Messenger Service Pop up adds

From: Jim Lutz (jelutz@config.com)
Date: 03/17/03


From: "Jim Lutz" <jelutz@config.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 15:55:15 -0800


None of the other computers have MSN Messenger installed
do they? If they do, it doesn't run all the time does it?
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently purchased a reconditioned computer with
>windows xp on it. I have three other computers with XP,
>and none of the other three seem to be bothered with the
>Messenger Service Pop ups appearing on the MSN home page
>on start-up.
>
>McAfee, plus windows security seem to be unable to stop
>these annoying "adds" and what little I have been able
to
>learn about this BS is that someone at Microsoft gave a
>gateway to someone that lets them bypass security to
drop
>these unstoppable "spam" adds to show up, and no one
>seems to have a fix, other that one of the "Messenger
>Service" pop ups that is willing to sell me a fix for
60
>bucks or so. Trying to get to Miocrosoft is typical BS
>avoidance on their part, so, does anyone have a fix to
>the proble?
>.
>



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