Re: pop-up messages
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 02/02/03
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From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net> Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 13:38:28 -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
For the more common Internet pop-ups:
http://eoni.tucows.com/adkiller95_default.html
Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
---- You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "KS" <ksdvm@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:009801c2cae7$c53fe3f0$d4f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA11... > Can anyone tell me how to stop those annoying window > messages that pop up because I have my DSL on all the > time, I have tried turning off Windows messenger but that > doesn't seem to be the problem.
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