Re: annoying pop up ads from messenger

From: Donna Z (major.dmz@verizon.net)
Date: 02/19/03 

From: "Donna Z" <major.dmz@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 10:17:33 -0800

I'm running Windows XP - how do I find the "Services
Panel"?
>-----Original Message-----
>While disabling Windows Messenger Service is not a
substitute for
>proper firewalling (parallel post), here is information
specific to
>quickly disabling that service, along with some
excellent references:
> http://pages.istar.ca/~neutron/servicespanel
>
> - Michel Gallant
> MVP Security
> http://www.jensign.com
>
>
>annoyed wrote:
>
>> Whenever im on-line I recieve ads via messenger even
>> though im not logged on to it and have never used it.
>> How do I block it from doing this? Does this mean that
>> my computer is unsecure?
>>
>> Please help this is extremely annoying and troubling.
>>
>> Thank you for your assistance.
>
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>