Unwanted POPUPS

[DonS]

Even with the new features in various email systems and an
Internet Security software package (Norton), I am still
receiving an occasional popup which I believe comes from
the Messenger asking me to respond to various websites to
prevent further popups. I did see something yesterday
that refers to running the command "services.msc" after
going to START and RUN.

Can anyone tell me about this?

 

[danny buck]

yes
that was right if you want to know how to get rid of them
in further detail then go to
www.buck1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wind.htm
its free all it is is instructions to block the port very
nice
ok hope it helps (what am i saying hope it will)
danny buck

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Don,

Do these "pop-ups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, what
you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which
are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can
Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox.

To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start,
then Run, enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it,
right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then
choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any
real third-party applications should be effected by this.

Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected yourself against the latest security
issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the security patches:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
(This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way, just a reminder)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[DonS]

Thank you for input on this. I am not at home to try this
right now, but I will do so later and I appreciate your
advice.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Don,

You're very welcome =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com