Help!!!

[bored154]

IM BEING OVER-RUN WITH POP-UPS FROM MSN MESSENGER PLUS!!!! can someone tell me how to get rid of these damn pop-ups? i already uninstalled the software...

[DuaneJeffers]

uh ... it is your messenger service.

Go To the control panel > Administrative Tool > Services.
The messenger service has nothing to do with Windows/MSN messenger, so you can disable it.

-Duane

[ShyShy]

This helped me out

http://grc.com/stm/ShootTheMessenger.htm]

[bored154]

Originally posted by DuaneJeffers
uh ... it is your messenger service.

Go To the control panel > Administrative Tool > Services.
The messenger service has nothing to do with Windows/MSN messenger, so you can disable it.

-Duane

i disabled all the stuff in "Messenger" through services but i think thats msn... so i enabled it...

Originally posted by ShyShy
This helped me out

http://grc.com/stm/ShootTheMessenger.htm]

i got it from here so i dont think its windows messenger...

[DuaneJeffers]

I have messenger plus, and I have no problem with it. Have you run a check for spyware?? Get Spybot Search&Destroy just to check.

-Duane

[bored154]

already did and it turned out to have no spyware... i read the FAQ on their site and it said to get rid of the pop-ups just uninstall it.... well it told me to restart because it didnt remove something and i havent restarted yet so... i guess when i restart tommaro i will be rid of the pop-ups... hopefully.... if i do i will post here asking for lockage and if i dont i will be very pissed....

[bored154]

sorry for double post but HHHHHHEEEEELLLLPPPP!! i started my computer back up today and the advertizments are STILL here!!!!!!

[Germ]

get Winpatrol, and disable it from starting up on bootup.
http://www.winpatrol.com

[Viper007Bond]

How about we take a screenshot of this pop-up so we're all sure what we're talking about.

And on a side note, you need to stop that service AND set it to not start up with Windows (best to allow it to start up if needed, but not automatically with Windows).

[Viper007Bond]

Sounds good to me, except I prefer MyIE2 over Firebird.

[bored154]

Originally posted by Viper007Bond
How about we take a screenshot of this pop-up so we're all sure what we're talking about.

And on a side note, you need to stop that service AND set it to not start up with Windows (best to allow it to start up if needed, but not automatically with Windows).

i took a screenshot of a recent pop-up (see attachment) well actually their "Pop-Under"'s (it figures though... that AOL is in on this deal...)

Originally posted by Sawg
Sawg's Guide for a Happy and Annoyance Free PC:

1. Run Windows Update.
2. Disable the Messenger service.
3. Install and run SpybotSD.
4. Install and run Ad-Award.
5. Install a good Firewall.
6. Trash IE
Bonus. Proxomitron makes everything better.

No viruses, no spyware, no popups, no ads, no ActiveX nasties, no trojans, no worms, for several years and counting.

i did 1-3, im going to do the rest what is proxonitron anyway?
[added] a second after i posted this another pop-up came up(this time it was a pop-up) [/added]

[DuaneJeffers]

For those who have not yet been introduced, meet the Proxomitron: a free, highly flexible, user-configurable, small but very powerful, local HTTP web-filtering proxy. To become better acquainted, please see our online copy of the Proxomitron Help Files for a more comprehensive overview.

... What attachment?

[bored154]

woops... forgot the attachment...

[Noseeme]

Play in the registry. Type in "Remove Messenger" Into a search engine. You can only disable/uninstall this through regedit.

[bored154]

tried it, it didnt find anything... im gonna re-install it and then refuse the advertizments and then uninstall it again...

[added] I re-installed Plus! and now all the pop-unders are gone!!!! YAY!!!!! [/added]