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Messenger uninstalled; the pop-ups continue?
Yesterday I installed MSN Messenger on my computer that's running on
Windows XP. I decided I did not want this program after all, and although it was difficult, I was able to uninstall it through some weird tricks I learned online. Ever since I installed that program, though, pop-ups have been persistently coming. They all advertise to "stop pop-ups now!" These are not the kind of popups that are just text in an all-gray box. Even so, I went and disabled "messenger" in the control panel. I KNOW that these popups are related to MSN messenger SOMEhow, because they didn't start until I installed that blasted program. Has anyone else experience this? What can I do to make them go away? Thanks a million! Giordano |
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Messenger uninstalled; the pop-ups continue?
Greetings,
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 Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "giordano1000" wrote in message om... Yesterday I installed MSN Messenger on my computer that's running on Windows XP. I decided I did not want this program after all, and although it was difficult, I was able to uninstall it through some weird tricks I learned online. Ever since I installed that program, though, pop-ups have been persistently coming. They all advertise to "stop pop-ups now!" These are not the kind of popups that are just text in an all-gray box. Even so, I went and disabled "messenger" in the control panel. I KNOW that these popups are related to MSN messenger SOMEhow, because they didn't start until I installed that blasted program. Has anyone else experience this? What can I do to make them go away? Thanks a million! Giordano |
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Messenger uninstalled; the pop-ups continue?
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ...
Greetings, 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 Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com I don't know if you will ever read this, John, but I wanted to let you know that the solution you gave me did not help at all. Just as I typed that line, actually, I got a pop-up telling me to "Stop Pop-Ups Now!" I followed your instructions exactly and disabled messenger and even made messenger stop from the services.msc menu. It has had no effect on the pop-ups. As I said, the pop-ups are not just text boxes appearing out of nowhere, but they are actually small Internet Explorer Windows appearing out of nowhere, whether I am surfing the web or not. I guess it doesn't matter since I have a cable internet connection. My questions is: why did they suddenly start appearing only after I installed MSN messenger the other day? I know spammers must be exploiting some aspect of MSN Messenger, but how can I stop it? When I checked my computer this morning I had several hundred pop-ups waiting for me to close them down. Please help! someone! |
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Messenger uninstalled; the pop-ups continue?
Hi,
If they're Internet Explorer windows, this isn't going to help you. What's happened in that case is you've installed some type of spyware application. To remove these, you'll need to use either Spybot or Adwa Ad-awa http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download Spybot: http://spybot.eon.net.au/index.php?l...&page=download (scroll down to the bottom) ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "giordano1000" wrote in message om... "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings, 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 Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com I don't know if you will ever read this, John, but I wanted to let you know that the solution you gave me did not help at all. Just as I typed that line, actually, I got a pop-up telling me to "Stop Pop-Ups Now!" I followed your instructions exactly and disabled messenger and even made messenger stop from the services.msc menu. It has had no effect on the pop-ups. As I said, the pop-ups are not just text boxes appearing out of nowhere, but they are actually small Internet Explorer Windows appearing out of nowhere, whether I am surfing the web or not. I guess it doesn't matter since I have a cable internet connection. My questions is: why did they suddenly start appearing only after I installed MSN messenger the other day? I know spammers must be exploiting some aspect of MSN Messenger, but how can I stop it? When I checked my computer this morning I had several hundred pop-ups waiting for me to close them down. Please help! someone! |
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