ENDADS popups

I am being plagued by this companies popups (several an
hour) which ask me to go to their web site to purchase a
product to stop their pop ups !!

The web site (endads.com) blames a problem with microsoft
OS.

Is this illegal and how can i stop the pop ups without
paying them money ??

Karel
Wed Sep 24 11:52:42 CDT 2003


"russell edwards" <russell.edwards@revealsystems.co.uk> schreef in
bericht news:140201c38279$9d381d60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I am being plagued by this companies popups (several an
> hour) which ask me to go to their web site to purchase a
> product to stop their pop ups !!
>
> The web site (endads.com) blames a problem with microsoft
> OS.
>

Spybot S&D www.security.kolla.de
Spywareblaster www.wilderssecurity.net
Download and update. Both are free-ware.
> Is this illegal and how can i stop the pop ups without
> paying them money ??

Karel
Wed Sep 24 11:55:55 CDT 2003


"russell edwards" <russell.edwards@revealsystems.co.uk> schreef in
bericht news:140201c38279$9d381d60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I am being plagued by this companies popups (several an
> hour) which ask me to go to their web site to purchase a
> product to stop their pop ups !!
>
> The web site (endads.com) blames a problem with microsoft
> OS.

http://www.stopmessengerspam.com/

Chris
Wed Sep 24 11:14:14 CDT 2003

You are seeing these popups because you are running without a firewall. The
popups are a very innocuous (though annoying) consequence of doing this.
There are FAR worse consequences, and you do NOT want to be configured this
way. You could be sharing the entire contents of your hard drive with
anybody on the Internet. If you are using Windows XP, turn on the firewall
immediately. If you are using any other OS, download and install a firewall
immediately.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp


--
Chris Jackson
Software Engineer
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP
Windows XP Associate Expert
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"russell edwards" <russell.edwards@revealsystems.co.uk> wrote in message
news:140201c38279$9d381d60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I am being plagued by this companies popups (several an
> hour) which ask me to go to their web site to purchase a
> product to stop their pop ups !!
>
> The web site (endads.com) blames a problem with microsoft
> OS.
>
> Is this illegal and how can i stop the pop ups without
> paying them money ??

D
Wed Sep 24 16:33:19 CDT 2003

www.panicware.com


"russell edwards" <russell.edwards@revealsystems.co.uk> wrote in message
news:140201c38279$9d381d60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I am being plagued by this companies popups (several an
> hour) which ask me to go to their web site to purchase a
> product to stop their pop ups !!
>
> The web site (endads.com) blames a problem with microsoft
> OS.
>
> Is this illegal and how can i stop the pop ups without
> paying them money ??

YoKenny
Thu Sep 25 07:52:43 CDT 2003

russell edwards wrote:
> I am being plagued by this companies popups (several an
> hour) which ask me to go to their web site to purchase a
> product to stop their pop ups !!
>
> The web site (endads.com) blames a problem with microsoft
> OS.
>
> Is this illegal and how can i stop the pop ups without
> paying them money ??

It is not illegal but it is the same as organized crime protection racket.

Get a firewall as this is the best protection from them ans other internet
nasties. I like Kerio.
http://www.firewallguide.com/