Messenger Service Pop up messages!

[Mitzi]

How in the world do you get rid of these stupid, annoying
things. Apparently it is something that is built into the
xp software, however, I cannot find the program file to
disable it. Help! Thanks!

 

[Ace]

Hi there.

Try this, taken directly from:

http://www.popup-killer.info/messenger-spam/

How to stop Messenger popup Spam - FREE:

These 4 easy steps will turn off the messenger service
used to send messenger service popup ads. The Messenger
service is not related to Windows Messenger or MSN
Messenger.:

Go to Start, then Run and type in services.msc Click Ok

Scroll to Messenger, select it, right click it and choose
Properties.

Under startup choose "Disabled", then choose Stop.

When stopped, click Ok.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
How in the world do you get rid of these stupid, annoying
things. Apparently it is something that is built into the
xp software, however, I cannot find the program file to
disable it. Help! Thanks!
.try here-

http://forums.betarun.net/showthread.php?tid=18

windows update usually reinstalls it though.

 

[Gary Tsang]

For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904

Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve the
real problem.

The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom of a larger
issue. The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.

Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports. You would need a
firewall that controls the traffic.

The above solution will not work if you have AOL as is not compatible with
Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). If you have AOL, you should
contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Hit the Stop Button under Service Status section
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/

For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/

 

[Paul]

No windows update doesn't, because Messenger Service *not
Windows or MSN Messenger* just gets disabled, not
unintalled.

 

[Paul]

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.