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Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by jaguar110 on 06-26-2004 at 01:09 AM

Hey guys

I just reformatted and installed MSN 6.2.0133, but unlike before...i'm starting to get these spam msgs like in the pic i included.

I checked the "Only ppl from my allow list can see my status and send me messages". Any help would be appreciated if u guys have any clue why im getting these msgs and how to stop them...


Thanks!

RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by chris on 06-26-2004 at 02:33 AM

Theres a program to do everything for you but a quick google search came up with a step on step thing to tell you how so i think it will work hers the link
http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by Vantage on 06-26-2004 at 03:51 AM

Sounds like a Spam virus to me..

RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by leito on 06-26-2004 at 04:40 AM

I remember Windows XP SP1 solve this,

RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by jaguar110 on 06-26-2004 at 06:13 AM

Thx for the link! It looks like it stopped for now :D


Jag

RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by Anubis on 06-26-2004 at 08:26 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Vantage
Sounds like a Spam virus to me..
Nope. Sorry its nothing of the sort...

Microsoft included a program called Messenger Service in XP (please note that this is nothing to do with MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger) it was originally intended for Microsoft to be able to easily contact or send a message to all Windows users to relay any possible information. Unfortunately some spammers hijacked the service so now its useless.

quote:
Originally posted by leito.gt
I remember Windows XP SP1 solve this,
Nope. This problem still happens with SP1, I don't think any patch was released apart from just disabling the Messenger service...
Hopefully the XP SP2 final release will fix this somehow, doubt it will though...
RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by saralk on 06-27-2004 at 10:33 AM

u can fix it urself, just disable the service from the list

RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by toddy on 06-27-2004 at 11:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by saralk
u can fix it urself, just disable the service from the list
what list ?
RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by CookieRevised on 06-27-2004 at 11:48 AM

...from the services list.

read the thread and what Chris suggested:

quote:
Originally posted by chris
a quick google search came up with a step on step thing to tell you how: http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/
RE: Getting Spam in MSN Messenger by Johnny_Mac on 06-27-2004 at 03:26 PM

This site was also highly profile at the time of XP.

http://www.stopmessengerspam.com/