Re: Constant XP Pop-ups
From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 07/29/05
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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:38:22 -0600
Make sure a firewall is turned on. And you need to disable or remove the
Messenger service.
[[If advertisements are opening on your computer in a window titled
Messenger Service, it may indicate that your system is not secure. You
should enable the Internet Connection Firewall and disable the Messenger
Service in Windows XP to help protect your computer from unwanted spam and
other potential threats.
The Messenger Service was originally designed for use by system
administrators to notify Windows users about their networks. However, some
advertisers have started using this service to send information via the
Internet, and these messages could be used maliciously to distribute a
virus.]]
Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx
[[These messages are also known as "messenger spam."]]
[[To resolve this issue, install or turn on a firewall that blocks inbound
NetBIOS and UDP broadcast traffic. ]]
[[To work around this issue, turn off the Messenger service.]]
Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
How to prevent Windows Messenger from running on a Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089
Disable/Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
[[This is a Visual Basic Script file which will remove Windows® Messenger
from Windows® XP. It will also adjust your System Registry to prevent a long
delay when opening Outlook Express when Windows Messenger is removed or
disabled.]]
Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm
How to block Pop-ups?
Messenger Service Advertisements
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Popups.htm
-- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:49DA0F95-3726-4B41-8D1B-2BFDA3071EBB@microsoft.com, SpiegalX <SpiegalX@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > My friend's computer (recently connected to a cable modem) seems to have > been taken over immediately by some form of spyware. Pop-ups will appear > frequently reading something like: > "Message from System Alert to Current User on<current date> > Windows error: reg-3328 > Windows has detected errors in the registry! > Your system files are in danger of being corrupted. > Visit www.clean-xp.com to repair your computer > Please write this site down." > The message looks very official, employing the standard XP GUi, but is > obviously not Microsoft standard. She has both an updated virus and > spyware blocker in place, but the problem cannot be found and is > obviously already integrated into the system. I manually deleted some > folders that had embedded themselves within the Windows system files, > sporting names like "Great Deals" and "Go Advertising", but with no > success in solving the overall problem. > Any suggestions?
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