Jonathan
Sat Aug 07 14:10:35 CDT 2004
Greetings Neil,
Did this "popup" that appeared have "Messenger Service" in its titlebar? If so, what you're
seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which are two
different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can Microsoft
control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox.
To get rid of these, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run,
enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then
choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button.
After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any real third-party
applications should be effected by this.
As well, you might want to go over to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to make sure that
you have all the latest critical updates.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
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"Neil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1d7c01c47c8e$17ef5e60$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I received the following error message "Message from MS
> Networks to windows Useruser on 87/8/04 MS Security
> Bulletin MS03-043 Buffer overrun in Messenger Service
> could allow code execution (828035)Your system is
> affected, download the patch from address below
> www,patchwindows.org.
> This address did not strike me as a genuine MS address. I
> checked the Knowledge Base and dl patch for W XP 64bit
> 2003 but noticed it also said W Xp Server . May I use
> this patch for Wxp Home?
> TIA, Neil.