What The Hell Is This!

[weazel]

I no longer have any ISA slots to put it in.  

I use my mobos integrated game port instead of the POS SBLive port I was using when I asked about the PDPI.

[funkedup]

Ahh well.  Sorry it took me 2 years to find the damned thing.  It got packed inside a box inside a box.  I was packing some stuff the other day and I'm like "what the heck is this box" and I opened it and there's the shiny new PDPI still in the anti-static bag.

[Dingbat]

Originally posted by funkedup
Read the article I posted guys.  It's not a popup ad.  It's not spyware.  It's somebody scanning IP's and sending messages via the built-in Messenger Service.  To stop it all you have to do is disable the Messenger Service.  Adaware or closing port 139 won't prevent it.

guessing random IPs would be a pain in the ass.  it's probably getting help from something else.  that's all I'm saying. Still you didn't say what pron site you visited to get that

[funkedup]

I didn't visit anything.  It just popped up.
I run Adaware and netstat all the time.  I don't think I have any unwanted passengers on board.  

[Dinger]

dingbat, guessing random IPs is NOT a pain in the ass.
Just pick a block used by a broadband service, and broadcast to all of them.  very easy to do.
and if you have a broadband connection, you better have some sort of security, because it's not just fake diplomas that are scanning your ports.

[bloom25]

Guys, that's just the Microsoft Messenger service.  It's in all versions of Windows NT, 2000, and XP.  It's not spyware or anything else.  To use it, just go to the command prompt and type "net send "

To kill it, either block the port or stop the service.

(This is actually kind of a useful thing for computers on a network to be able to send messages to each other.)

[Reschke]

Just rename the file that Messenger resides in and Windows can not locate it to even use it. The only time I open up Messenger is when I absolutely have to work with a clients WinXP Pro machine. Till then my formerly named program folder of Messenger sits in a folder renamed to "I might use it once in a while but I hope not."

[Hawklore]

Got XP? I got that too! i closed out of it and havent gotten it since, *Due to the fact we dont turn off are comp*


Im telling you there spying on us and the goverment realizes we aint that smart afterall

just close out of it and make yer comp hibernate instead of turning it off.



Dont send error problems either thats a hoax, u can be offline not even connected and it sends it lol

[Reschke]

Here is a link to a story about the exact same thing that was mentioned above. It also has a link to the company that is selling the software that allows the mass email crowd to send to those IP's they have gathered.

Maybe its time for a law suit against the maker of the software.

Crap Mass email IP broadcasting stuff.

[Reschke]

In XP you have to go into Services and manually turn it off. Just stopping the service with the single click is not working. That sets it to "automatic" for its startup and it will restart when it is "needed".

[Staga]

I deleted whole messenger directory. It haven't bothered me anymore.

[Elimaxx]

I definately recommend adaware from lavasoft, u wont belive what those scumbags will put on your PC, and, never, ever eat beans on friday!

[funkedup]

Originally posted by funkedup
Read the article I posted guys.  It's not a popup ad.  It's not spyware.  It's somebody scanning IP's and sending messages via the built-in Messenger Service.  To stop it all you have to do is disable the Messenger Service.  Adaware or closing port 139 won't prevent it.