new type of spam pop up

url below may be truncated if so here is primary
"mynetwatchman.com/kb/security/articles/popupspam/index"

There is a new type of spam popup unleashed on the unsuspecting. See http://mynetwatchman.com/kb/security...spam/index.htm

I thought that I was nuts last week when they started - I kept getting these pop up messages that got past zonealarm and I couldn't seem to kill them.

I understand that they are using the win2000 Messenger service. Another writeup said that if you weren't on a LAN and didn't use win2000 messenger that you could safely disable the service. Question is "How to do it"?

In researching this, another problem was discussed - some anti-virus vendors use win2000 messenger to alert users to new virus updates (I use Symantec and I think they do this, but haven't been able to find out from them if that is true or not.

Two questions -
1) does anyone know if Symantec uses win2000 messenger for their announcements
2) does anyone know - or can you point me to a web site that discusses how to disable win2000 messenger

After my last encounter with this new pop up - I think I may get their virus updates manually, if that is what it takes.

Thanks

Tom
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Windows 2000

Click Start-> Programs-> Administrative Tools->Services
Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK

Windows XP

Click Start->Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click Administrative Tools
Double click Services Scroll
down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

Thanks reverend - I think I got it stopped - now I am trying to find out if Symantec uses it

tom

this was posred in the security forums awhile back

http://www.techzonez.com/forums/show...&threadid=2742

those pesky spammers always find away

i wish they could find a way to send me some money

cheers

egghead



nice one revered!