Re: messenger pop ups BEAT THE *** activate your ICF 4 free

From: mk (michaelkovacs_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 09/09/03 

Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:51:23 -0400

Rob,
You have a built in firewall in your XP called ICF. Click:

Start/Control Panel/Network Connections/right click on your item under LAN
or High-Speed Internet/properties/advanced/check the checkbox: Protect My
Computer/OK. (In the next settings window leave all checkboxes unchecked if
you are not a server!!!!!!!!!!!!)

More, refer to the originator of this excellent advice: 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Rob B." <robbjerk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:567a01c376e1$9a500340$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I get continual pop-ups from that say I can go to
> http://www.stopads.net/ to buy software to stop them.
> The web site says it is a new form of advertising that
> uses programming built into XP.  Do I need to buy $25
> software from a company that continually bothers me in
> order to stop this?  I have a firewall and a surf
> protection program, but they don't touch this pop-up
> generator.  They say they are demonstrating my
> vulnerability (obviously, and I see their point, but I'm
> wondering if Microsoft has any fixes or ideas in the
> works to stop this without buying additional protection
> software.
>