Re: Messenger Pop-ups

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 08/25/03

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    Note - that will stop the popups, but not the underlying problem, which is
    that the computer has open ports exposed to the Internet. No computer should
    be without a firewall (and good AV software, to boot) - Steven Umbach's
    advice is sound.

    Robert Cook wrote:
    >> -----Original Message-----
    >> How can I get rid of these messenger popups that tell you
    >> you have a security breach. Destroyads.com and
    >> fightpopups.com are selling a service to get rid of these
    >> popups. This is getting to be very annoying. I started
    >> receiving these after I installed the service pack 4 and
    >> the blaster worm patch.
    >> .
    >>
    > Disabling the Messenger Service
    > You can disable the Messenger service if you want to
    > although doing so may result in Windows not being able to
    > alert you to some conditions. A list of circumstances when
    > Windows will use the Messenger service to pop up
    > informative windows isn't available right now but may
    > include things like "print job complete", anti-virus, and
    > event logger status messages. Also, "new mail"
    > notifications may not be available in an Exchange/Outlook
    > environment.
    >
    > Windows 2000
    >
    > Click Start->Settings->Contriol Panel->
    >
    > Administrative Tools icon
    >
    > Services icon
    >
    > Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
    >
    > Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
    >
    > Click the STOP button.
    >
    > Select Disable in the Startup Type scroll bar
    >
    > Click OK

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