Spam pop ups

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John Wl

Getting spammed with these "Messenger Service" adds. These
come in their own window, and go straight to desktop no
matter what program your in, if your online you are
getting these constantly, mostly from companies like
WWW.endads.com telling you they have a way you can buy
that will stop the Pop-up forever.

Anyone know how or if there is a way to disable these pop-
ups from coming through.
 
* John Wl said:
Getting spammed with these "Messenger Service" adds. These
come in their own window, and go straight to desktop no
matter what program your in, if your online you are
getting these constantly, mostly from companies like
WWW.endads.com telling you they have a way you can buy
that will stop the Pop-up forever.

Anyone know how or if there is a way to disable these pop-
ups from coming through.
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John, install a decent firewall. One that allows you to block the port
that the messenger service uses. That will stop the messenger popup spam
from coming in.

Don't disable the service as you do need that.

Jason
 
This is what AOL Suggests you do

Who Is At Risk?
Anyone who has a connection to the Internet and who is
using Windows XP/2000/98/95 with this networking feature
installed.

To Disable the Messenger Service Manually:
-- Click on the Start button in the taskbar
-- Open Control Panels
-- Go to "Administrative Tools" (XP users may need to go
to "Performance and Maintenance" first,
then "Administrative Tools")
-- Double-click on "Services"
-- Scroll down to "Messenger"
-- Double-click on "Messenger"
-- Change the Startup type to "Disabled"
-- Click "Stop" to stop the service

To Re-Enable Manually:
Follow the above steps, but change the Startup type
to "Automatic," then click "Apply," then click "Start"
under Service Status.

Note:
You must be logged on as an Administrator for the
automatic fix to work.
 
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