Pop up ads

[tom]

i must get around 10 to fifteen pop up ads a day, most of
them seem to be from microsoft telling me how to stop pop
up ads...i am not great with a computer...could anyone
please tell me if there is anyway to stop these...any
ideas would be very helpfull

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Tom;
None of them are from Microsoft.
They may be Messenger Service ads:
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.

Internet Connection Firewall 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/

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"tom" > wrote in message
...
> i must get around 10 to fifteen pop up ads a day, most of
> them seem to be from microsoft telling me how to stop pop
> up ads...i am not great with a computer...could anyone
> please tell me if there is anyway to stop these...any
> ideas would be very helpfull

[Doug Coburn]

> I had the same thing happen to me when I first signed on with comcast
cable
> internet. Do NOT buy anything because you don't have to. It is a world
> class jerk of a thing to do to send these messeges constantly to people.
> I'm sorry you are getting hit. Here is the solution...
>
> Start->(right click)My Computer->manage.
> Open tree node Services and Applications -> services
> Scroll down to Messenger (this is the service that allows these popups to
> happen)
> It is on because usually you can't get through ISP's to your machine
> using this service, it is cool to have to send messeges quickly to other
> machines on your workgroup or domain.
> Stop this service and your problem will be solved. (the little black
> square)
>
> Note!!!: If you are running any applications that rely on this service,
> they may fail. I don't know of any that do, but if you get problems after
> stopping the service restart it and see if it fixes the problem.
>
> If you like and want to use the messenger service, what you need to do is
to
> get your own firewall. A netgear router will work nicely. Behind one of
> these critters, nothing will be able to access your machine from the
outside
> without you initiating the connection yourself or explicitly set up the
port
> forwarding to make it happen. However on your side of the firewall you
will
> be able to communicate directly with other machines on your network using
> net send using the messenger service.
>
> You may want to send back a nasty message to whoever is sending these to
you
> by Start->Run cmd
> net send /? for help with the syntax
> so if Joe is the sender of the message try:
> net send Joe Take off eh
>
> Have fun
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arnie Sline" >
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 8:09 PM
> Subject: Windows XP Professional and Pop Ups
>

"tom" > wrote in message news:067401c33f6c$3c0dc8a0$a101280
...
> i must get around 10 to fifteen pop up ads a day, most of
> them seem to be from microsoft telling me how to stop pop
> up ads...i am not great with a computer...could anyone
> please tell me if there is anyway to stop these...any
> ideas would be very helpfull

[Shenan T. Stanley]

tom <> wrote:
> i must get around 10 to fifteen pop up ads a day, most of
> them seem to be from microsoft telling me how to stop pop
> up ads...i am not great with a computer...could anyone
> please tell me if there is anyway to stop these...any
> ideas would be very helpfull

Advice on Popups and their elimination:

http://www.fracas.net/newsgroups/generaladvice.html#popups
or
http://tinyurl.com/el9s

You may want to look over the whole page.

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