Re: windows xp
From: Gene K (genekRE_at_MOVEolivianc.net)
Date: 06/27/04
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Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:10:21 -0400
Bruce Chambers wrote:
> Greetings --
>
> There are at least three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions
> vary accordingly. Which specific type(s) is troubling you?
>
> 1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?"
>
> This type of spam has become quite common over the past year or
> so, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
> demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
> connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
> by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
> you most definitely open to other threats, such as the Blaster,
> Welchia, and Sasser Worms that still haunt the Internet. Install and
> use a decent, properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the
> messenger service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom,
> and does little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And
> ignoring or just "putting up with" the security gap represented by
> these messages is particularly foolish.
>
> Messenger Service of Windows
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893
>
> Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
> Appears
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904
>
> Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp
>
> Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
> If you're using AOL, you'll either need to find a 3rd party
> firewall that is compatible with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is
> compatible with the real Internet. This is because AOL is an on-line
> content provider that ignores international Internetworking standards
> in favor of its own proprietary products, and has deliberately made
> its connection software incompatible with both WinXP's built-in
> firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing feature. AOL's
> proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed to preclude
> your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
> enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.
>
> Whichever firewall you decide upon, be sure to ensure UDP ports
> 135, 137, and 138 and TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are _all_ blocked.
> You may also disable Inbound NetBIOS over TCP/IP). You'll
> have to follow the instructions from firewall's manufacturer for the
> specific steps.
>
> You can test your firewall at:
>
> Symantec Security Check
>
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_main.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=GPVHGBYNCJEIMXQKCDT
>
> Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
> http://www.sygatetech.com/
>
> Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
> more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
> service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
> security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups;
> they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
> a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
> you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
> helpful?
>
> 2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts
> Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper
> from http://www.panicware.com/, or the free Google Toolbar from
> http://toolbar.google.com/, which is what I use.
>
> 3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
> "spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
> KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
> understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
> quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
> Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
> www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even
> possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
> against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
> manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> "James Pierotti" <jppsabatino@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:21e4601c45c78$5ba334f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> H E L P! I am running Microsoft XP home edition on a Dell
>> Dimension 4300. My ISP is AOL. My problem is POPUPS. I
>> am getting so many of them that I cannot even use my
>> computer to do the tasks that I want to. I am getting
>> these popups both when I am online and when I am not
>> online. I do not have to tell you how anoying it has
>> become. All the popups have one thing in common they
>> usually start with somekind of message such as (Special
>> Offer, or Registry Repair Program, or Advertisment, or
>> Welcome to, or Web page unavailable offline, etc. etc.
>> etc) and then the one thing in common with all of them is
>> that they are always followed with the words, "MICROSOFT
>> INTERNET EXPLORER PROVIDED BY NET ZERO, INC. How do I
>> make them stop? I have activated AOL popup blocker but
>> they still come through. Please tell me that there is a
>> way to make them stop. I want to enjoy my computer both
>> for fun as well as being able to use it for homework
>> assignments, as well as work issues. Anxiously waiting
>> your reply Mr. stuck in POPUP world Pierotti
For another free Firewall, look at the free "Zone Alarm" here:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp
I agree with Bruce: get the free "Google Toolbar.
-- Gene K
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