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12-01-2003, 02:38 PM
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messenger pop-ups
Hi... whenever i play MoH online i always get these evil "messenger service" pop-ups.. they come in a window that looks like that window that you get when you netsend message. i have to minimize my game and hit ok.. arrgh verry annoying
they look like this: ____________________ Messenger Service -[]X| ____________________| Hi i'm Stacy come to this | site to see my webcam | Radomwebcam dot com | [OK] ____________________| ^ Argh those things are EVIL ^ 
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12-01-2003, 04:09 PM
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Im using the Freedom firewall/popupblocker/antivirus and its the best thing I ever came across since Ive been online. http://www.freedom.net/ Nothing gets by Freedom .
What also helps to prevent thoses popups is enabling your Windows firewalls in Network Connections and Internet Connections (Advanced Tabs)
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12-01-2003, 05:55 PM
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HOT ROD
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Disable the Mesenger service in Services found under Admin tools... this is assuming you are running XP
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12-02-2003, 05:02 PM
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thanks
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12-02-2003, 10:05 PM
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Folding For PCMech
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Definitely disable it. Not only is it annoying, but it is a security hole in XP.
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12-03-2003, 10:47 AM
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gameguy747,
Either you don't have a firewall or it's not set up correctly. Firewalls block Messenger by default. You are a sitting duck to be hacked. Use the firewall in XP at the very least but a free one like ZoneAlarm or Sygate would be even better. |
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12-07-2003, 12:07 PM
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This will take care of the exact problem you have stated:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=1920 |
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