J
jenn
everytime im online all these popups from messenger
service keep popping up. they are anoying.how can i make
them stop?
service keep popping up. they are anoying.how can i make
them stop?
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Kay Mack
Just download the google tool bar and pop up remover, it
is great - and I love having the google tool bar
available. Not sure of the address but you can just type
in download google tool bar in a search window and find
the site. It also tells you how many pop ups have been
blocked.
is great - and I love having the google tool bar
available. Not sure of the address but you can just type
in download google tool bar in a search window and find
the site. It also tells you how many pop ups have been
blocked.
J
JAX
Those popups are really a "heads-up" warning. You need a firewall installed.
XP has a native firewall but, better yet, go to the following link and
download ZoneAlarm *free* firewall. It's on the left side of the page.
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=pdb_za1
HTH, JAX
XP has a native firewall but, better yet, go to the following link and
download ZoneAlarm *free* firewall. It's on the left side of the page.
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=pdb_za1
HTH, JAX
B
Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
This type of spam has become quite common over the past several
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, 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
Whichever firewall you decide upon, be sure to ensure
UDP ports 135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are _all_
blocked. You may also disable Inbound NetBIOS (NetBIOS over TCP/IP).
You'll have to follow the instructions from firewall's manufacturer
for the specific steps.
You can test your firewall at:
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_main.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=GPVHGBYNCJEIMXQKCDT
Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
http://www.sygatetech.com/
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
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
This type of spam has become quite common over the past several
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, 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
Whichever firewall you decide upon, be sure to ensure
UDP ports 135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are _all_
blocked. You may also disable Inbound NetBIOS (NetBIOS over TCP/IP).
You'll have to follow the instructions from firewall's manufacturer
for the specific steps.
You can test your firewall at:
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_main.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=GPVHGBYNCJEIMXQKCDT
Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
http://www.sygatetech.com/
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
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
While everything you said is correct, none of it is relevant to
the OP's question about Messenger Service spam.
And, fyi, the link for the Google Tool Bar is:
http://toolbar.google.com
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
While everything you said is correct, none of it is relevant to
the OP's question about Messenger Service spam.
And, fyi, the link for the Google Tool Bar is:
http://toolbar.google.com
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
L
Lynn W
Hi Jax
I have ZA installed but I still get pop advertisements on some sites I go
to. Have I missed something in ZA then?
I have ZA installed but I still get pop advertisements on some sites I go
to. Have I missed something in ZA then?
K
Ken Blake, MVP
In
Those are presumably not the messenger service popups talked
about below. The free version of ZoneAlarm does nothing to
prevent ordinary popups. You can stop those with ZoneAlarm Pro,
or with any of the many popup stoppers available, such as the
free Google toolbar.
Lynn W said:I have ZA installed but I still get pop advertisements on some sites
I go to. Have I missed something in ZA then?
Those are presumably not the messenger service popups talked
about below. The free version of ZoneAlarm does nothing to
prevent ordinary popups. You can stop those with ZoneAlarm Pro,
or with any of the many popup stoppers available, such as the
free Google toolbar.
P
Plato
jenn said:everytime im online all these popups from messenger
service keep popping up. they are anoying.how can i make
them stop?
http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop10.htm#3
P
Please reply to news group.
That won't help for Messenger service popups. The popups are caused by
people getting your IP address and sending messages to your computer.
The messages are then shown by the Messenger service (not Windows
Messenger). To stop the popups, you have to turn the service off, which
I am not sure how to do.
people getting your IP address and sending messages to your computer.
The messages are then shown by the Messenger service (not Windows
Messenger). To stop the popups, you have to turn the service off, which
I am not sure how to do.
B
Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
Actually, no one has to get the IP address; messenger service spam
is simply broadcast to random IP addresses by an automated program.
Also, the way to stop the spam is to install a firewall, not disabling
messenger service. Disabling messenger service doesn't stop the spam;
it only stops displaying it.
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
Actually, no one has to get the IP address; messenger service spam
is simply broadcast to random IP addresses by an automated program.
Also, the way to stop the spam is to install a firewall, not disabling
messenger service. Disabling messenger service doesn't stop the spam;
it only stops displaying it.
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
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