bogus 'patch' pop-up - what is it?

Seanie M

I really can't stand this. I recently wiped my system clean in favour of a W2K Prof install. For the most part, it runs fine. But when I surf, thats when I get it:



It comes in a few different forms with a few different website addresses. Mostly resemble the one above.

Of course, I never clicked on the OK button, or even click the 'X' in the top-right to close it - I right-click on it on the Taskbar, and close it from there.

I am running AVG Antivirus and Norton 2004, and so far I've had a relatively clean system since the 'upgrade'. This has been happening almost since the upgrade, about 3 months ago.

Any one get these random pop-ups too, or know what they are linked to?

By the way, I surf with Firefox and not IEx - Firefox blocks pop-ups, but this gets through.

Seanie.

tuxy

its a net send
look up google on how to disable net send

Seanie M

Thanks tuxy, I'll do that. Mind giving me a quick idea of what that is, or how it started in the first place?

Seanie.

dahamsta

It's a Windows service used for messaging on a network, intended for sysops mostly. You won't need it unless you're on a business network, so the sites tuxy told you to look for will tell you how to disable the service.

Clicking OK doesn't do anything by the way, it's just another form of spam, invented by a particularly retarded spammer.

adam

Seanie M

Thanks tuxy and dahamsta, that worked out fine. Not getting them so far in the last few hours, so it must be a good sign!

Cheers,

Seanie.

Zombienosh

start, settings, control panel -
administrative tools, services -
down to a process called "messenger" - double click on it.
startup type change from "automatic" to "disabled".
then service status should say started, press "stop".
then ok.