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tomasalsbro
Average Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 09 October 2003 : 07:25:46
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Hi,
since a couple of days a Messenger pop-up windows has been anoying me.
Has anyone any ideea what this is?
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/ Tomas
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Shaggy
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Posted - 09 October 2003 : 07:34:54
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Couldn't read all the text on that but it looks like somebody has managed to modify your messenger app to display this message in an effort to get you to visit their site. If it were a real security notice, the message would tell you to visit the Microsoft website to get the fix.
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tomasalsbro
Average Member
Sweden
818 Posts |
Posted - 09 October 2003 : 07:42:40
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Originally posted by MeTV
Couldn't read all the text on that but it looks like somebody has managed to modify your messenger app to display this message in an effort to get you to visit their site. If it were a real security notice, the message would tell you to visit the Microsoft website to get the fix.
I'm told to visit www.popupadlock.com
How do I check if what you suggest is true? Can I replace the messager app?
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 09 October 2003 : 07:44:05
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| Yes, spammers have recently caught on to the fact that most users have the network messenger service runnning. Stop the service on your system to kill the messages. |
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altisdesign
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United Kingdom
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 October 2003 : 10:29:41
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Originally posted by D3mon
Yes, spammers have recently caught on to the fact that most users have the network messenger service runnning. Stop the service on your system to kill the messages.
Nothing recent about this, been going on for quite some time, well over a year that I know of. As D3Mon suggests, just turn off the messenger service and set it to manual start or disabled so it doesn't startup if you reboot |
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work mule
Senior Member
USA
1358 Posts |
Posted - 09 October 2003 : 11:12:20
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Yeah, those bastards! 
Sorry, but it made me angry when it happened to me. The companies selling the product are most likely the ones doing it. It's like extortion -- pay us and we'll stop spamming you. 
Anyways, here's a link that explains what it is and more importantly, how to stop it.
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_messengerspam.html |
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D3mon
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United Kingdom
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New Zealand
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