My pop-up stoppers don't work with these

[Cliff Freeling]

This brand of pop-up I'm talking about is really pissing
me off. I've been successfully blocking "ordinary"
pop-ups for years with the usual blockers, but these things
are different. They are apparently not associated with any particular
site I'm visiting. It's like they are simply piped in through my ISP
regardless, and I'm getting them a LOT and OFTEN.

They are always the same, with "Messenger Service" written at the top
and they are gray with black letters; and they are usually trying to sell me
larger penises or phony diplomas. But as I'm typing now, I'm getting
a batch of them selling some sort of credit help apparently. Maybe
I'm sounding really stupid or uninformed, and there's a simple solution,
but I'm just not aware of what to do about them.

BTW, I regularly run a spyware-check program, but I doubt this has anthing
to do with spyware... Any assistance greatly appreciated! Thanks.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Here some issues with Messenger.

How to Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a Windows XP-Based Computer
By default, Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition install
Windows Messenger, and the user interface does not provide a way to remove
or to uninstall Windows Messenger.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089 (4.4, 4.5, 4.6. 9/23/2003)

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
A Messenger service window appears that contains an Internet advertisement
that is similar to the following text:
Messenger Service
Message from source to your_computer_name.ISP_name on date time Message Text
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330904 (XP/W2000 11/4/2003)

Stop Messenger SPAM
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/spam/messenger.php

Stop Messenger SPAM
The developer of the messenger spam software indicates on their web site
that "these messages are completely anonymous and virtually untraceable.
With this program your IP address never shows up anywhere."
http://www.stopmessengerspam.com/