Re: messenger and pop ups
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 07/17/03
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:48:19 -0400
You need a firewall. 'Messenger spam', is not in itself harmful, but is
symptomatic of a larger problem - your computer has ports open from the
Internet.
You can disable the Messenger service, but that is unwise as a solution as
you'll still have the underlying problem that caused you to get the messages
in the first place - consider the messages a useful warning that you have no
protection from the Internet.
For a standalone machine, see www.sygate.com for a free personal firewall.
See http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm for more info.
ellen wrote:
> Can I disable or delete messenger to get rid of the 100+
> pop ups I receive?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ellen
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