Re: Help - Messenger Service Spam!!

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k@excite.com)
Date: 12/05/02 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 21:44:30 -0500

Zone Alarm has failed you [and others with this same problem]. Get help
figuring out why it is not configured properly or not working, or uninstall
it and use a different firewall such as www.sygate.com which is also free.

Disabling Windows messenger service is OK but suggesting just that alone
IMHO is bad, reckless advice and will not make your computer more secure.
If you're able to get these messages, hackers are probably able to get a
list of your login IDs and start guessing passwords. The popups are the
least of your worries here.

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#pop-ups
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#firewall
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden

"Tavish Muldoon" <tmuldoon@spliced.com> wrote in message
news:e2470f35.0212041529.473d9236@posting.google.com...
> Hello,
>
> Occasionally I have been online and getting a pop up that says -
>
> "Message from www.fightspamwithspam.com to xxx.xxx.xx.xxx (my IP)
> Stop these annoying messenger pop-ups Free and forever!
> Open your browswer and go to www.fightspamwithspam.com"
>
> I went to the page and it tells me for w2k to disable my messenger
service.
>
> Should I so this or is this more sinister.
>
> I am running Zone Alarm Pro. Can I prevent this with that?
>
> Should I disable the messenger service?
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tmuld.

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