I hate SPAM on my Computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Megabot]

Here i show you a damn "SPAM" that i get because of the "Spyware" from diffrent programs like KaZaa GRRRRRRRRRRR! it pops up from "nowhere" when i are on the net god i hate it!!! Sorry that the pic is so big but it is because you should could read what it says!!
Will we se more of this in the future? that you will be bombaded with thingies
like this all the time? here it is the pic i took when i browsed the messages here on IW.

[Mack_Attack]

Hey how did I get on a spam thread. I agree with you they get a little much some time. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[NiceWorg]

That is just too funny.. get university diplomas for doing nothing. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Ridiculous. What do we get next? "Get a free ticket to next moonflight by buying this multi-purpose teeth stick?"

[LennonCook]

Ad-Aware will help. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Neuromancer]

Originally posted by LennonCook: Ad-Aware will help. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Not with this kind of spam, it wont. This is an exploit of open port 139 used by MicroSoft messenger service (not to be confused with MSN messenger) which is enabled by default with NT/2000/XP WinOS. Spammers get your ip with a IP scanner/sniffer and then use Net Send to spam you.
Best thing to do would be to disable Messenger Service if you don't need it (most people w/o network don't - and with network only sysadmins do)

Neuro

[WillowIX]

Wouldn´t a popup killer do the job then? Nut Megabot, if you hate spam then what or you doing on IW? And especially on the GD board. There´s nothing but [img]graemlins/spam2.gif[/img] in here [img]tongue.gif[/img] . Well almosy anyways...

[andrewas]

Originally posted by WillowIX: Wouldn´t a popup killer do the job then? Nut Megabot, if you hate spam then what or you doing on IW? And especially on the GD board. There´s nothing but [img]graemlins/spam2.gif[/img] in here [img]tongue.gif[/img] . Well almosy anyways...

Nope. Firewall set to close port 139 will though.

[Mouse]

Perhaps this programme might be a help. I have a "lite" free version and use it to block pop-ups.

[Neuromancer]

Originally posted by Mouse: Perhaps this programme might be a help. I have a "lite" free version and use it to block pop-ups.

It would, if this would be a classical pupup - but it isn't. Its OS built-in messenger service.
Disabling it or closing port 139 (like andrewas suggested) if you have access to your firewall function in the only way, i think.

Neuro

[andrewas]

Originally posted by Neuromancer: quote: Originally posted by Mouse: Perhaps this programme might be a help. I have a "lite" free version and use it to block pop-ups.

It would, if this would be a classical pupup - but it isn't. Its OS built-in messenger service.
Disabling it or closing port 139 (like andrewas suggested) if you have access to your firewall function in the only way, i think.

Neuro[/QUOTE]It looks to be like TweakUI is - therefore it will probably allow you to disable the windows messenger service. I woud recommend against doing that though - it is primarily used to communicate across networks (I use it so virus scanners can alert me anywhere, cuts down on response times) but it is also used locally in some cases. Closing port 139 is the best bet. zonealarm (I do not remember the link, use google) would be a good palce to start with that.