Golgi
December 11th 03, 01:39 PM
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Messenger Service Popup Advertising
The latest trend is using the messenger service to send
pop up advertising spam to unprotected computers. It's
important to note that these messages have no relation to
MSN or Microsoft Messenger. Messenger service is used via
the 'net send' command to send messages between networked
computers. If you don't have network access or use
the 'net send' command it's easy to disable the messenger
service and eliminate the popup activity. For more
information on the Messenger service, see Knowledge Base
Article Q168893.
Disable Messenger Service
Click Start > Run and type "services.msc" (no quotes) in
the Open: line and click OK
In the right pane, scroll down to Messenger.
Double click Messenger and click the General tab.
Under Service Status: click the Stop button.
In the Startup Type: drop down box, select Disable.
Click Apply and OK.
Another method to rid your system of this annoyance is to
block NetBIOS ports 135, 137, 138. and 139 through the
firewall. Each firewall uses a different method of
blocking ports. Consult the firewall documentation or
website for information on the proper procedure.
Messenger Service Popup Advertising
The latest trend is using the messenger service to send
pop up advertising spam to unprotected computers. It's
important to note that these messages have no relation to
MSN or Microsoft Messenger. Messenger service is used via
the 'net send' command to send messages between networked
computers. If you don't have network access or use
the 'net send' command it's easy to disable the messenger
service and eliminate the popup activity. For more
information on the Messenger service, see Knowledge Base
Article Q168893.
Disable Messenger Service
Click Start > Run and type "services.msc" (no quotes) in
the Open: line and click OK
In the right pane, scroll down to Messenger.
Double click Messenger and click the General tab.
Under Service Status: click the Stop button.
In the Startup Type: drop down box, select Disable.
Click Apply and OK.
Another method to rid your system of this annoyance is to
block NetBIOS ports 135, 137, 138. and 139 through the
firewall. Each firewall uses a different method of
blocking ports. Consult the firewall documentation or
website for information on the proper procedure.