Re: Microsoft's Messaging Service Abused With ADS!!!

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 07/15/03 

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:54:45 -0600

Chris;
That is clearly your choice.
And you are right, firewalls do little to stop someone determined to
get at your computer.
However what you are doing then is like leaving the front door to the
house wide open so a casual passer-by (not necessarily determined) can
easily see and get to what there is.
The firewall is like closing and locking the door.
The thief can still break the door, but why should he when the
neighbours is wide open and pickings appear similar. 

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"chris brighton" <astoopidfool@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:043a01c34ac2$6d250780$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> well i am happy with bein able to turn it off... i
> severely doubt windows' firewall would stop anyone
> determined to get into my PC... however not getting a
> message every 10 mins would be great
>
> Chris Brighton
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Aaron;
> >That is NOT a fix.
> >The real problem is the unprotected computer.
> >Just because you do not see Messenger Service ads does
> not mean the
> >computer is safe.
> >Read my other post this thread.
> >
> >-- 
> >Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
> etup.asp
> >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> >"Aaron Gallegos" <aaron@mytoshiba.com> wrote in message
> >news:063201c34a93$ea694000$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> just stop the messanger service on your compueter.
> >> right click my computer, go to manage, services,
> >> messanger and stop it.
> >> messanger is basically a service that lets you send and
> >> accept messages using net send in the command form.
> >> spammers are sending messages to computers that have
> >> public ip addressess.
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >It's not spyware, it's a form of advertising using
> >> >Microsoft's own Messaging Service implemented into
> >> >Windows XP, 2000 and NT. And I don't need to go to a
> >> >website like www.messengerstopper.com and pay thirty
> >> >bucks just for those things to stop popping up all the
> >> >time, everywhere, browser on or not, just if im
> online.
> >> >With all due respect for your good corporation. I
> don't
> >> >think I have to pay more money other than the two-
> >> hundred
> >> >for my Windows XP. I hope of all things that you could
> >> >fix the problem and for free, as a windows update.
> Thank
> >> >you
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >