-=PCTechTalk=- Re: problem
- From: "Irene Uys" <ireneuys@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:36:30 +0200
Hi Sylvia
I also have WinME, but you cannot disable the=20
Messenger Service. You can, however, disable
it through a firewall, namely, Sygate. (don't know
about others).
This certainly sounds like the Windows Messenger
Service to me.
Irene Uys
|| ----- Original Message -----
|| From: sylviavandewall
||
||
|| Hi Cris and Troth,
|| Thank you both for looking into this for me.
|| I did all the things suggested. All the updates with AdAware and =
Spybot. =3D
|| Run Panda and House Call online. Used my own Norton virus scan and =
they =3D
|| all came up with nothing.
|| On my Windows Me I don't have Administrative Tools from Microsoft =
called =3D
|| Messenger Service.
|| The pop-up I get are 2 different ones. The one I just got a few =
minutes =3D
|| ago said:
||
|| STOP you could be in danger.
|| Your computer keeps records of all your internet surfing and usage =
=3D
|| activity.
|| You CANNOT clean this history without the proper tools.
||
|| And than they want me to click on their ad which I did not do jet.
|| The other one has 3 Net in the toolbar, that's all and they give all =
=3D
|| sorts of advertisement.
|| I don't have a firewall because I've always find that difficult to =
use, =3D
|| I know it is not smart but I have a firewall on my computer =
downloaded =3D
|| but did not install it jet. I'm always afraid firewalls block =
everything =3D
|| also the things you want.
|| I tried disconnecting but than the pop-up don't show up. Only when =
I'm =3D
|| connected.
|| Sylvia.
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