Re: pop up messages

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 01/12/03


From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:33:30 -0700

Greetings --

   There is a type of spam that has become quite common over the past
few months, and serves as a valid security "alert." It demonstrates
that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while connected to
the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised by these
specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit, you may
well be open to other threats. Install and use a decent, properly
configured firewall. (Disabling the messenger service, as some people
recommend, only hides the symptom, and does nothing to secure your
machine.)

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

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You can have peace.  Or you can have freedom.  Don't ever count on 
having both at once. -- RAH
"Bob" <rjmrcm@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:47ec01c2ba62$bdafc690$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08...
>
> How do I stop pop up messages.  They are piled up on my
> computer whenever I accesss the net. I think they are
> Messenger windows. 


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