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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!

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/

Sounds like a Spam virus to me..

I remember Windows XP SP1 solve this,

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


Jag

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Originally posted by Vantage
Sounds like a Spam virus to me..

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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.

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Originally posted by leito.gt
I remember Windows XP SP1 solve this,

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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...

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

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Originally posted by saralk
u can fix it urself, just disable the service from the list

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what list ?

...from the services list.

read the thread and what Chris suggested:

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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/

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

http://www.stopmessengerspam.com/