Re: Need help on Microsoft pop ups

From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:53:26 -0500

dh271 wrote:
> Go to the START menu, Select Run and type in services.msc and click
> OK.
>
> Now a new window will appear with lots of "services" on the right
> hand side...
>
> Scroll down and find the Messenger service, select it, right click it
> and choose properties.
>
> Under Startup Type select Manual. (or Disabled)
>
> Then click the Stop button.
>
> Then click the Apply button.
>
> Then click the OK button.
>
> Messenger Service Spam can no longer be received on your machine

AND...

Turn on/install a firewall.

(Don't just stop receiving the symptom that you are vulnerable, actually fix
the vulnerability.) 

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