Re: What is "Messenger Service"

Make sure a firewall is turned on. And you need to disable or remove the
Messenger service.

[[If advertisements are opening on your computer in a window titled
Messenger Service, it may indicate that your system is not secure. You
should enable the Internet Connection Firewall and disable the Messenger
Service in Windows XP to help protect your computer from unwanted spam and
other potential threats.

The Messenger Service was originally designed for use by system
administrators to notify Windows users about their networks. However, some
advertisers have started using this service to send information via the
Internet, and these messages could be used maliciously to distribute a
virus.]]
Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx

[[These messages are also known as "messenger spam."]]
[[To resolve this issue, install or turn on a firewall that blocks inbound
NetBIOS and UDP broadcast traffic. ]]
[[To work around this issue, turn off the Messenger service.]]
Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904

Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:6986BB15-0425-4D04-BFC4-0B8F91378562@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Litespeed <Litespeed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I continue to get pop ups, the box is labeled messenger service. It tells
me my windows files are damage in variety of ways and wants me to connect
to various sites, such as: fixpcregistry.com
helpfixpc.com
patchupdte.com
rerixit.com
Again, new sites but included in a pop up window labeled: Messenger
Service Is this spam?
How do I get rid of this annoying situation?
I am trying to fix my father's (83yrs old) computer. Can you forward the
response to: kcholcomb@xxxxxxxx?


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Thanks
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