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Thread: spyware in Messenger?

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    worldpease's Avatar always annoying
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    Ok, since I re-installed Widows XP like a week ago, I obviusly did a new instalation on Messenger 7 (BETA), and I've been getting this little windows that Pop like very 10 minutes and say something of "a spyware has been detected on your PC" or " Your Com. is infected", and asks for me to clik accept, wich I never do.
    And its getting kinda anoying, specialy when Im playing a game, do you have any idea what might be causing this, cus I've run SpyBoot and the new MicrosoftAntySpyare, and still it keeps poping!.
    ...popping! that sounds funny .

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    tesco's Avatar woowoo
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    is it an internet explorer window or ones that say messenger service on the top?
    If it's the messenger service one then go: Start>Run>type 'services.msc'>find 'messenger 'and double click it>set 'Startup Type' to 'Disabled' and click the 'Stop' button.

    This also shows that you have no firewall protection...you should get some form of a firewall. (a Router, a thirdparty app, or even the windows firewall is better than nothing )

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    worldpease's Avatar always annoying
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    Yes rossco, it says "messenger service", in a grey little box, not an explorer window...
    Sorry if I forgot to mention it.

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    tesco's Avatar woowoo
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    Alright then do what I said above ^.

    Also here is more info on firewalls and other security stuff: http://tvg.pinecurtain.net/index.php...le=security#fw

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    worldpease's Avatar always annoying
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    Rossco, thanks man, I did that and Ithink I should work!...

    But about firewall, won't it obstruct my bittorrent download/uploads?

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    tesco's Avatar woowoo
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    you need to open ports in the firewall/router/whatever u get to let bittorrent through then it runs as if nothing is there.

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