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Just one minor correction: Windows XP is Bill Gates Spyware, not just
the messenger service.
Kent
Monday, September 23, 2002, 10:57:21 PM, you wrote:
> Carroll Slemaker wrote:
>>In this same vein, I have recently received several commercial
>>solicitations, but via a previously unseen mode - pop-up alert windows
>>from the messenger service which address me not by name but by my IP
>>address! Has anyone else experienced this, and does anyone know how to
>>block it (without disabling the service)?
> This is easy to block. Following is a "two pronged" approach. Either
> prong would work OK but both are better.
> 1. If you're running XP, uninstall the messenger service. This
> is Microsoft's spyware, it's irritating, and ask yourself: do you
> REALLY need it? The answer is a resounding No! However, Microsoft
> doesn't let you un-install it (and in fact re-installs it in some
> "critical updates").
> Fortunately, it's easy to circumvent Bill Gates' desire for you to have
> this offensive irritant running on your computer. Start->Run and then
> copy and paste this line:
> RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
> That will uninstall the messenter service. Trust me, it is not
> critical to ANYTHING, and once it's gone it will stop pestering you
> about getting a .NET account.
> 2. Don't browse with an "exposed" browser! Put it behind a filtering
> proxy. I have tried many. The best I have seen is the freeware
> Proxomitron, at http://www.proxomitron.org
> Proxomitron is mystifying at first, but you can set it to disable
> pop-up windows, but still use those pop-ups that you actually want
> (like when you click on something to get help). It does a great job
> of eliminating banner ads, pop-ups, malevolent javascript and other
> stuff. If you want help on configuring it, write me and I'll send
> you a list of what I use.
> -Alex
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