Messenger Service

[Danny]

Does anyone know how to disable the messenger service?
Not the Instant Messenger but than Sh** that keeps
popping up ads.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Danny,

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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Danny" > wrote in message ...
> Does anyone know how to disable the messenger service?
> Not the Instant Messenger but than Sh** that keeps
> popping up ads.

[Amy]

I've been told that this just masks the problem, but does
not stop the problem, meaning that although the messages
will not appear on my screen any longer, the open ports
are still there and I will still be exposed to the
viruses that these annoying Messenger Service popups can
carry. Is this correct Jonathan?

Thanks,
Amy


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Danny,
>
>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.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Danny" > wrote in message
...
>> Does anyone know how to disable the messenger service?
>> Not the Instant Messenger but than Sh** that keeps
>> popping up ads.
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Amy,

There are no viruses that come with Messenger Service popups -- it's impossible.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Amy" > wrote in message ...
> I've been told that this just masks the problem, but does
> not stop the problem, meaning that although the messages
> will not appear on my screen any longer, the open ports
> are still there and I will still be exposed to the
> viruses that these annoying Messenger Service popups can
> carry. Is this correct Jonathan?
>
> Thanks,
> Amy
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Danny,
> >
> >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.
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >"Danny" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Does anyone know how to disable the messenger service?
> >> Not the Instant Messenger but than Sh** that keeps
> >> popping up ads.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Amy]

Sorry. I called it a virus and its actually a trojan. The
one I'm seeing is IRC/Flood with different variations.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Amy,
>
>There are no viruses that come with Messenger Service
popups -- it's impossible.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Amy" > wrote in message
...
>> I've been told that this just masks the problem, but
does
>> not stop the problem, meaning that although the
messages
>> will not appear on my screen any longer, the open ports
>> are still there and I will still be exposed to the
>> viruses that these annoying Messenger Service popups
can
>> carry. Is this correct Jonathan?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Amy
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Greetings Danny,
>> >
>> >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.
>> >____________________________________________
>> >Jonathan Kay
>> >Windows MVP, Messenger
>> >Associate Expert
>> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> >
>> >"Danny" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> Does anyone know how to disable the messenger
service?
>> >> Not the Instant Messenger but than Sh** that keeps
>> >> popping up ads.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Amy,

The Messenger Service is nothing more then a line of text (like this message) -- it can't
hurt you.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Amy" > wrote in message ...
> Sorry. I called it a virus and its actually a trojan. The
> one I'm seeing is IRC/Flood with different variations.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Amy,
> >
> >There are no viruses that come with Messenger Service
> popups -- it's impossible.
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >"Amy" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I've been told that this just masks the problem, but
> does
> >> not stop the problem, meaning that although the
> messages
> >> will not appear on my screen any longer, the open ports
> >> are still there and I will still be exposed to the
> >> viruses that these annoying Messenger Service popups
> can
> >> carry. Is this correct Jonathan?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Amy
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Greetings Danny,
> >> >
> >> >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.
> >> >____________________________________________
> >> >Jonathan Kay
> >> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >> >Associate Expert
> >> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >> >
> >> >"Danny" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> Does anyone know how to disable the messenger
> service?
> >> >> Not the Instant Messenger but than Sh** that keeps
> >> >> popping up ads.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >