I would not suggest just turning of the Messenger Alert Service as that is just a Band-Aid to the real problem. I would strongly suggest that you head Scott's advice and block all netbios ports at your firewall, or at a minimum, at your boarder router. This kind of traffic should never be allowed into or out of you networks.
Bill -----Original Message----- From: Sheldon Koehler [mailto:skoehler@;tenforward.com] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 11:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Pop-up Spam > Anyone here ever seen "pop-up spam"? Apparently, there's a software app out > that allows users to use the windows Messenger Alert service to send spam > using a pop-up message window. A few of my servers got it this morning. Man, > just when I'm trying to get the hang of regular email spam now I've got to > deal with this! Any thoughts on blocking this? http://news.com.com/2100-1001-962483.html?tag=fd_top_10 Turn off Windows Messenger Service and it will go away. Sheldon Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner http://www.tenforward.com Ten Forward Communications 360-457-9023 Nationwide access, neighborhood support! "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This e-mail was scanned for viruses by Pointshare's Virus Scanning Service] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
