Re: "Messenger Service" Pop Up

From: Duncan McNutt .[FTSE] (pitmaster_at_127.0.0.701)
Date: 08/19/03 

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:57:07 +0200

WTF do you recommend? Checkpoint NG? Get a grip on reality. 

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Duncan McNutt
Microsoft Product Deactivation Team
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"Stefan Kanthak" <postmaster@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:#Qk2CbjZDHA.652@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "Bob McCoy [MSFT]" <bobmccoy@online.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> You surely know that top-posting is nasty?! Repaired this time.
>
> > "Dave" <nospam@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:073201c36579$bfb452e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > > Please tell me how to get rid of the so called "Messenger
> > > Service" pop up ad windows that say "Message from ALERT
> > > SERVICE to LOCAL IP on m/d/y h:m:s pm. Your Messenger
> > > service is wide open to Internet Attackers. Then each
> > > different pop up lists a different web site to go to to
> > > get rid of them for a fee.  I have tried AnalogX's Pox
> > > and I run Zone Alarm. Please help. Thanks, Dave
> >
> >
> > I don't recommend stopping the messenger service.  You may be running
> > applications that use that service.  However, this does highlight a
> > problem -- you are exposed to the Internet.
>
> Completely right!
>
> >                                              Seriously, get a firewall.
>
> NO!
> Seriously, keep your hands off from personal^Wpseudo firewalls like
> ZoneAlarm, Kerio, Norton etc. THEY ALL ARE SNAKE OIL, as they can
> EASILY be circumvented!
>
> Just use the configuration options of W2K or XP and harden your system.
> See the scripts avaliable on http://home.arcor.de/skanthak/harden.html
> and http://home.arcor.de/skanthak/ipsec.html for how to accomplish that!
>
> >
It
> > will not only stop the messenger annoyance, but save you all sorts of
grief
> > in the future.  There are several FAQs on this group that list good
firewall
> > alternatives.
>
> Right again, except for the firewalls!
>
> Stefan
>

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