Messenger Spam...Does Anyone Know How To Stop This???

[Mike]

Recently, I've been flooded by pop-ups that list
themselves as messenger spam. I usually get them once
every fifteen minutes, regardless of the fact that I have
a pop-up blocker. They come in the form of a Windows pop-
up instead of an Internet Explorer pop-up. So, my
question is, has anyone out there been getting similar
pop-ups or figured out a way to prevent them from
continuing? Thanks in advance. Mike

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Mike;
No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904&
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

This will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/

For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Mike" > wrote in message
...
> Recently, I've been flooded by pop-ups that list
> themselves as messenger spam. I usually get them once
> every fifteen minutes, regardless of the fact that I have
> a pop-up blocker. They come in the form of a Windows pop-
> up instead of an Internet Explorer pop-up. So, my
> question is, has anyone out there been getting similar
> pop-ups or figured out a way to prevent them from
> continuing? Thanks in advance. Mike