pop up ads

[ira]

Whenever my system is on I get barraged with pop up ads.
I suspect that something is running in the background
however I'm afraid to delete anything for fear of doing
harm. There are many items running in the task manager
but I don't know what they are. Can anyone help?

[Nicholas]

A New Window Appears When You Visit Some Web Sites
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;[LN];Q308446=20

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;330904&sd=3Dtec=
h

Essential Security Tools for Home Office Users
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=3D/technet/colu=
mns/security/5min/5min-105.asp=20

If you wish to solve your pop-up problems once and for
all, consider purchasing and installing a third-party program
designed to do just that:

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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"ira" > wrote in message:
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| Whenever my system is on I get barraged with pop up ads. =20
| I suspect that something is running in the background=20
| however I'm afraid to delete anything for fear of doing=20
| harm. There are many items running in the task manager=20
| but I don't know what they are. Can anyone help?

[ira]

I have 3rd party software and they still get through.
>-----Original Message-----
>A New Window Appears When You Visit Some Web Sites
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[LN];Q308446
>
>Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet
Advertisement Appears
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;330904&sd=tech
>
>Essential Security Tools for Home Office Users
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp
>
>If you wish to solve your pop-up problems once and for
>all, consider purchasing and installing a third-party
program
>designed to do just that:
>
>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
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
------------
>
>"ira" > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>| Whenever my system is on I get barraged with pop up
ads.
>| I suspect that something is running in the background
>| however I'm afraid to delete anything for fear of
doing
>| harm. There are many items running in the task
manager
>| but I don't know what they are. Can anyone help?
>.
>

[al]

a.) I'd start with the Norton (having been burned with the
third party stuff)
b.) if you suspect background apps, consider getting
adaware to do a clean-up of spy-ware that may have been
downloaded by your favorite site.

al
>-----Original Message-----
>I have 3rd party software and they still get through.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>A New Window Appears When You Visit Some Web Sites
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
>[LN];Q308446
>>
>>Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet
>Advertisement Appears
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>us;330904&sd=tech
>>
>>Essential Security Tools for Home Office Users
>>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
>url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp
>>
>>If you wish to solve your pop-up problems once and for
>>all, consider purchasing and installing a third-party
>program
>>designed to do just that:
>>
>>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
>>
>>
>>--
>>Nicholas
>>
>>---------------------------------------------------------
>------------
>>
>>"ira" > wrote in message:
>> ...
>>
>>| Whenever my system is on I get barraged with pop up
>ads.
>>| I suspect that something is running in the background
>>| however I'm afraid to delete anything for fear of
>doing
>>| harm. There are many items running in the task
>manager
>>| but I don't know what they are. Can anyone help?
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Perdita X. Dream]

ira wrote:
> I have 3rd party software and they still get through.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> A New Window Appears When You Visit Some Web Sites
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb; [LN];Q308446
>>
>> Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;330904&sd=tech
>>
>> Essential Security Tools for Home Office Users
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
>> url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp
>>
>> If you wish to solve your pop-up problems once and for
>> all, consider purchasing and installing a third-party program
>> designed to do just that:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nicholas
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------- ------------
>>
>> "ira" > wrote in message:
>> ...
>>
>>> Whenever my system is on I get barraged with pop up ads.
>>> I suspect that something is running in the background
>>> however I'm afraid to delete anything for fear of doing
>>> harm. There are many items running in the task manager
>>> but I don't know what they are. Can anyone help?
>> .

Anything that isn't Microsoft is 3rd-party.

You need a firewall. You can either turn on the native one or - for complete
all-round protection - you need to purchase third party protection (I use
Zone Alarm Pro - they have a cut down freeware version which can be
downloaded from www.zonelabs.com). Some folk will tell you to turn off the
Messenger Service (nothing to do with Windows/MSN Messenger) but this is
like sweeping your bills under the rug. You will forget about them (out of
sight is out of mind) but they are still there and the consequences could be
serious if you don't deal with them. Buy a third party firewall (it is more
flexible as it can be configured) and set it to block ports 137-139 and 245
(there may be others, but I don't know of them). This will also prevent
spyware from 'phoning home'.



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Perdita X. Dream

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