Re: Info on Messenger Killer (or warning)

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 01/24/03 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <jamescagney90210@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:03:06 -0500

WAIT A MINUTE... if you're already running Symantec firewall, then yes, you
should really only run one firewall, especially if the vendor tells you so.

Symantec's firewall is failing to block this. Other people have reported
this too. Call them and complain big time. Or, if you prefer, uninstall
Symantec and use a free firewall such as the XP ICF or the four or more
other free firewalls out there like www.sygate.com

"Vincent" <vincent.guerard@videotron.ca> wrote in message
news:#6ZdMlvwCHA.2528@TK2MSFTNGP09...
> Hi hector and Karl
>
> Reading both response I did put back the windows XP firewall ON. It seem
> Symantec suggest to turn it OFF to avoid conflit. I had it OFF for about 2
> days.
>
> I will see from there
>
> It show one point a multiple firewall could be a better solution than just
> one.
>
> "Hector Santos" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:#6Gi9RvwCHA.2296@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > Hey Vinnie,
> >
> > The built-in fix is:
> >
> > Open the Control Panel Services window and turn off the "Messenger
> Service"
> > Make it so it doesn't restart upon bootup.
> >
> > But the fact the outside world got to your machine via Netbios which is
> used
> > by Messenger, you really need to have firewall software block unsecured
> > ports like Netbios or you can do like I did, I disabled Netbios
> altogether.
> > <g>
> >
> > How are you connected to the internet?
> >
> > Another thing to consider is to edit the Networking item that connects
you
> > to the internet and make sure that "File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft
> > Networks" is turned off. The only thing that should be enabled is
> TCP/IP.
> >
> > Finally, you can use the NETSTAT.EXE program on your machine or better
> yet,
> > go to http://www.sysinternals.com and download TCPVIEW.EXE
> >
> > This will show the ports used on your system by some background program
> > running on your system. I used this to analyze what ports were open
by
> > which software I turned off or stopped all Microsoft software that I
> don't
> > need on my system.
> >
> > ---
> >
> >
> > "Vincent" <Vincent.guerard@videotron.ca> wrote in message
> > news:030f01c2c2e0$58c8c250$89f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA01...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Anyone know about messenger Killer?
> > >
> > > I juste started receiving pop-up message earlyer this
> > > week?
> > >
> > > And this morning some sales stuff to purchase a software
> > > to stop these message!!!!
> > >
> > > Who was sending the first few message them?
> > >
> > > They say the fix a build in feature made by Microsoft!
> > >
> > > My computer is running XP with Norton Internet Security
> > > 2001 upto date
> >
>
> 

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