Re: HELP! Pop ups claim to be microsoft....are they?
From: Nepatsfan (nepatsfan_at_SBXXXIX.com)
Date: 03/18/05
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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:09:11 -0500
Don't do it! You'll either end up paying for something you don't
need or worse, allow your computer to be infected with spyware.
The people who sent you those messages are not affiliated with
MS.
First off, have you updated XP to Service Pack 2? If you had you
would not see those types of messages. Until you do that you can
take the following steps to protect your PC:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx
Next, make sure you're running a current version of an antivirus
program that's kept up-to-date. Set it up to automatically scan
at least once a week. You should have a firewall installed and
running, even if it's only the one that comes with XP. Visit the
Windows update site and make sure you're PC has all the latest
updates and patches.
-- Nepatsfan "Amanda" <Amanda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:56441913-D9CB-4E0A-AA67-468EA2703EA5@microsoft.com... >I have been getting pop ups from messenger service that tell me >to go to > www.updatepatch.com and www.ErrorFixer.com. They claim to be > microsoft > affiliated. Should I do it or not? It says my computer could > crash if I > don't go to these sights to fix it......HELP!
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