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To: Bob Rudd who wrote (16372)2/7/2003 4:27:21 AM
From: Bob Rudd  Read Replies (1) of 78666
 
Way OT: XP USERS A NEW KIND OF SPAM - MESSENGER POP-UPS
XP USERS [If you're not now, you will be when you replace 'Ol faithful,' so save this]:
The other day I had an ad pop up on my screen, just like the pop-ups you get when you open some 'ad-intensive' sites [To get rid of those download the FREE VERSION of Pop-up stopper here panicware.com], 'cept I didn't have a browser window open. Since I use Ad-aware [http://www.lavasoft.nu/index.html], I was pretty sure there was no 'spyware' lurking on my PC. Puzzled, I did a bit of research and came upon just what the world's been waiting for: A NEW KIND OF SPAM - MESSENGER POP-UPS. These pop-up ads exploit a feature in Win XP that allows network administrators to communicate with users on the network by sending them messages that pop up on the desktop...sort of like instant messenger, but really having nothing to do with MSN /Windows Messenger Instant Messaging service.
Read more about it here:
Spam Masquerades as Admin Alerts
wired.com
Solution: Windows XP
1. Click on the Start button and open the control panel.
2. Open the Performance and Maintenance control panel and go to Administrative Tools.
3. Now double-click on Services, then scroll to Messenger.
4. Double-click Messenger and click Stop to stop the service.
5. Change the startup type to Disable and click Apply at the bottom.
6. Click OK to exit window.

If you're at work, make sure the network admin. knows about the issue - many don't. Here's Microsoft's take on it:
support.microsoft.com
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