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Abush
July 9th, 2003, 15:51
anyone in here know how to disable this messaging service installed on XP. to make things clear it's the message that pops up when you're on the net. It's like a javascript error mesage but ppl can send it to you. I'm sick and tired of this thing just popin up whenever am surfin the net. Help?:angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2:
Bruce
July 9th, 2003, 15:53
Control Panel > Admin Tools > Services > Messsenger > Disable or Manual
Abush
July 9th, 2003, 16:02
tanx I hope that works.
notnamed
July 9th, 2003, 19:33
Bruce...uh...are you sure? I've been looking for this too, and disabled it, but just read the description:


Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers.
This service is not related to Windows Messenger.
If this service is stopped, Alerter messages will not be transmitted. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Sorry about any mispellings, it won't select the text so I can copy+paste, had to type it manually.
Bruce
July 9th, 2003, 19:45
Yes, this is Windows Messenger Service, what you want to disable.

Windows Messenger is an instant messenger.
Abush
July 9th, 2003, 22:31
yep I think Bruce is right No messages until now and going unbothered:D thanx bruce.
northwind
July 10th, 2003, 04:41
I would like to thank bruce as well as it gets very annoying to type something up when this message pops up.

I was seriously looking into buying one of those, message stoppers.
Abush
July 10th, 2003, 10:48
Me too I think if there is someone who can write this messages and send it they should tell them how to stop it. I'm gona try sending it to some one telling them how to stop it.
CareBear
July 12th, 2003, 07:17
If you're getting those it means you're not using a firewall.. besides just disabling the service it I'd suggest getting one as well.
Abush
July 12th, 2003, 08:56
is there a good n secure firewall on the net I can download for free and use?
EpidemiK
July 12th, 2003, 09:56
Originally posted by abush
is there a good n secure firewall on the net I can download for free and use?
ZoneAlarm
trenzterra
July 12th, 2003, 10:28
Originally posted by abush
Me too I think if there is someone who can write this messages and send it they should tell them how to stop it. I'm gona try sending it to some one telling them how to stop it. Well use some common sense there, an advertisement popup won't tell you how to block pop ups.
Bruce
July 12th, 2003, 11:50
Originally posted by CareBear
If you're getting those it means you're not using a firewall.. besides just disabling the service it I'd suggest getting one as well. I've yet to find a software firewall that will stop them.

I've used ZA, ZA Pro, Norton, and McAfee and none of them managed too. I have no intention of going through any more firewalls to see if any will stop these netsend messenges.
EpidemiK
July 13th, 2003, 09:15
Originally posted by Bruce
I've yet to find a software firewall that will stop them.

I've used ZA, ZA Pro, Norton, and McAfee and none of them managed too. I have no intention of going through any more firewalls to see if any will stop these netsend messenges.

Get a hardware firewall then. :p
Bruce
July 13th, 2003, 10:10
Yes, I plan on picking up an old P2 system some time and giving it firewall duties.
Robert
July 13th, 2003, 10:42
Originally posted by Bruce
I've yet to find a software firewall that will stop them.

I've used ZA, ZA Pro, Norton, and McAfee and none of them managed too. I have no intention of going through any more firewalls to see if any will stop these netsend messenges.


When I disable my ZA Pro, I get those ads, when I enable it, they all go away.
Bruce
July 13th, 2003, 10:52
Odd. Well ZA didn't work for me anyway, since it will not allow any type of server whatsoever, so I'll just stick with
McAfee Guardian and disable the messenger serivce since I have no use for it anyway.
notnamed
July 14th, 2003, 21:05
Little *bump*
I'm behind a hardware firewall of sorts, my router has a hardware firewall and should block most things (and does), but I still get these popups thru trillian. Haven't gotten any recently, but I only get them now and again.
Daniel
July 14th, 2003, 22:11
I always get porn spam through ICQ.
CareBear
July 15th, 2003, 05:48
Originally posted by notnamed
Little *bump*
I'm behind a hardware firewall of sorts, my router has a hardware firewall and should block most things (and does), but I still get these popups thru trillian. Haven't gotten any recently, but I only get them now and again. If you get it through trillian then it's not related to the messenger service.
GregT
July 15th, 2003, 07:55
My good ol' hardware firewall blocks these by default :). That way I can leave Messenger on and send messages to unsuspecting(sp?) idiots :devious2:
Abush
July 15th, 2003, 11:53
Originally posted by trenzterra
Well use some common sense there, an advertisement popup won't tell you how to block pop ups.

some of them say if you want it blocked u should go to their website and buy some kind of software to block it. :p but what I wanted to say didn't come out right. I meant to say if there is anyone in here who knows how to send the messages they should send messagest telling the reciever how to stop it just like Bruce said cuz it's working:D
Abush
July 15th, 2003, 11:57
Originally posted by CoRN
My good ol' hardware firewall blocks these by default :). That way I can leave Messenger on and send messages to unsuspecting(sp?) idiots :devious2:

u know how to send this messages:confused: can you tell me how:confused:
Abush
July 15th, 2003, 12:02
Originally posted by Daniel
I always get porn spam through ICQ.
ICQ has porn spam??:confused:
GregT
July 16th, 2003, 01:21
Originally posted by abush
u know how to send this messages:confused: can you tell me how:confused:

from the cmd line:

net send IP/NetBIOS Name "message"