Spam/pop ups

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Derek;
No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330904[/url]
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp[/url]
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

Internet Connection Firewall will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Check this link:
[url]http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php[/url]
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
[url]http://www.lavasoft.de/[/url]
Or
[url]http://spybot.eon.net.au/[/url]

For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
[url]http://www.panicware.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html[/url]
[url]http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/[/url]
[url]http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/[/url]
[url]http://www.endpopups.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.adshield.org/[/url]

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Derek Greer" <derek@greerandcompany.co.uk> wrote in message
news:035601c34fbe$2bc3d220$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> How can I stop all these pop ups, every time I log on to
> my isp I get swamped with pop ups some of which are porn,
> how can I stop these. I was told there is a program file
> in ms config which can be modified to prevent this, is
> this true and if so how do I open the file?

[Shenan T. Stanley]

Derek Greer <> wrote:

> How can I stop all these pop ups, every time I log on to
> my isp I get swamped with pop ups some of which are porn,
> how can I stop these. I was told there is a program file
> in ms config which can be modified to prevent this, is
> this true and if so how do I open the file?

Look over the links in my signature. You could have easily found the answer
yourself using a method found there.

Advice on Popups and their elimination:

[url]http://www.fracas.net/newsgroups/generaladvice.html#popups[/url]
or
[url]http://tinyurl.com/el9s[/url]

You may want to look over the whole page.

--
Shenan Stanley
"Just trying to help"
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