diverdriver 7 #26 June 25, 2003 QuoteQuote They're the only problem I have! Grrrrrrrr....... Don't you have a problem with teammates kicking you in the head? LOL.......no.....that's not a problem. I get to tell stories over beers with that! Picks up chicks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #27 June 25, 2003 XP also has a built in firewall. You can activate it if it's not already. rt click my network places and click Properties Right click the active internet connection probably called, Local area connection and then click properties. Click on the advanced tab select: protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the internetMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #28 June 25, 2003 QuoteLOL.......no.....that's not a problem. I get to tell stories over beers with that! Picks up chicks! Of it gets them to buy you a full face helmet for your B-DayShe is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #29 June 25, 2003 There is the messenger service (which is also connected to MS Messenger 4.5, or is it 4.7) then there is all the other versions of MS Messenger. As long as you do not need to receive alert messages from a network administrator, you can disable the messenger service. Use the tool to remove 4.7 and you can keep ver5 or higher installed. (Chris, eeneR knows how to do this). You never received these messages on 98 because the messenger service is native to NT based OSs (2000 and XP). The spammers are taking advantage of an administrative tool to send out spam. It becomes easier to find this open port when you use CS or AOL - but they do not see you. They are blindly sending out broadcast messages. There are several good pop-up stoppers out there, however I have not found a good free one yet. Most have a 30 day trial, then you have to pay to go beyond that. Also, go to www.downloads.com and get Lavasofts Ad-Aware to remove any spyware from your system. I've found it to be the best one to use on XP without doing any damage to your OS._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whocares 0 #30 June 25, 2003 Chris, Check your e-mail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #31 June 25, 2003 Quote You never received these messages on 98 because the messenger service is native to NT based OSs (2000 and XP) Are you sure? I know the messenger service (or something like it) was back in WFW3.11... I thought it came along with the IBM lanman infastructure windows networking was built upon....? _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #32 June 25, 2003 Trillian IS the bomb. Hands down. And I can code against it too!! -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #33 June 25, 2003 In addition to Adaware or instead of try SpybotMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #34 June 25, 2003 I had spybot remove some files it should not have touched._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #35 June 25, 2003 interesting to know... PMing you nowMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #36 June 25, 2003 QuoteI never had this problem until I upgraded to XP so thought everyone would know that as some sort of part of XP. No, "we don't necessarily know either' since XP hides lots of stuff... I replied to someone as week or 2 ago on this same subject - the more of us that turn off this Mesenger "feature" the better. Pass the word. Dave T PS: popupkiller works for most popup ads (Google it). Canning Messenger has finished the job. Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #37 June 25, 2003 QuoteQuoteI never had this problem until I upgraded to XP so thought everyone would know that as some sort of part of XP. No, "we don't necessarily know either' since XP hides lots of stuff... I replied to someone as week or 2 ago on this same subject - the more of us that turn off this Mesenger "feature" the better. Pass the word. Dave T PS: popupkiller works for most popup ads (Google it). Canning Messenger has finished the job. Interesting bit - I talked to a friend about messenger and MS Messenger (this guy works for MS).....it is a source of many headaches over there and no one knows why they decided to seperate ver5 from the service, and why they didn't do any name changes on it either. Most people don't realize if they have upgraded to ver5 or up that they still have another copy of MSM running at the same time (ver4.7)_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #38 June 25, 2003 All these replies about Ad Aware -- well, it's ok, but Spy Sweeper will get a lot more spyware off your XP system without removing needed files. Stopping messeger service is good, but download and install Spy Sweeper, you'll be surprised the crap it will find even if you have run Ad Aware (and updated it regularly). Download it at http://www.webroot.com. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #39 June 25, 2003 QuoteAll these replies about Ad Aware -- well, it's ok, but Spy Sweeper will get a lot more spyware off your XP system without removing needed files. Stopping messeger service is good, but download and install Spy Sweeper, you'll be surprised the crap it will find even if you have run Ad Aware (and updated it regularly). Download it at http://www.webroot.com. It might really be that good, Jack, but the "buy now" button turns me off from the start (I'm poor, and rely on freeware). EDIT: After diggin deeper in the website, I'm now downloading the "try it" version. Will let you know what/if it finds. SECOND EDIT: Fresh run of Adaware followed by Spy Sweeper turned up 1 (one) missed cookie.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,129 #40 June 25, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuote They're the only problem I have! Grrrrrrrr....... Don't you have a problem with teammates kicking you in the head? LOL.......no.....that's not a problem. I get to tell stories over beers with that! Picks up chicks! Does eeneR know?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GigaBuist 0 #41 June 25, 2003 QuoteUse Mozilla or a pop-up killer program to get rid of web pop-ups. I prefer the Pheonix/Firebird version of Mozilla when I'm stuck on Win32 platforms. The direct url is: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firebird/releases/0.6/MozillaFirebird-0.6-win32.zip For those of you who don't know what it is, it's an "alternative" browser that's the source of Netscape. Netscape doesn't (or hasn't) incorporated the built in pop-up stopper that Mozilla's project has had for a while though. The very -worst- that happens with it is that if you do get a pop-up it opens up a new "tab" which stays out of your way. Yes, I'm an IT nerd. In general, if you're putting a Windows machine on the internet you're best off blocking all incoming connections to anything below port 1023. No built-in service will be running on anything higher. If you want to be selective though just block ports 135, 137, 139 and 435 incoming. That should shutdown all of the built in MS Lanmanager hangover stuff. I'm not a windows admin though, so I may be missing a couple there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
