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messenger 's constant access attempt
Jonathan,
I found the OP in this topic and saw were my problem was. I unchecked the Instant Messenger in Norton Antivirus and the activity has stopped. Thanks so much for your suggestions. I've been trying to solve this for months! Charlie Charliec wrote: Jonathan, I, too, am trying to get Windows Messenger to stop running. I do not use it, but every few seconds it is attempting to access the Internet. I have unchecked everything I can in Outlook Express/Tools/Instant Messenger Options, but it still appears to be running. I use Norton Internet Security and if I check the Statistics/View Logs/Firewall, there are constant occurences of the following: An instance of "c:\program files\messenger/msmsgs.exe" is preparing to access the internet. This occurence is every minutes and a half to 2 minutes. What do I need to do to get this to stop? I checked in Norton Antivirus/Options/Instance Messenger and the only thing checked in messengers to protect is "Instant Messenger (it does not say MSN Instant Messenger)". Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Charlie "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Greetings Tetawon, Actually Messenger on its own won't do this. Do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Windows Messenger and cause it to display this behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Tetawon" wrote in message ... I have XP Home and Windows Messenger 4.7.0041. I discovered that messenger does not actually uninstall in the add/remove option, as just removes the selection from the startup menu. The problem is that messenger continually attempts accessing the internet, filling up my firewall alert activity logs. How do I stop this constant attempt by messenger to access the internet or remove messenger from my pc? Thanks, ************************************************* ***** Charliec Remove XXX to reply via Email ************************************************** **** Charliec Remove XXX to reply via Email |
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messenger 's constant access attempt
Hi Charlie,
You're very welcome =) ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Charliec" wrote in message ... Jonathan, I found the OP in this topic and saw were my problem was. I unchecked the Instant Messenger in Norton Antivirus and the activity has stopped. Thanks so much for your suggestions. I've been trying to solve this for months! Charlie Charliec wrote: Jonathan, I, too, am trying to get Windows Messenger to stop running. I do not use it, but every few seconds it is attempting to access the Internet. I have unchecked everything I can in Outlook Express/Tools/Instant Messenger Options, but it still appears to be running. I use Norton Internet Security and if I check the Statistics/View Logs/Firewall, there are constant occurences of the following: An instance of "c:\program files\messenger/msmsgs.exe" is preparing to access the internet. This occurence is every minutes and a half to 2 minutes. What do I need to do to get this to stop? I checked in Norton Antivirus/Options/Instance Messenger and the only thing checked in messengers to protect is "Instant Messenger (it does not say MSN Instant Messenger)". Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Charlie "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Greetings Tetawon, Actually Messenger on its own won't do this. Do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Windows Messenger and cause it to display this behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Tetawon" wrote in message .. . I have XP Home and Windows Messenger 4.7.0041. I discovered that messenger does not actually uninstall in the add/remove option, as just removes the selection from the startup menu. The problem is that messenger continually attempts accessing the internet, filling up my firewall alert activity logs. How do I stop this constant attempt by messenger to access the internet or remove messenger from my pc? Thanks, ************************************************ ****** Charliec Remove XXX to reply via Email ************************************************** **** Charliec Remove XXX to reply via Email |
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messenger 's constant access attempt
Hi Jonathan!
I think my situation might contradict the idea that Messenger won't do it on its own. I have Windows Msgr. (came installed on my laptop w/XP) and MSN Msgr. that I downloaded and use exclusively. The Windows version appears to run regardless of not being opened, repeatedly trying to connect to the internet behind the scenes (every hour--sometimes more than 2000 tries). I use ZoneAlarm Pro along with NAV and have never had that problem with MSN Msgr.--when it's off, it's off. WMsgr is the program that never dies. I have changed as many settings as I can, including trying to end the process in Task Manager--like some monster, it comes to life all by itself, over and over again. There is no icon for it in the task bar (it IS in the All Programs listing), and as so many have noted, no way to delete it since it isn't listed in the add/remove programs area of the Control Panel. Turning off NAV's messenger scanning may remove the constant listings, but seemingly not the problem (plus, it seems like that leaves one vulnerable to bugs online...just a thought). When MSNMsgr is off it doesn't show up in the "active" column in the ZAP Program Control listing...WMsgr does...no matter what I do. I have been searching for a way to "kill" the Windows version, which is what led me to this posting. I just wanted to let you know that indeed, WMsgr DOES seem to have its own "life force"--as long as my computer is running, WMsgr is too. It's made me worry that maybe there is a worm/Trojan/virus to blame for its persistent nature, but so far nothing has been detected (I understand that some things can get by AV software scans, but I do what I can). By the way, WMsgr usually uses the same Destination IP (mine, and a variation of it--same port #), but at times switches to a different one, if that means anything. I have it completely blocked from internet access, but that hasn't deterred it...nothing has. Seems like by now Microsoft would have come up with some sort of solution, since it doesn't appear to be an isolated kind of thing...oh well. Thanks for your postings here--I hope this was helpful...sorry for the long-winded post. -----Original Message----- Greetings Tetawon, Actually Messenger on its own won't do this. Do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Windows Messenger and cause it to display this behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Tetawon" wrote in message ... I have XP Home and Windows Messenger 4.7.0041. I discovered that messenger does not actually uninstall in the add/remove option, as just removes the selection from the startup menu. The problem is that messenger continually attempts accessing the internet, filling up my firewall alert activity logs. How do I stop this constant attempt by messenger to access the internet or remove messenger from my pc? Thanks, . |
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