Re: Pop ups
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 05/17/04
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Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 00:01:21 -0400
There are several kinds of popups -
* browser popups (which you can stop with many things, such as
http://toolbar.google.com)
* messenger service popups (which mean you haven't got a firewall installed
or properly configured- see below)
* popups due to spyware/adware - find & install AdAware & Spybot, update
them, and run full scans
For Messenger Service popups:
'Messenger spam', is not in itself harmful, but is symptomatic of a larger
problem - your computer has ports open from the Internet.
You can disable the Messenger service, but that is unwise as a solution as
you'll still have the underlying problem that caused you to get the messages
in the first place - consider the messages a useful warning that you have no
protection from the Internet. This is all too important now, given the
recent rash of RPC worms....
For a standalone machine, see www.sygate.com for a free personal firewall,
or if using Windows XP, you can enable the built-in internet connection
firewall (ICF).
See http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm for more info. Also,
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/nopopups.htm is a good resource - although
for browser popups, you might want to consider http://toolbar.google.com -
it works like a champ and is also handy for searching.
Lisa wrote:
> I have internet explorer on a wireless laptop. I get pop ups as soon
> as I turn on the PC, how can I get rid of them?
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