Re: Messenger Service Pop-Up Ads

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 03/31/03 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:36:36 -0700

John;
Windows XP has a built in firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q283673

Here is a good free firewall: (They also sell upgraded versions)
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp 

-- 
Jupiter Jones
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"john" <jttabrah@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:02a101c2f706$12be96e0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> 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
> >
> >Help us help you:
> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >----
> >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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