Messenger active when disabled, messages getting through firewall
From: David Jones (kk7gw@yahoo.com)
Date: 11/02/02
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From: "David Jones" <kk7gw@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:14:13 -0800
Block inbound ports 137-139 and 445 on your firewall and
these will be gone.
You can also disable the Messenger service (different
from MSN/Windows Messenger the IM client) from Start-
>Run "services.msc", but since your firewall is letting
those ports through anyway, you could be exposed to other
issues as well.
>-----Original Message-----
>Ok, not sure if this is the exact place to post, but
I've
>had quite a few problems in the last 3 weeks.
>I had a windows XP (Home) update, and on the same day
had
>an update for my Norton systemworks/firewall, and each
>installed successfully.
>I don't use messenger, but I keep getting messages
>popping up on my screen - phone xxxxx (of course it's a
>premium rate line they refer to) the system process
>being used is csrss.exe, which win XP seems to want to
>keep hold of.
>I obviously can't block everything from microsoft, and I
>assume that this is being exploited to send this garbage.
>Also, since the update, my FDD & CD drives access (or
try
>to access) at log-on, and log - off, as well as at
>seemingly random times (sometimes when I click on a
link -
> it happened whilst on the microsoft site)
>
>Although I don't use messenger, how do i make sure it
>isn't even on my system? the 'remove programs - windows
>components is as clear as mud. If I check the messenger
>box (whilst messenger shows 0.00 disk space, and click
>next, does this remove or install the damn thing? MS
gave
>this one a lot of thought - no indication whether you
are
>actually going to uninstall or install the thing.
>Another thing that happened around the same time is that
>playing online games became awkward. I usually play
>Delta Force BHD, via the novalogic servers. Now, when I
>finish one game, I have to exit the entire session,
>remove some files from the BHD 'cache' folder, and
>restart the game, whereas before, I could carry on
>normally.
>I have a 24-7 virus scan and firewall, which is all
>updated regularly, with a full system-scan every night,
>so it's not likely to be a virus problem - any help on
>these matters is appreciated.
>.
>
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