pop up mesages selling how to eliminate them selves

[rm20001]

I keep geting messages in pop-up windows in all of my
programes is their a way to eliminate these windows with
out having to paythem to stop bombarding me with their own
pop-ups

[Lorne Smith]

"rm20001" > wrote in message
...
> I keep geting messages in pop-up windows in all of my
> programes is their a way to eliminate these windows with
> out having to paythem to stop bombarding me with their own
> pop-ups

These are spam using the Messenger service. You can disable this service by
opening the services applet in the control panel -> administrative tools as
you don't need it unless you are part of a domain network (which I doubt).
Disabling it doesn't cure the main issue though, which is that you have
ports (and therefore your computer) which are wide open to the internet.
Install a decent firewall program like Zone Alarm and that problem will go
away too... Windows DOES come with a built-in firewall (lookup Internet
Connection Firewall in the Help & Support centre), but Zone Alarm is MUCH
better.. :)

Note that this is NOT connected to Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger which
is an entirely different animal.

HTH

Lorne

[rifleman]

In ,
Lorne Smith > contemplated the little bit of fluff in his navel
and typed:
> "rm20001" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I keep geting messages in pop-up windows in all of my
>> programes is their a way to eliminate these windows with
>> out having to paythem to stop bombarding me with their own
>> pop-ups
>
> These are spam using the Messenger service. You can disable this
> service by opening the services applet in the control panel ->
> administrative tools as you don't need it unless you are part of a
> domain network (which I doubt). Disabling it doesn't cure the main
> issue though, which is that you have ports (and therefore your
> computer) which are wide open to the internet. Install a decent
> firewall program like Zone Alarm and that problem will go away too...
> Windows DOES come with a built-in firewall (lookup Internet
> Connection Firewall in the Help & Support centre), but Zone Alarm is
> MUCH better.. :)
>
> Note that this is NOT connected to Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger
> which is an entirely different animal.
>
> HTH
>
> Lorne

A little piece about Zone Alarm and vulnerability:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/31481.html

I use Kerio - it seems its the only freeware Firewall that will cope
properly with ICS.....

--
(I may be wrong...I usually am....)
Google is your Friend
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

[rm20001]

Thank you for your suggestion, I will try out the zone
alarm.
Robert Macias
>-----Original Message-----
>"rm20001" > wrote in message
...
>> I keep geting messages in pop-up windows in all of my
>> programes is their a way to eliminate these windows with
>> out having to paythem to stop bombarding me with their
own
>> pop-ups
>
>These are spam using the Messenger service. You can
disable this service by
>opening the services applet in the control panel ->
administrative tools as
>you don't need it unless you are part of a domain network
(which I doubt).
>Disabling it doesn't cure the main issue though, which is
that you have
>ports (and therefore your computer) which are wide open
to the internet.
>Install a decent firewall program like Zone Alarm and
that problem will go
>away too... Windows DOES come with a built-in firewall
(lookup Internet
>Connection Firewall in the Help & Support centre), but
Zone Alarm is MUCH
>better.. :)
>
>Note that this is NOT connected to Windows Messenger or
MSN Messenger which
>is an entirely different animal.
>
>HTH
>
>Lorne
>
>
>
>
>
>.
>