[pchelpers] Messanger service

My Dad has just installed windows XP professional and since doing so yesterday 
he keeps getting grey boxes appearing on his screen from woman offering all 
manner of 'services'. In the top of the box, the subject bar, it has messenger 
service. The pc its self the hardware i.e router and cable modem etc has not 
been changed neither has any of the programs installed on the pc, why is he 
receiving these messages after installing windows Xp when he never had them 
while using windows 98 SE?. What can he do to stop this? We have AVG anti 
virus, the router has a nat fire wall and he runs regular updates of adware, is 
it possible to turn off this messenger service or has he got to take a hammer 
to the pc? lol
Thanks

Sacha
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