Re: Messenger Popups
From: Kevin Davisł (zkevindavisz_at_cfl.rr.com)
Date: 10/22/03
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 02:38:19 GMT
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:17:10 GMT, alun@texis.com (Alun Jones [MS MVP])
wrote:
>In article <2cdd501c39417$1d1219b0$a601280a@phx.gbl>, "calvin"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>Have you tried Start-Programs-Administrative Tools-Services
>>and then stopping or disabling Messenger?
>
>That's not a complete solution.
>
>There are hordes of malicious packets coming in to this computer.
>
>Disabling Messenger Service does one thing - it prevents you noticing that
>those packets are coming in.
>
It also prevents you from having hackers own your system
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-043.asp
Everyone thought I was crazy in the last couple of months in these
forums when I suggested that it just might be possible that there was
a vulnerability in this Service and if not needed it should be turned
off. Who know if there are more? Who do you think will find out
first? You or the hackers?
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