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since XP and 2000 seem to have a way of allowing those
annoying pop up messages thru while connected to the web.....is there a download or another fix to elminate them...there are plenty of shareware items to download but was wondering if there is a windows fix yet? r, Paul |
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Paul;
No need to pay for the fix. For Messenger Service ads: You need 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. The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the computer. Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports. The firewall controls the traffic. This will not work if you have AOL. AOL 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. Then under Start-up select DISABLE Click OK and follow prompts -- Jupiter Jones An easier way to read newsgroup messages: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...oups/setup.asp Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit. "P. Oswald" wrote in message ... since XP and 2000 seem to have a way of allowing those annoying pop up messages thru while connected to the web.....is there a download or another fix to elminate them...there are plenty of shareware items to download but was wondering if there is a windows fix yet? r, Paul |
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Greetings --
This a type of spam has become quite common over the past few months, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit, you may well be open to other threats. Install and use a decent, properly configured firewall. (Disabling the messenger service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does nothing to secure your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with" these messages and the problem they represent is particularly foolish. Messenger Service of Windows http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;en-us;168893 Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904 Additionally: Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ---- You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "P. Oswald" wrote in message ... since XP and 2000 seem to have a way of allowing those annoying pop up messages thru while connected to the web.....is there a download or another fix to elminate them...there are plenty of shareware items to download but was wondering if there is a windows fix yet? r, Paul |
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