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I have done everything I can to stop the pop-
ups,promating a pop up killer.I am unable to access their
web address,their E-mail address.They come approx.every 5
minutes,with different logo,but they are all the same.A
friend of mine is having the same problem.The only thing
we have in common is that we both use outlook
express.Their logo on the top says messinger.thank you
 
http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html
Adaware - The best free spyware killer around.

Also try this
Click start then run
type msconfig
click OK
click start up tab
Look for things that might start up the offending program
Generally these things being turned off will not prevent booting. If you turn off something then your scanner stops working then you can just go back to msconfig and have it start up again
 
If you have win2000 or winXP. Try disabling or setting
Messenger to Manual. In Start-Programs-Admin Tools-
Services-Messenger. Or you can right click on My Computer
and click on Manage and then Services.
 
Greetings --

Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"

This type of spam has become quite common over the past year, and
unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It demonstrates
that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while connected to
the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised by these
specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit, you may
well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that recently
swept cross the Internet. Install and use a decent, properly
configured firewall. (Merely disabling the messenger service, as some
people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does little or nothing
to truly secure your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with"
the security gap represented by these messages is particularly
foolish.

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

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, 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, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?


Bruce Chambers

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Greetings --

Please stop deliberately posting potentially harmful advice.

Disabling the messenger service is a "head in the sand" approach
to computer security that leaves the PC vulnerable to threats such as
the W32.Blaster.Worm.

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

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


Zane said:
http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html
Adaware - The best free spyware killer around.

Also try this
Click start then run
type msconfig
click OK
click start up tab
Look for things that might start up the offending program
Generally these things being turned off will not prevent booting. If
Click to expand...
you turn off something then your scanner stops working then you can
just go back to msconfig and have it start up again
 
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