Re: zone alarm alerts to messenger and ICMP
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Date: 08/19/03
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 23:59:21 GMT
sandra wrote:
> Using zone alarm pro, I get a constant incoming alert from ICMP and
> then 'messenger' alternating. I dont use messenger and have never
> signed into it. I wouldnt mind taking it off my computer but dont see
> it in add/remove programs to uninstall. I'm assuming 'messenger' is
> ms version and not yahoo which I do have installed. Going into
> msconfig, I thought I could disable the alert by unchecking messenger
> in 'services'.
>
> Helpful advice on this appreciated. I'm thinking it probably is
> slowing down my computer with this constant alert action. If not, I
> could ignore it I guess. I don't have it pop-up alert in any case but
> the report file gets long with this constant action.
>
> sandra
It's probably the Messenger Service, not Windows Messenger. The Spammers use
it.
Administrtive Tools, Services. Stop it, then set it to Disabled or Manual in
its Properties.
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