POP-UPS

[Melissia Young]

BEING A NEW USER WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POP-UPS
CONSTANTLY, AN AVERAGE OF 50 IN ONE EVENEING. WE HAVE A
CABLE MODEM AND IS THERE ANY WAY TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS
ON THIS COMPUTER TO STOP THE POP-UPS.

THANK YOU
MELISSIA YOUNG

[Nicholas]

How do I turn on Windows XP's Firewall?
http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/firewall.html

Purchase and install Norton Internet Security 2003
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

-- Includes Norton AntiVirus 2003
-- Includes Norton Personal Firewall
-- Includes prevention of annoying web pop-ups
-- Includes Parental Controls
-- All in one, easy-to-install package



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Nicholas

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"Melissia Young" > wrote in message:
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| BEING A NEW USER WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POP-UPS=20
| CONSTANTLY, AN AVERAGE OF 50 IN ONE EVENEING. WE HAVE A=20
| CABLE MODEM AND IS THERE ANY WAY TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS=20
| ON THIS COMPUTER TO STOP THE POP-UPS.=20
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| THANK YOU
| MELISSIA YOUNG

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"

This a type of spam has become quite common over the past few
months, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you may well be open to other threats. Install and use a decent,
properly configured firewall. (Disabling the messenger service, as
some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does nothing to
secure your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with" these
messages and the problem they represent is particularly foolish.

Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Also, please unstick your CapsLock key. Posting in all caps, as
you have done, is the Usenet equivalent of shouting, and is considered
very rude by many people. More importantly, posting in all caps makes
the post very hard to read, reducing your chances of getting help.


Bruce Chambers

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"Melissia Young" > wrote in message
...
> BEING A NEW USER WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POP-UPS
> CONSTANTLY, AN AVERAGE OF 50 IN ONE EVENEING. WE HAVE A
> CABLE MODEM AND IS THERE ANY WAY TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS
> ON THIS COMPUTER TO STOP THE POP-UPS.
>
> THANK YOU
> MELISSIA YOUNG