Re: stopping pop-up messages

From: Biff (biffinpitt_at_comcast.net)
Date: 05/27/03 

Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 17:34:19 -0700

Thanks Karl!

>-----Original Message-----
>See whether these pop-ups say "Messenger" at the top. If
they do, your
>firewall has a hole in it [probably it is letting in
messages on UDP port
>135]. If this is the case, you should check the web site
of the
>manufacturer of your firewall for known bugs, patches,
and if that doesn't
>help, find a support contact email address, phone number
or discussion group
>for that firewall to find out what's wrong.
>
>If these are another kind of pop-up like web browser pop
ups, see here:
>
>http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#pop-ups
>
>
>"Biff" <biffinpitt@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:22f201c3234b$3f7be770$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I'm still relatively new to the net. Once "I" was
>> discovered, the pop-up messages started. I disabled the
>> Windows Messanger and that stopped them cold for about 3
>> months. About a week ago they started popping up again.
>> Although not as many. The Messanger is still disabled. I
>> do have a FW and AV. What else can I do?
>>
>> Biff
>>
>
>
>.
>

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