Re: Messenger Service Pop-Up Ads

From: john (jttabrah@tesco.net)
Date: 03/30/03 

From: "john" <jttabrah@tesco.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:48:17 -0800

We have been worried by these - and we don't have a
firewall. Can you recommend one and how to get it quickly
Thanks
John
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> The messenger service spam 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
>
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>----
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
ever count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
>"Rich" <Rich6494@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>news:022101c2f6f7$cfa5f4b0$3401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Can anyone tell me how to stop these #&%*@&! annoying
>> messenger service pop-up ads?
>
>
>.
>

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