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Messenger Service Spam

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Hi,

Is there a way to stop messenger service pop-ups in windows 2000 coming from internet?

Thanks
Moe

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by joseph moore

A firewall will block it. Turning off the Messenger service will not always work. Some of the spam you see does come using the Messenger service (over TCP port 139) but some of it also comes across using TCP port 135 as a Remote Procedure Call message. And you can't shut down RPC.
So, a firewall is your best solution.

Me, I like ZoneAlarm as a personal software-based firewall.

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