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Old 09-13-2005, 06:51 PM   #1
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splat Message Service - illegal adds!

YesterdayI had all sorts of threatening adds that my computer was full of viruses etc.These adds came about every 2 or 3 minutes -most annoying!
They came under the heading of MESSAGE SERVICE
I had "norton 2005"running but it did not stop them.
After a while I realised "XP" had a message service ( I don't use this service)
I then went to the control panel - to administrator then to services & disabled message service.
This stopped all these annoying adds that popped up!

I hope this information will help those who have the same problem - and there must be many .
ALLAN BUSHELL
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Old 09-13-2005, 07:03 PM   #2
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Your experience is matched by many. If you'd like to see what other services you can disable, take a look at the recommendations offered by www.blackviper.com.
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Old 09-13-2005, 08:04 PM   #3
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Panama Red,

Thanks for your quick reply about my message Service disabling

I have had a quick look at the site you suggested and it looks very good ( i will take a good look later.
Thanks again
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