Messenger Service Popups

[Steve]

I am being harrassed with messenger service popups from
www.destroyads.com, burnfat.com and others. It appears
that windows messenger is a window for popups and I can
not figure out how to block them. The privacy tab in
messenger tools/options is set to block "All Others" and
that does not stop them.

If anyone has figured out how to block these popups,
would you tell me what I have to?

Thanks,
Steve

[Alex]

Steve, 2 ways of doing this....answers quoted from Jonathan Kay and Gary
Tsang

Have fun,

Alex
____________________________________________

1. POP UP ADVERTS

Do these "pop-ups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their
titlebar? If so, 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
____________________________________________


4. POP UP ADVERTS (part 2)
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904

Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve the
real problem.

The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom of a larger
issue. The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.

Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports. You would need a
firewall that controls the traffic.

The above solution will not work if you have AOL as is not compatible with
Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). If you have AOL, you should
contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Hit the Stop Button under Service Status section
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/

For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/

--
Gary Tsang

[Steve]

Thanks Alex, Jonathan Kay's response worked!
Steve
>-----Original Message-----
>Steve, 2 ways of doing this....answers quoted from
Jonathan Kay and Gary
>Tsang
>
>Have fun,
>
>Alex
>____________________________________________
>
>1. POP UP ADVERTS
>
>Do these "pop-ups" that are appearing have "Messenger
Service" in their
>titlebar? If so, 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
>____________________________________________
>
>
>4. POP UP ADVERTS (part 2)
>For Messenger Service ads:
>You need to install or enable a firewall:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
US;Q330904
>
>Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it
does not solve the
>real problem.
>
>The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a
symptom of a larger
>issue. The real problem is open ports that allow
unwanted traffic into the
>computer.
>
>Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
You would need a
>firewall that controls the traffic.
>
>The above solution will not work if you have AOL as is
not compatible with
>Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). If you
have AOL, you should
>contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party firewall.
>
>Disable Messenger Service:
>Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click
Services.
>Go down to "Messenger".
>Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
>Hit the Stop Button under Service Status section
>Then under Start-up select DISABLE
>Click OK and follow prompts
>
>Check this link:
>http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
>Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for
spyware:
>http://www.lavasoft.de/
>Or
>http://spybot.eon.net.au/
>
>For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
>http://www.panicware.com/
>http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
>http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
>http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
>http://www.endpopups.com/
>http://www.adshield.org/
>
>--
>Gary Tsang
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Steve,

Glad to be of assistance =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks Alex, Jonathan Kay's response worked!
> Steve
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Steve, 2 ways of doing this....answers quoted from
> Jonathan Kay and Gary
> >Tsang
> >
> >Have fun,
> >
> >Alex
> >____________________________________________
> >
> >1. POP UP ADVERTS
> >
> >Do these "pop-ups" that are appearing have "Messenger
> Service" in their
> >titlebar? If so, 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
> >____________________________________________
> >
> >
> >4. POP UP ADVERTS (part 2)
> >For Messenger Service ads:
> >You need to install or enable a firewall:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
> US;Q330904
> >
> >Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it
> does not solve the
> >real problem.
> >
> >The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a
> symptom of a larger
> >issue. The real problem is open ports that allow
> unwanted traffic into the
> >computer.
> >
> >Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
> You would need a
> >firewall that controls the traffic.
> >
> >The above solution will not work if you have AOL as is
> not compatible with
> >Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). If you
> have AOL, you should
> >contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party firewall.
> >
> >Disable Messenger Service:
> >Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click
> Services.
> >Go down to "Messenger".
> >Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
> >Hit the Stop Button under Service Status section
> >Then under Start-up select DISABLE
> >Click OK and follow prompts
> >
> >Check this link:
> >http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
> >Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for
> spyware:
> >http://www.lavasoft.de/
> >Or
> >http://spybot.eon.net.au/
> >
> >For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
> >http://www.panicware.com/
> >http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
> >http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
> >http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
> >http://www.endpopups.com/
> >http://www.adshield.org/
> >
> >--
> >Gary Tsang
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Steven]

Zero Ad v2.0.0 released 2003-09-27

Key Features:

New Concept intelligent Ad filter inside , Kill annoy pop-ups , allow
info pop-ups .
Hot key to enable or disable pop-ups temporarily.
Stop Macromedia flash banner on the web .
Support all popular internet browsers : Internet explore , Netscape ,
Mozilla , Opera .
Twenty two lovely sounds for notification , Three action level , Five
smart form style .
Eliminate special ads that are not generated by web browsers (new
feature in v2.0) .

What can Zero Ad eliminate ? [More detail]

Pop-up advert windows from web browsers .
Macromedia flash advert banner on the web .
Messages from IP Messenger Service .
Pop-up window from MSN Messenger .
Internal advert banner of MSN Messenger .
Pop-up window from ICQ chat client .
Internal advert banner in ICQ chat client .
Internal advert banner in ICQ message session window .
Internal advert banner in Kazaa client .
Internal advert banner in Kazaa search window .

[Steven]

Zero Ad v2.0.0 released 2003-09-27

Key Features:

New Concept intelligent Ad filter inside , Kill annoy pop-ups , allow
info pop-ups .
Hot key to enable or disable pop-ups temporarily.
Stop Macromedia flash banner on the web .
Support all popular internet browsers : Internet explore , Netscape ,
Mozilla , Opera .
Twenty two lovely sounds for notification , Three action level , Five
smart form style .
Eliminate special ads that are not generated by web browsers (new
feature in v2.0) .

What can Zero Ad eliminate ?
Pop-up advert windows from web browsers .
Macromedia flash advert banner on the web .
Messages from IP Messenger Service .
Pop-up window from MSN Messenger .
Internal advert banner of MSN Messenger .
Pop-up window from ICQ chat client .
Internal advert banner in ICQ chat client .
Internal advert banner in ICQ message session window .
Internal advert banner in Kazaa client .
Internal advert banner in Kazaa search window .