Re: privacy
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 03/13/03
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From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 20:57:38 -0700
Greetings --
There is a type of spam that has become quite common over the past
few months, and unintentionally 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.) And ignoring these messages is
particularly foolish.
Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893
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 "adrian" <adrian11@dodo.com.au> wrote in message news:037901c2e8e7$b52e3930$a101280a@phx.gbl... > sometimes when on the internet , a message comes up on my > screen . This message says that while at this site people > can access my files . please help me to fix this problem.
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