deleting windows messenger

Somehow I downloaded Windows Messeneger & all of its
obnoxious pop-ups. How do I get rid of this? I have tried
deleting and disabling it every way I can think of. I
want this junk off my computer. Could you please reply
offlist to my email addy, .


Thanks.

For more information about the Messenger Service Spam and how to stop them
from your computer visit this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...e/stopspam.asp

First thing you'll want to do is to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;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 spywa
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
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User



"Mary" wrote in message
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Somehow I downloaded Windows Messeneger & all of its
obnoxious pop-ups. How do I get rid of this? I have tried
deleting and disabling it every way I can think of. I
want this junk off my computer. Could you please reply
offlist to my email addy, .


Thanks.