Pop-Up Msg's.

[GeekBros]

Greetings Gurus,

I keep getting pop-up msg's from God knows who. They are all an advertisement of some sort or another. Obviously I have inadvertantly enabled something that is allowing this activity. I'm on a cable modem which explains why I get them at all times of the day. What do I need to do to make them stop. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Steve McLean
Geek Bros. Computers

http://www.geekbros.biz

Steve McLean
Co-owner &
Director of Tech. Svcs.
Geek Bros. Computers
Chandler & Yuma, AZ USA

 

[jrbarnett]

Hello,

These messageboxes are sent through the windows messenger service.
There are two approaches to fixing this problem, if the computer is standalone:

1. Enable the XP built in firewall on the cable modem connection (or install third party firewall software).

2. Go into the control panel -> administrative tools -> services and disable the Messenger service.

Note: Item no. 2 is not recommended for any computer participating in a network as it will stop any legitimate network broadcast messages from getting through as well.

If you run the internet connection through a router or hardware firewall, set it to block incoming connections for ports 135 through 139 inclusive, which will have the same effect.

John

 

[GeekBros]

John,
In the immortal words of Alice Cooper..... "You're the goods!" Thanks for taking the time to help.

Regards,



Steve McLean
Co-owner &
Director of Tech. Svcs.
Geek Bros. Computers
Chandler & Yuma, AZ USA