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| Thread ID: 47902 | 2004-08-08 11:43:00 | Windows Messenger Service - virus? | Myke (3277) | Press F1 |
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| 259647 | 2004-08-08 11:43:00 | I'm using a borrowed PC with win2000. As soon as I connected to the internet I started getting messages in a windows dialogue box claiming that I had a nasty thingy on my computer and to go to www.BillGates... something site. It didn't look like a pop up to me and it keeps coming back. Would Windows Messenger Service do such a thing? Excuse me if I sound dumb, I've been using O/S X & 9 for the last 18 months. |
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| 259648 | 2004-08-08 11:46:00 | Possibly. Try turning messenger service off and see if the popups go away. :-) | Susan B (19) | ||
| 259649 | 2004-08-08 11:47:00 | It sounds like popups are using Windows Messenger Service. Have a look at this (grc.com), although you can disable the messenger service yourself under services. You should also be running a firewall to prevent further incidences like this. | Jen C (20) | ||
| 259650 | 2004-08-08 12:02:00 | Thanks Susan and Jen, makes sense after reading the link content (Jen). | Myke (3277) | ||
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