Re: Intermittant Messanger Service windows

From: Steven L Umbach (sumbach_at_N0spam.ameritech.net)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:51:44 -0500

That indicates that you need a firewall to protect your network from
unwanted and dangerous inbound traffic that you did not initiate. Go to one
of the self scan sites such as http://scan.sygatetech.com/ to see for
yourself. If you are using cable/dsl I think you are best of getting one of
those cable/dsl routers you see at places like Best Buy for as little as $19
after rebate form D-Link or such. They are fairly easy to configure and they
do a good job of protecting the average home user networg, particualrly if
you have no need to port forward into your network.

Otherwise use one of the many free firewalls available for download. Zone
Alarm works fine for the average user and is probably easiest to set up. See
the links below fore more info and help. --- Steve

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/security/fwfirewall.html
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm --- securing Internet Explorer
is more important now then ever.

"RDH" <pdogangel@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:5b3e01c42d77$3b022150$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Windows similar to this, request us to call various "toll
> free" numbers to resolve security problems I am not aware
> of. Are these real security issues or a hoax? If, in fact,
> they are real issues how do I repair the problems? The
> following is the latest example of these window.
>
> "Messanger Service".
> It displays different messages.
> Message from Diplomas to you on 4/28/2004 6:10:21PM
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> admiration of all.
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