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December 5th 03, 03:46 PM
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Messenger spam
I'm tired to messenger spam! Every few minutes a new
one. Is there some way to stop it without buying the software offered for sale? It's almost like blackmail! Is Microsoft going to offer a patch to plug the hole? 
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Messenger spam
Greetings,
Does this "spam" that is appearing have "Messenger Service" in its titlebar? If so, what you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox. To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run, enter "services.msc" and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any real third-party applications should be effected by this. Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected yourself against the latest security issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the security patches: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way, just a reminder) ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com wrote in message ... I'm tired to messenger spam! Every few minutes a new one. Is there some way to stop it without buying the software offered for sale? It's almost like blackmail! Is Microsoft going to offer a patch to plug the hole?
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December 5th 03, 03:46 PM
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Messenger spam
Thank god I found this. Was having the same annoying
problem. Also is there any other processes that should be disabled to avoid exploitation? -jay -----Original Message----- Greetings, Does this "spam" that is appearing have "Messenger Service" in its titlebar? If so, what you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox. To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run, enter "services.msc" and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any real third-party applications should be effected by this. Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected yourself against the latest security issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the security patches: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way, just a reminder) ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com wrote in message news:045101c36e97 ... I'm tired to messenger spam! Every few minutes a new one. Is there some way to stop it without buying the software offered for sale? It's almost like blackmail! Is Microsoft going to offer a patch to plug the hole? .
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December 5th 03, 03:46 PM
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Messenger spam
Hi Jay,
No -- that's the only real one within Windows. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com wrote in message ... Thank god I found this. Was having the same annoying problem. Also is there any other processes that should be disabled to avoid exploitation? -jay -----Original Message----- Greetings, Does this "spam" that is appearing have "Messenger Service" in its titlebar? If so, what you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox. To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run, enter "services.msc" and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any real third-party applications should be effected by this. Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected yourself against the latest security issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the security patches: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way, just a reminder) ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com wrote in message news:045101c36e97 ... I'm tired to messenger spam! Every few minutes a new one. Is there some way to stop it without buying the software offered for sale? It's almost like blackmail! Is Microsoft going to offer a patch to plug the hole? .
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