Re: messenger service pop ups

From: Mike (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:22:16 -0400

If you click on the link http://www.grc.com/default.htm , it will take you
to a site where you will find three useful utilities in a box titled YOUR
Theree Musketeers.. one of them is called 'shootthemessenger'.. it is a
painless and simple way to remove incursions made by the Windows Messenger
service.. you might also use the other two items.. follow the instructions
provided, and all will be well..

"dancingleaves3@aol.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:5ef901c42dd3$be437da0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Help!
>
> I just spent about a full day reinstalling Windows XP on
> a Sony laptop, reloading all my software, preferences,
> etc. Now, whenever I go on-line I continually get these
> pop-ups with "Messenger Service" in the header and
> messages usually about pornography, drugs, etc. I never
> got these before.
>
> I hope I'm in the right newsgroup and someone can help
> me. I cannot find any software or settings to stop this.
>
> Nor can I find anything in "Add/Remove" indicating any
> kind of messenger service that I can delete.
>

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