Re: pop ups
From: sniz (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/29/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:28:26 -0700
Thanks for you help! I followed your instructions and
made sure the Messenger was Disabled, then I loaded the
Spybot 1.3, but I am still getting the following pop up
ads: AOL 9.0, Net Zero, and Jimmy Spam. Do I just have to
live with these ads as I am an AOL user with MSN as my
browser? Thanks!
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> There are at least three varieties of pop-ups, and the
solutions
>vary accordingly. Which specific type(s) is troubling
you?
>
> 1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups
read "Messenger Service?"
>
> This type of spam has become quite common over the
past several
>months, and unintentionally serves as a valid
security "alert." It
>demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient
precautions while
>connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't
been compromised
>by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to
this exploit,
>you may well be open to other threats, such as the
Blaster Worm that
>recently swept cross the Internet. Install and use a
decent,
>properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the
messenger
>service, as some people recommend, only hides the
symptom, and does
>little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And
ignoring or just
>"putting up with" the security gap represented by these
messages is
>particularly foolish.
>
>Messenger Service of Windows
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-
us;168893
>
>Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet
Advertisement
>Appears
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904
>
>Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/commun
icate/stopspam.asp
>
>Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
>http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
> Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you
to do nothing
>more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the
messenger
>service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to
computer
>security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger
service pop-ups;
>they're actually providing a useful, if annoying,
service by acting as
>a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured
computer, and
>you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings.
How is this
>helpful?
>
> 2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the
free 12Ghosts
>Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm,
Pop-Up Stopper
>from http://www.panicware.com/, or the Google Toolbar
from
>http://toolbar.google.com/, which is what I use.
Alternatively, you
>could download, install, and use a different Internet
browser, such as
>Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/), that
has some
>built-in pop-up blocking capabilities.
>
> 3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort
of "adware" and/or
>"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai
Buddy, or
>KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but
without
>understanding the consequences) installed, two products
that are
>quite effective (at finding and removing this type of
scumware) are
>Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search &
Destroy from
>www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions.
It's even
>possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize"
your system
>against most future intrusions. I use both and
generally perform
>manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
>
> More information and assistance is available at
these sites:
>
>The Parasite Fight
>http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>
>PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
>http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
>
>
>Bruce Chambers
>--
>Help us help you:
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
count on
>having both at once. - RAH
>
>
>"sniz" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:629401c47510$cf93c130$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> all of a sudden I am getting annoying pop ups when I
use
>> my MSN browser. How can I prevent them?
>
>
>.
>
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