Re: Messenger service
From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 08/31/03
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 20:32:42 -0600
Susan;
These ads are using Messenger Service.
Messenger Service is a valuable tool many use.
Like many tools, it can be exploited.
No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330904
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.
Internet Connection Firewall will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/npf/
Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] An easier way to read newsgroup messages: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp http://dts-l.org/index.html "Susan" <sejhudson@aol.com> wrote in message news:02d601c36f67$8fc5ded0$a501280a@phx.gbl... > This is what pops up on my screen to tell me that I am > not safe on line any more and that I need to get the > software. I was told that there had been an update, but > I have installed all the updates I have received and need > the one that gets rid of this hole in my defences.
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