Messenger Service from Microsoft security board?

Question

I keep getting these messages, telling me somethin or the other is corrupt in my PC, and I need to dwnload somethin frm this website or that...like fixreg.com, dlpatch.com,helpfixpc.comWat do I do abt this? How 2 stop it?

Answer 1

Ah, the old Messenger Service spam, I haven't heard of someone suffering this for a while. It's dead easy to stop, you just need to disable the Messenger service on your machine:

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

Note: this service is in no way connected to the MSN Messenger instant messaging client so doing this doesn't affect your ability to use MSn to chat to people.

Answer 2

Yes, you need to disable the messenger service. Start > Run > services.msc

Double click on and Disable Messenger

Now - the bigger problem - you NEED a firewall turned on ASAP or get behind a router doing NAT. Dont allow exceptions unless you know which port or application you need to put a hole in.

Someone on your subnet has found your IP address and is sending this message to you.

I highly recommend Zone Alarm as you control not only inbound traffic, but outbound as well. This is in case a program (legit or not) is trying to phone home with your private info. Hey - its free.

Answer 3

These are not from Microsoft, you have spyware and possibly a virus. If you are using Windows XP, download Windows Defender and run it to remove spyware. If you don't have Windows XP, get SpyBot and Ad-Aware from download.com.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

http://www.download.com/

If you don't have antivirus, get Avast or AVG, one or the other quickly, download, install and run it.

http://www.download-avast.com/en/

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

Then turn off the Windows Messenger Service, which is a pain in the .... Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and on the left side click on Remove Windows Components. When this box loads, find Messenger and disable it. Restart your computer and that should fix it.