Re: messenger service

From: Alan Illeman (illemann_at_surfbest.net)
Date: 03/27/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:24:28 -0500

Yes I was. I'm using Kerio Personal Firewall (licenced copy) and couldn't
find
any other way to stop it, but there again, I'm a little new to firewalling.
Up until
a few weeks ago, was using Win95 since its inception - and never had a
problem with viruses.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ORmFIwzEEHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Then you probably aren't getting messenger spam ;-)
>
> Alan Illeman wrote:
> > Yes, I should have said that I have a firewall.
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> > message news:#VxlkXtEEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> ....this doesn't cure the underlying problem, which is that this
> >> computer has ports open from the Internet. A firewall is the answer.
> >>
> >> Alan Illeman wrote:
> >>> "tim reeves" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:132f501c41266$1a4e4dc0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>> How can I protect myself against these messenger service
> >>>> popups? I have popup protection through AOL but that
> >>>> doesn't halt the messenger service stuff. They're a pain.
> >>>> Thanks and God Bless.
> >>>
> >>> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Component Services
> >>> Double-click Messenger
> >>>
> >>> Look at Dependencies, i.e. no programs depend upon it.
> >>> Click General, Click 'Stop'
> >>> Select 'Startup type' as 'disabled'
>
>

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