pop ups

[angel muniz]

Help anybody I am pretty computer illiterate and these
are not normal pop ups they are pop ups of places to stop
pop ups and it says my messenger or my computer is
sending them how do I stop them I have windows xp if you
or anyone can help it is quite annoying please respond to
my hotmail address (e-mail address removed)

 

[Nicholas]

How do I turn on the Firewall?
http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/firewall.html


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Nicholas

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| Help anybody I am pretty computer illiterate and these
| are not normal pop ups they are pop ups of places to stop
| pop ups and it says my messenger or my computer is
| sending them how do I stop them I have windows xp if you
| or anyone can help it is quite annoying please respond to
| my hotmail address (e-mail address removed)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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

This a type of spam has become quite common over the past few
months, 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. Install and use a decent,
properly configured firewall. (Disabling the messenger service, as
some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does nothing to
secure your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with" these
messages and the problem they represent 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


Bruce Chambers

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[Shenan T. Stanley]

Help anybody I am pretty computer illiterate and these
are not normal pop ups they are pop ups of places to stop
pop ups and it says my messenger or my computer is
sending them how do I stop them I have windows xp if you
or anyone can help it is quite annoying please respond to
my hotmail address

Advice on Popups and their elimination:

http://www.fracas.net/newsgroups/generaladvice.html#popups
or
http://tinyurl.com/el9s

You may want to look over the whole page.

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Shenan Stanley
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