Re: Messenger Service Pop-Up Ads
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 03/31/03
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From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:38:16 -0700
Greetings --
WinXP's built-in firewall is fine at stopping incoming attacks, if
properly configured, and hiding all of your ports from probes. It
doesn't give you any alarms to tell you that it is working, though.
What WinXP also does not do, is protect you from any Trojans or
spyware that you might download and install inadvertently. It doesn't
monitor out-going traffic at all, much less block (or at least ask you
about) the bad or the questionable out-going packets.
To enable the built-in firewall, Start > Network Connections >
Right-click the connection > Properties > Advanced > Protect my
computer.....
ZoneAlarm or Sygate are much better, and there are a free versions
available. Personally, I've been very happy with Symantec's Norton
Internet Security 2002 (NIS 2003 is now available), which includes
Norton AntiVirus, Norton Personal Firewall, parental controls, privacy
controls, and ad blocking. (Just the elimination of most pop-up ads
on the Internet made the price worth-while to me.)
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
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---- You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "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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