Windows Messaging

  • Thread starter Thread starter Bob Priest
  • Start date Start date
B

Bob Priest

I am receiving numerous popup ads telling me my computer
is insecure and offering to sell me a blocker.

How can I stop this from happening.

I have downloaded Norton Personal Firewall but cannot
find how to configure it to prevent these messages.

Thanks
 
Greetings Bob,

Do these "pop-ups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, what
you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which
are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can
Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox.

To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start,
then Run, enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it,
right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then
choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any
real third-party applications should be effected by this.

Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected yourself against the latest security
issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the security patches:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
(This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way, just a reminder)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
that is spam from spammers trying to get their ads
throulgh. and when its disabled the ads wont come up ^_^

-- Start >> Settings >> Control Panel
-- When that opens go to Performance and Maintenance
-- Then go to Administrative Tools
-- Then click Services
-- and Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
-- right click that and select Properties
-- click the Stop button and in the start-up type select
Disable.
-- then click ok ^_^

-- now Messenger Service is disabled .. *poof* no more
ads :D
 
Back
Top