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Donna

I am having the same problem with pop ups as Carl is, but
I do not have Zone Alarm. Is there any way under windows
XP to disable these pop-ups. I am worried about things
being put onto my computer or taken off, either way.

Thanks for any help you can give.
 
Donna;
These ads are using Messenger Service.
Messenger Service is a valuable tool many use.
Like many tools, it can be exploited.

No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330904
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

Internet Connection Firewall will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/npf/

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts
 
-----Original Message-----
I am having the same problem with pop ups as Carl is, but
I do not have Zone Alarm. Is there any way under windows
XP to disable these pop-ups. I am worried about things
being put onto my computer or taken off, either way.

Thanks for any help you can give.

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No, you dont have to download any thing. Just go to
control panel and under performance and maintanence go to
administrative tools. under administrative tools, go to
services. scroll down until you see an application
called, messenger. right click on that and go to
properties. on the prop. window youll see a button that
says stop. click that and then on the drop down menu
thats labeled start up type select manual. then click
apply and ok.
 
NO Donna;
This is NOT a fix.
This does nothing more than cover the symptom.
A firewall IS NEEDED.
Read my other post.
 
Donna said:
I am having the same problem with pop ups as Carl is, but
I do not have Zone Alarm. Is there any way under windows
XP to disable these pop-ups. I am worried about things
being put onto my computer or taken off, either way.

Thanks for any help you can give.
Click to expand...

If you don't have it, then why not download it? It's free for personal use.
There are some other free firewalls as well. Just use a search engine like
Google to search for them or go to the Zonelabs website to download your
copy of their firewall, so at least you have the benefit of having a
firewall installed on your PC. :-)
 
Greetings --

Please stop posting potentially harmful advice. What are you, a
hacker-wannabe? Why else would you be deliberately posting bad
advice? Are you trying to give people a false sense of security by
having them turn off what are, in effect, valid security warnings,
while still leaving their PCs open to potential exploitation?

Disabling the messenger service 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 service by acting as a security alert. The
true problem is the unsecured computer, and you're only
advice, however well-intended, was to turn off the warnings. How is
this helpful?

Equivalent Scenario: You over-exert your shoulder at work or
play, causing bursitis. After weeks of annoying and sometimes
excruciating pain whenever you try to reach over your head, you go to
a doctor and say, while demonstrating the motion, "Doc, it hurts when
I do this." The doctor, being as helpful as you are, replies, "Well,
don't do that."

The only true way to secure the PC, short of disconnecting it from
the Internet, is to install and *properly* configure a firewall; just
installing one and letting it's default settings handle things is no
good. Unfortunately, this does require one to learn a little bit more
about using a computer than used to be necessary.


Bruce Chambers

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