Re: Unwanted Message - possible impact?

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 03/06/03 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 14:25:20 -0700

For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904&
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.
This will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Ad-Aware may be appropriate (free version):
http://www.lavasoft.de/

For internet pop-ups:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/ 

-- 
Jupiter Jones
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"F Stewart" <fraser_a_stewart@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:011801c2e424$57c9e540$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I just received a distrurbing message in a "Windows
> Messenger" window which appeared to offer extreme
> pornogrpahy site.  I closed the window immediately out of
> gut reaction. I have checked my settings and Remote
> Assistance is disabled.
>
> Does this suggested that my PC has been hacked and if so
> is there anything I can do to minimise the damage.  Can
> anyone shed any light how, why this happened.  I am
> running Windows XP Pro and IE 6.  I am currently in the
> process of installing Norton Personal Firewall to reduce
> the risk of exactly this sort of thing occuring.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Regards

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