Re: connecting to storage.msn.com=spyware?

From: Donna Buenaventura [MVP] (dbuenaventura_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/24/05

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    Hi,
    You can verify whether you got spyware by running an antispyware scanner,
    get Microsoft AntiSpyware from http://www.microsoft.com/spyware
    Update the program after installation then run a full system scan. You
    should also use run a scan using your uptodate antivirus. Not all antivirus
    can detect trojans. You might want to run anti-trojan scanner (e.g. ewido by
    http://www.ewido.net or a-squared by http://www.emsisoft.com)

    Verify that the Messenger Service is disabled. Start>Run>type SERVICES.MSC
    then hit OK. Look for Messenger Service in the list of services and verify
    that it is disabled. Note: The Messenger Service is not the instant
    messenger application's MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Yahoo Messenger,
    AOL Instant Messenger etc.

    If you are using the service of MSN Storage, try to sign-in into your MSN
    account then look for any settings that you can adjust to stop it from
    automatically signing-in.

    Regards,
    Donna Buenaventura

    "agasuka" <agasuka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:4AC9D520-A13E-4DDA-9C52-2896AF7910C4@microsoft.com...
    Recently a net passport sign in box titled "connecting to storage.msn.com"
    keeps poping up. It looks exactly like a msn messenger sign in box.

    I suspect it to be a fake net passport sign in, because I looked up on the
    internet (including microsoft.com and msn.com), and I could not find
    anything
    directly related to "storage.msn.com".

    1. Is "connecting to storage.msn.com" a fraud/spyware?

    2. How can I stop this sign in window from popping up?

    Thanks.

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