Re: Unwanted popups!

From: Vince C. (noname_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/14/03 

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:18:24 +0200

You should also disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the network card that you use
to connect to the Internet (provided you have distinct ones for the Internet
and the LAN). Just disabling messenger services won't prevent you from being
vulnerable if you still have NetBIOS enabled on the Internet.

Go to Start menu > Parameters > Network connections and remote access. Right
click on "Local Network connection" and select "Properties". Double click
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click "Advanced" button and go to WINS tab.
Select "Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP". Close by pressing OK all the way back.

The above procedure applies *only* if you have DSL or a cable modem, i.e. if
you *don't* connect to the Internet through a modem.

If you dial-up to an Internet Service Provider, the procedure is somewhat
different. Post back if you are not sure, we'll try to check it out.

Hope this helps,
Vince C.

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"W R Ward" <vladmier@earthlink.net> a écrit dans le message de
news:068901c3159f$87e040b0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I cannot believe that you people inplimented a popup
> feature that only a third party company can resolve!!
> Read this as follows:
> Congratulations, you've been hit by the newest form of
> unwanted advertising, or spam. This message was sent to
> your computer through a built in feature that Microsoft
> included in your copy of Windows 2000, NT, or XP. These
> types of spam messages are worse than unwanted e-mail since
> you don't even need to have an e-mail account or web
> browser. If you are one of the millions of people who get
> unwanted messages like these everyday, there is hope.
>
> What kind of non-sense is this? I hope YOU have a fix for
> one of your own annoying popup features if, in fact what
> this commpany says is true!
> www.stopmessenger.com!!
> Please look into his!!