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  1. April 20th, 2003, 02:57 AM #1
    MIDnightKAO
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    Leaking ports

    I'm at my friends house and he uses AO-Hell, theres pop up messages(not actual ads), it says there is a leaking port in the computer and a big security threat blah blah blah...I was thinking its just advertisement because of it leaving a link to the site where you can download "block messanger". Since hacking into other computers is illegal i really doubt that anyone with much intelligence would leave a link to their site, but thats just my opinion, let me know.
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  2. April 20th, 2003, 03:43 AM #2
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    It sounds like that ad that said "Your computer is broadcasting an IP address! You could be at risk!". It's spamware/adware. But this one could be something that AOL advertises. I'd be a little suspicious. If you want to be sure, visit www.grc.com and click on Shields Up. It should tell you what ports you have open and what the risks are.
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  3. April 20th, 2003, 03:49 AM #3
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    It sounds to me like it is the new breed of spam- Messenger service pop-up spam. They broadcast out the spam and if you receive it you are obviously open to Messenger service spam and therefore in need of their product.

    Check out StopMessengerSpam.com for a free tool that will disable the Messenger service for you so you won't get those any more.

    You can also read this article for more info: Wired News
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  4. April 21st, 2003, 03:02 PM #4
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    Can't you just disable the Messenger service manually to prevent that from happening?
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  6. April 21st, 2003, 03:18 PM #5
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    Absolutely. You can disable the Messenger service the old-fashioned way by going into services, right-clicking the Messenger service and changing the start-up properties to Disabled.

    The link I gave has a free utility that just does that for you for those who don't know how or don't want to delve into the services themselves.
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  7. April 22nd, 2003, 07:52 AM #6
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    Another option may be to control svchost.exe (service behind port 135) with a firewall.
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