On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:34:26 -0400, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, Pat
<patsite@XXcalandyrXX.com> wrote:
>
> In article <e9291109.0309221945.38b822f3@posting.google.com >,
> Leybman@aol.com says...
> > For the past year now, I have been getting sporadic pop-ups appearing
> > on my computer from a "Messenger Service" screen.
[snip]
>
> Try grc.com, there is a little utility that can help

No, don't. You don't need any of Gibson's snake oil to disable Windows
Messenger. Just follow the instructions:

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

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Jay T. Blocksom
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

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