It wasn't for me.... My neighbor needed the information. She just got a
cable modem and after I found my information about disabling the pop ups, I
urged her to get her firewall installed and update her anti virus program.
I'll be checking with her tomorrow to make sure she has the firewall.
I really don't get pop ups anymore.  Luckily for me I've found this list and
have learned a few things.  ;-)

Thanks for youe reply,
Lori

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Gillett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 3:17 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] messenger service pop up


>  You'll undoubtedly get several responses telling you how to shut off the
> Messenger service (which it's extremely unlikely that you'll ever need) in
> order to stop these pop-ups from being displayed.
>
>  However, the fact that spammers can reach your system with Messenger pop-
> ups indicates that your machine is wide open to a variety of much more
> serious attacks.  So instead of covering up the symptom, I urge you to
> take
> stronger defensive steps which will, incicdentally, also protect you from
> these pop-ups.
>  Probably the simplest and easiest effective thing you can do is install a
> software firewall; Zone Alarm has a free version which is a very good
> place
> to start.  It will block a variety of traffic that shouldn't be passing
> between your machine and the Internet, including these pop-ups.
>
> David Gillett
>
>
> On 22 Jul 2005 at 19:15, The Ristows wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know how to disable those annoying pop ups? Windows XP
>>
>> Lori
>
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