POP up adverts

[WAF]

I aam being plagued by adverts wich just seem to pop up
advertising software to stop this type of problem. Is
there not an easier way to stop this spam nonsense?

 

[Melvin Ho]

Get Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
or spybot from http://www.safer-networking.org/

This will scan thru your system for any adwares that cause these pops-up.
Good luck!

 

[Perdita X. Dream]

Get Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
or spybot from http://www.safer-networking.org/

This will scan thru your system for any adwares that cause these pops-up.
Good luck!

Melvin,

As these are Messenger Service advertisements, they are not caused by
spyware! You should know that! ;o)

You need a firewall. You can either turn on the native one or - for complete
all-round protection - you need to purchase third party protection (I use
Zone Alarm Pro - they have a cut down freeware version which can be
downloaded from www.zonelabs.com). Some folk will tell you to turn off the
Messenger Service (nothing to do with Windows/MSN Messenger) but this is
like sweeping your bills under the rug. You will forget about them (out of
sight is out of mind) but they are still there and the consequences could be
serious if you don't deal with them. Buy a third party firewall (it is more
flexible as it can be configured) and set it to block ports 137-139 and 245
(there may be others, but I don't know of them). This will also prevent
spyware from 'phoning home'.


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[Melvin Ho]

That's right! thanks for the note. IMHO, adwares will caused pop-ups too so
there's no harm in scanning thru the system. You never know what might be
installed in your system.

Mel

 

[?.???]

I cant remember where I have seen it but you can remove those anoying
messenger ad's in the registry
do a search on google for remove messenger ads or something like that
then you will get the instructions
sorry i cant be of any more help

 

[Perdita X. Dream]

This is what you need to do
To turn off the messenger service in XP:
1.Click on the Start button and open the control panel.
2.Open the Performance and Maintenance control panel and go to
AdministrativeTools.
3.Now double-click on Services, then scroll to Messenger.
4.Double-click Messenger and click Stop to stop the service.
5.Change the startup type to Disable

Sorry if I confussed you by saying it was a regedit

Even though its called Messenger it has nothing to do with MSN or ..Net
Messenger

Thanks Microsoft for more confusion.........

Please read my post. Turning off the service is NOT the way to deal with it
as it does nothing to solve the problem, merely hides the symptom.

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[PCyr]

Windows messenger is different from Messenger service.
The pop-ups are coming from Messenger Service, *NOT* Win/MSN Messenger!
Removing Win/MSN Messenger will NOT fix the problem.
Enable Window XP's firewall.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

I do wish you would stop posting potentially harmful advice.
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 1: Somewhere in a house, a small fire starts,
and sets off the smoke alarm. The home-owner, not immediately seeing
any fire/smoke, complains about the noise of the smoke detector, so
you tell him to remove the smoke detector's battery and go back to
sleep, or whatever else he was doing.

Equivalent Scenario 2: 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 is to *properly* configure the
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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[Perdita X. Dream]

Greetings --

I do wish you would stop posting potentially harmful advice.
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 1: Somewhere in a house, a small fire starts,
and sets off the smoke alarm. The home-owner, not immediately seeing
any fire/smoke, complains about the noise of the smoke detector, so
you tell him to remove the smoke detector's battery and go back to
sleep, or whatever else he was doing.

Good analogy - better than my measles or bills analogies!

Equivalent Scenario 2: 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 is to *properly* configure the
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

I do so love it when someone follows me around agreeing with me and backing
me up! That's three times in one day - thanks Bruce!

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Hadn't noticed that I was "following you [sic] around," in
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[Kevin Davis³]

The only true way to secure the PC is to *properly* configure the
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.

That is not the only "true way to secure a PC". To not advise someone
to turn off a service that they don't need is, in itself can be a
security risk. To be sure, get a firewall setup properly, but also to
be sure, disable all the services that you know you don't need. And
there is a huge probability that he doesn't need it.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That is not the only "true way to secure a PC".

Good point. I forgot to mention the obvious solutions of
completely disconnecting his computer from the Internet and securing
it behind locked dooors.

To not advise someone
to turn off a service that they don't need is, in itself can be a
security risk.

How so? Granted, the OP may not need the messenger service in
his/her particular case, but how does turning off the warning
mechanism increase security?

Bruce Chambers

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