Make sure a firewall is turned on. And you need to disable or remove the
Messenger service.
[[If advertisements are opening on your computer in a window titled
Messenger Service, it may indicate that your system is not secure. You
should enable the Internet Connection Firewall and disable the Messenger
Service in Windows XP to help protect your computer from unwanted spam
and other potential threats.
The Messenger Service was originally designed for use by system
administrators to notify Windows users about their networks. However,
some advertisers have started using this service to send information via
the Internet, and these messages could be used maliciously to distribute
a virus.]]
Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx
[[These messages are also known as "messenger spam."]]
[[To resolve this issue, install or turn on a firewall that blocks
inbound NetBIOS and UDP broadcast traffic. ]]
[[To work around this issue, turn off the Messenger service.]]
Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
How to prevent Windows Messenger from running on a Windows XP-based
computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089
Disable/Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm
How to block Pop-ups?
Messenger Service Advertisements
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Popups.htm
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Fook said:
I'm wondering if someone has encountered the same problem. Although I've
scanned my system several times with different anti-virus programs that
says the system is clean I'm getting a pop-up window that states "From:
Current To: Error Errorin Windows Reigstry".. then towards the bottom
it gives a web site address at the bottom.
Has anyone else run into this problem and if so, how did you get rid of
it? As I said, I've scanned my system several times and it's coming up
clean.
Thanks!
