice. What are you, a
hacker-wannabe? Why else would you be deliberately posting bad
advice? Are you trying to give people a false sense of security by
having them turn off what are, in effect, valid security warnings,
while still leaving their PCs open to potential exploitation?

Disabling the messenger service is a "head in the sand" approach
to computer security.

The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups; they're
actually providing a useful service by acting as a security alert. The
true problem is the unsecured computer, and you're only
advice, however well-intended, was to turn off the warnings. How is
this helpful?

Equivalent Scenario: You over-exert your shoulder at work or
play, causing bursitis. After weeks of annoying and sometimes
excruciating pain whenever you try to reach over your head, you go to
a doctor and say, while demonstrating the motion, "Doc, it hurts when
I do this." The doctor, being as helpful as you are, replies, "Well,
don't do that."

The only true way to secure the PC, short of disconnecting it from
the Internet, is to install and *properly* configure a firewall; just
installing one and letting it's default settings handle things is no
good. Unfortunately, this does require one to learn a little bit more
about using a computer than used to be necessary.


Bruce Chambers

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