pop up message

[Bill]

Ig Domain Name: MESSAGEHAMMER.NET
Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
Name Server: NS1.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
Name Server: NS2.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 20-may-2003
Creation Date: 20-may-2003
Expiration Date: 20-may-2004

How did these people get to my machine, How do I stop them
and other like minded as5hats?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Bill,

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

"Bill" > wrote in message ...
> Ig Domain Name: MESSAGEHAMMER.NET
> Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
> Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
> Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
> Name Server: NS1.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
> Name Server: NS2.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
> Status: ACTIVE
> Updated Date: 20-may-2003
> Creation Date: 20-may-2003
> Expiration Date: 20-may-2004
>
> How did these people get to my machine, How do I stop them
> and other like minded as5hats?

[bill]

Should I get my money back from McAfee? Got firewall and
virus scan from them.



>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Bill,
>
>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
>
>"Bill" > wrote in message
...
>> Ig Domain Name: MESSAGEHAMMER.NET
>> Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
>> Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
>> Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
>> Name Server: NS1.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
>> Name Server: NS2.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
>> Status: ACTIVE
>> Updated Date: 20-may-2003
>> Creation Date: 20-may-2003
>> Expiration Date: 20-may-2004
>>
>> How did these people get to my machine, How do I stop
them
>> and other like minded as5hats?
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Bill,

I don't think Mcafee claims to block these. Regardless, you'll have to take it up with them.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"bill" > wrote in message ...
> Should I get my money back from McAfee? Got firewall and
> virus scan from them.
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Bill,
> >
> >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
> >
> >"Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Ig Domain Name: MESSAGEHAMMER.NET
> >> Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
> >> Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
> >> Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
> >> Name Server: NS1.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
> >> Name Server: NS2.CANADAWEBHOSTING.COM
> >> Status: ACTIVE
> >> Updated Date: 20-may-2003
> >> Creation Date: 20-may-2003
> >> Expiration Date: 20-may-2004
> >>
> >> How did these people get to my machine, How do I stop
> them
> >> and other like minded as5hats?
> >
> >
> >.
> >