Re: Spam / messenger popup

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

Do these "alerts" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, what
you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, not MSN/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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"thieg" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi all,
>
> I received since a few days a windows message alert (not an internet
> pop-up) stating a message in Deutch ("Wie schade, dass du den chat
> schon verlassen musstest...from www.anne.cc").
>
> I want to get rid of that but never succeeded to find where does this
> **** come from.
>
> I have checked in files/registry looking for "anne.cc" string but
> didn't find anything.
>
> This message comes occasionally maybe once a day. I believe that I
> installed this ad when surfing on astalavista.box.sk. (I also tried to
> browse my system with adware tool but it didn't find anything).
>
> I would prefer not to stop the messenger service as I use it beside.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> PS: I already have a firewall installed
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> -Thieg

[hubin]

(thieg) wrote in message >...
> Hi all,
>
> I received since a few days a windows message alert (not an internet
> pop-up) stating a message in Deutch ("Wie schade, dass du den chat
> schon verlassen musstest...from www.anne.cc").
>
> I want to get rid of that but never succeeded to find where does this
> **** come from.
>
> I have checked in files/registry looking for "anne.cc" string but
> didn't find anything.
>
> This message comes occasionally maybe once a day. I believe that I
> installed this ad when surfing on astalavista.box.sk. (I also tried to
> browse my system with adware tool but it didn't find anything).
>
> I would prefer not to stop the messenger service as I use it beside.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> PS: I already have a firewall installed
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> -Thieg

It's messenger service.
Disable messenger service.
In Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Services, select Computer
Management->Services. In the right panel, right click on Messenger,
select Properties, disable it in the drop down list, click OK out.

Or try Mini Popup Killer:http://www.newwebchecker.com