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211020 2004-01-29 09:27:00 Sometimes while i'm on the internet just chatting on msn or playing battlefield, i would get a popup that says Get Paid Opinion Surveys. It says it's by Messenger Service in the title bar. I've run Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware but both can't find anything. Has anyone else experienced this or do they know of any fix for this problem? Chao is back (634)
211021 2004-01-29 09:36:00 Hi Chao is back,

you might want to check out a prgram called shoot the messenger by GRC
.

the website is www.grc.com

PeebZ
PeebZ (454)
211022 2004-01-29 09:59:00 If you don't want to download a third party program to disable Messenger Service, this MS Knowledge Base Article gives instructions on how to do this - here (www.microsoft.com)

Further information on pop ups using the Messenger Service can be read here (support.microsoft.com).
Jen C (20)
211023 2004-01-29 10:04:00 Time you got a T-shirt or summink Jen C.

Your posts are always the same..............

brief
accurate
clear
helpful
well-composed (links..etc.,)

Do you work in IT or are u just a gifted generous amateur?
mark c (247)
211024 2004-01-29 10:19:00 I agree Mark :-) Well said

On another note:
Its sad.. They're offering Free Trial of the software like BroadcastBlaster!
Chilling_Silently (228)
211025 2004-01-29 17:42:00 What a nice thing to say - thanks :8}

>Do you work in IT or are u just a gifted generous amateur?

I don't work in an IT related profession, I'm just another computer enthusiast :)
Jen C (20)
211026 2004-01-29 18:47:00 They told me abou this;

Some of us like to keep to the point, while others just meaninglessly yabber on an and on (i.e. Me)

If the messenger service is the one iI'm thinking about, (the one you can make popup on anyone else's computer), you can stop it from Command Prompt.

The command should be:

Net Stop
[Service]

To see what you have running

Net Start

This is all good, but a major of a pain, I trust microsoft knows what to do :D
Growly (6)
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