Pop Ups

[jimmyfiend]

i recently reinstalled windows xp and now i keep getting these pop ups directly to my desktop in windows format telling me how to get rid of them by paying money for some progra, any ideas how i can just kill these bastards? thanks

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How awake are u why did u poist this in the lounge why not softwareworld :blink:

[abigspidermonkey]

try Norton Personal Firwall...look on k-lite ;)

[shn]

Unfortunately what your the victim of isnt something you've probably installed on your own. To get the messenger service pop-ups you've been getting , you must have been connected to the internet each time right? This is a form of spam you've been getting and it is much like the mass emails people get about "quick weight loss" or "free viagra".

This is a relatively new form of spam because of the new commercially available program called DirectAdvertiser and Wonderpopup.

To disable the messenger service on your computer follow these steps:

Windows 2000:
Click: Start/Settings/Control Panel
Open: Administrative Tools
Open: Services
Open: 'Messenger' Service
Click: Stop button
Change 'Startup Type' to DISABLE
Click OK to close everything

Windows XP:
Right-click: 'My Computer' icon and select 'Manager'
Open: Services and Applications
Open: Services
Open: 'Messenger' Service
Click: Stop button
Change 'Startup Type' to DISABLE
Click OK to close everything