pop up ads-please help!

[dave]

Last Wednesday, I started getting pop up ads. Not the few
here and there we are all use to. I am getting up to 10
per minute. it is making my computer usage nearly
impossible.

Can anyone help?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Dave,

If you feel you might be victimized by ad ware:
Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to remove any Trojans, Adware, or Spyware

Hope that resolves the problem for you Dave!

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| Last Wednesday, I started getting pop up ads. Not the few
| here and there we are all use to. I am getting up to 10
| per minute. it is making my computer usage nearly
| impossible.
|
| Can anyone help?

 

[BW]

if you are running Win XP try this

start menu --> run
type "service.msc"
left click properties
under startup, choose "disabled" --> click "close"

 

[Ramesh [MS-MVP]]

Hi Dave,

If the title bar reads as MESSENGER SERVICE, then it the world famous
Messenger SPAM. Install a Firewall to prevent the pop-ups. Enable the
Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP:

1. Open Network Connections
2. Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that you want to
protect, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this
connection.
3. On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, select the
Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this
computer from the Internet check box.

This blocks the TCP ports responsible for Messenger data tranmissions and
prevents Pop-ups.

More Reading:
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Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

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Messenger Vulnerability:
=====================
Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
bulletin/ms03-043.asp

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Ramesh (MS-MVP)
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Last Wednesday, I started getting pop up ads. Not the few
here and there we are all use to. I am getting up to 10
per minute. it is making my computer usage nearly
impossible.

Can anyone help?