Re: Spam popups

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 05/18/03 

Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 10:42:16 -0400

<BZZZZT> I'm sorry, but all you need is a firewall. That's it. And they're
often free.

Can I have some money, since you're paying out for stuff you don't have to,
already?

Ralph wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Over the past few weeks i have been getting popup http
>> windows on my screen advertising various sites, i have
>> tried to rid the by Cleaning the registery, Emptying
>> histories and cookies all to no avail, does anyone know
>> how I can rid my computer of such things?
>> .
>> Tony,
> Funny that I came here for the same reason. I went to
> a couple of sites that will sell you software for Twenty
> to Twenty-five dollars that they say will stop pop-up
> ads. Evidently it is just a small change in your Windows
> software that they have found. From what I can see, MSN
> is actually the reason you get the pop-up ads in the
> first place. I, like you , have wasted a good half-hour
> or so trying to find a fix from MicroSoft but there is NO
> info that I have found yet. The software must take out
> the little Bytes that Microsoft stuck us with at install.
> Pretty crummy way to do business. Try killmessenger.com
> They were the cheapest at $19.95.

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