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  • Mutt
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Sep 2002
    • 34431
    #1

    What Is This?

    Ok some fucker has installed something on my PC in the last two days. I'm getting these pop-up windows........ they don't look like a browser pop-up...... the title bar has "Messenger". Then of course there is a link to i presume porn.

    Anybody else know what this is and where it would come from?
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    • Spoonie Luv
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2002
      • 1003
      #2
      I read about a new infection that uses the windows messenger. If ur running Win2k/XP, try shutting of the Messenger Service.

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        • LBBV
          Confirmed User
          • Aug 2002
          • 936
          #3
          They are doing this by using the built in Windows Messenger tool.

          You can disable it by turning off "Messenger" in your services. To do this in Windows 2000, right click on "My computer" and go to "properties". Then, double-click on "Services and Applications", then d/c on "Services". Right click on "Messenger" and select "properties" and disable it and stop it.

          There was a thread about this a while back and quite a few online news sites covered this new spam-tactic...
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            • Mutt
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Sep 2002
              • 34431
              #4
              thanks guys.

              i'm running WindowsXP, i've never even looked at any built in Messenger Service. Where do i look for it in Control Panel?
              I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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                • ADL Colin
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Feb 2001
                  • 11929
                  #5
                  Linux. Check. They'll NEVER get me!


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                    • Va2k
                      I’m still alive barley.
                      • Oct 2001
                      • 10060
                      #6
                      get adware to remove anything that isnt a virus then run a virus scan

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                        • Spoonie Luv
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 1003
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Mutt
                          thanks guys.

                          i'm running WindowsXP, i've never even looked at any built in Messenger Service. Where do i look for it in Control Panel?
                          Yeah, go into control panel, switch to classic view, select administrative tools, and you'll see the services icon. Look for service named "messenger" turn it off and disable it. You don't need it on anyway. It is for network admins to broadcast messages to workstations on network.

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                            • Mutt
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Sep 2002
                              • 34431
                              #8
                              thanks for the info
                              I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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                                • Spoonie Luv
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jul 2002
                                  • 1003
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Mutt
                                  thanks for the info
                                  You're welcome. Feel free to send traffic :D

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