"YK" <YKnot@home.invalid> wrote in message
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> Dave G wrote:
> > "Dave G" <Dave G@NoSpam.Co.UK> wrote in message
> > news:belnqt$5jm$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> Hi Group...
> >>
> >> Over the past two days I have been hit by 5 pop ups that look like
> >> grey dialog boxes.. the one I can remember was advertising that a
> >> new web-site "byebyeads" or something can stop these pop up ads.
> >> There does seem to be a reference to them coming from a messenger
> >> service. Prior to yesterday I have never experienced one of these.
> >>
> >> They don't pop up immediately but if I stay on a site for some time
> >> one will appear?
> >>
> >> Ad-aware tells me my machine is clean but I feel like I'm being
> >> targeted?
> >>
> >> Anyone else experiencing these?
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Dave G
> >
> > The above post was a bit lazy of me... I've since found how to disable
> > windows messenger service BUT I am still puzzled as to why it has
> > suddenly started operating?
> >
> > Anyway.. here's what I did to disable the messenger service:
> > 1.. Click Start button on your toolbar.
> > 2.. Click Run...
> > 3.. Enter "Services.msc" (without quotation marks) and click OK.
> > 4.. Browse the list till you find "Messenger" in Name column
> > 5.. Right click and click "Stop" on the pop up menu. That is not
> > all. If you don't want the service to start the next time you start
> > your computer, continue with the following steps:
> > 6.. Double click it. The Messenger Properties (Local Computer)
> > dialog box comes out.
> > 7.. Choose "Disable" in "Startup type" drop down box.
> > 8.. Click OK.
> > If I've done the wrong thing will someone be kind enough to point me
> > in the right direction
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Dave G
>
> That is a symptom of not having a firewall or incorrectly configured
> firewall.
>
> I use Kerio.
>
> The GRC port probe detetector will let you know what ports are open.
> https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
> http://nanoprobe.grc.com/ <== much more comprehensive tests

Not sure about that... they've stopped now I've disabled the messenger
service...

But you're right about that Firewall... I haven't checked the Shields Up
(nanoprobe) web-site https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 since installed XP
(with it's supposedly built in "warmwall") some time ago... and guess
what... down to the firewall shop I go

Regards

Dave G