Popup spam

[Joseph]

How can I avoid getting popup spam? I have Windows XP.

[news-4hds725e11@spam-box.connectfree.co.uk]

"Joseph" > wrote:
>How can I avoid getting popup spam? I have Windows XP.

Turn on the built-in Firewall for the connectoid in question. It's on
the `Advanced tab`.

[Gary G]

Joseph

I have a router (serving as a hardware firewall) and Zone Alarm (software
firewall). Zone Alarm (www.zonelabs.com) also
offers some protection against popups. I also have Tweak XP from
http://www.totalidea.com/ (which is a 'Swiss Army Knife for XP)
and it also blocks popups and ads, and the user can identify which ones to
stop.

Gary G

"Joseph" > wrote in message
...
> How can I avoid getting popup spam? I have Windows XP.

[news-4hds725e11@spam-box.connectfree.co.uk]

"Gary G" > wrote:
>Joseph
>
>I have a router (serving as a hardware firewall) and Zone Alarm (software
>firewall). Zone Alarm (www.zonelabs.com) also
>offers some protection against popups. I also have Tweak XP from
>http://www.totalidea.com/ (which is a 'Swiss Army Knife for XP)
>and it also blocks popups and ads, and the user can identify which ones to
>stop.

The router should be stopping the pop-up adverts, unless you're
allowing the router to accept and pass through data on ports 135 thru
139 inclusive as well as port 445.

[Woj]

The other option is to turn off the messenger service located under services
in the administrative tools in Control panel.



> wrote in message
...
> "Gary G" > wrote:
> >Joseph
> >
> >I have a router (serving as a hardware firewall) and Zone Alarm (software
> >firewall). Zone Alarm (www.zonelabs.com) also
> >offers some protection against popups. I also have Tweak XP from
> >http://www.totalidea.com/ (which is a 'Swiss Army Knife for XP)
> >and it also blocks popups and ads, and the user can identify which ones
to
> >stop.
>
> The router should be stopping the pop-up adverts, unless you're
> allowing the router to accept and pass through data on ports 135 thru
> 139 inclusive as well as port 445.

[Woj]

The other option is to turn off the messenger service located under services
in the administrative tools in Control panel.



> wrote in message
...
> "Gary G" > wrote:
> >Joseph
> >
> >I have a router (serving as a hardware firewall) and Zone Alarm (software
> >firewall). Zone Alarm (www.zonelabs.com) also
> >offers some protection against popups. I also have Tweak XP from
> >http://www.totalidea.com/ (which is a 'Swiss Army Knife for XP)
> >and it also blocks popups and ads, and the user can identify which ones
to
> >stop.
>
> The router should be stopping the pop-up adverts, unless you're
> allowing the router to accept and pass through data on ports 135 thru
> 139 inclusive as well as port 445.