Computer Help Please-Annoying Messenger Service Ad Pop Ups!

Jamesmitchell · Post by **Jamesmitchell** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:28 pm

These pop-up messages are the latest form of SPAM, you can stop these annoying message pop-ups by disabling your message service if you use Windows XP as follows:

1. Click start, then click on control panel
2. If not already done on the left hand side of the window click on 'Switch to classic view' - easier to find stuff this way
3. Double click on 'Administrative Tools'
4. Double click on 'Services'
5. From the list that then appears, scroll down and find 'Messenger'
6 . Double click this line.
7. From the window that then pops up, where it says 'startup type' - choose 'Manual' from the list of 2 alternatives
8. Finally click the 'Stop' button then click OK and close all windws.

These messages will then stop - as will any legit messages that you may receive from other software programs or administrative messages across a corporate LAN.

Hope this helps!!!!!

Jimmy

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:53 pm

As mentioned lots of times before in this thread, it will stop the messages but your computer is still vulnerable to many other attacks!

Am I sounding like a broken record yet?

Welcome to the forum by the way

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 12:15 am

As mentioned lots of times before in this thread, it will stop the messages but your computer is still vulnerable to many other attacks!

Am I sounding like a broken record yet?

Welcome to the forum by the way

If your the broken record i guess that makes me the B side of it as i seem to have written GET A FIREWALL over and over again

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:03 pm

What if we dont want to get a firewall? I have the windows one enabled but:

A) I have nothing on my PC i dont mind people lookingat
B) Hackers are deliberately portrayed as evil by software houses. Most will do nothing harmful
:rolleyes:

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:17 pm

People can use your PC as a sort of bridge, say i hacked into your PC (your XP firewall is moe or less useless) then i use your PC to hack into a banks computer and transfer a load or money, while i'm off in the sun somewhere you'll be keeping a knock on the door from CID, but hey its your risk if you still don't want to get a firewall that's up to you

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:19 pm

Also hackers do get a bad name in the press, but the true hackers offer little danger to you, its the wannabe kid hackers out there that will screw your PC just cos they can and think its a laugh