Strange popup ad!

Posted: 09-09-2003, 05:22 AM

Rex

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I have a Windows XP system with Norton Antivirus and
firewall on a cable modem. The other day after leaving my
machine on for a couple of hours a window titled "message-
against fat" with advertising in the window for
www.againstfat.com . Is this spam using a windows message
service or is it an old friend of mine (cable tech
support) trying to freak me out. I'm really suprised my
firewall let this in, as it just poped up when the system
was idle on the desktop. Any thoughts?

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Anthony

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Strange popup ad!

Posted: 09-09-2003, 07:19 AM

Messenger spam, pretty freaky stuff first time it
happens, hey... check here

https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2

explains it all. port 135 UDP, messenger port, easily
disabled via management panel/ services / messenger..

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a Windows XP system with Norton Antivirus and
>firewall on a cable modem. The other day after leaving

>machine on for a couple of hours a window

titled "message-

>against fat" with advertising in the window for
>www.againstfat.com . Is this spam using a windows

message

>service or is it an old friend of mine (cable tech
>support) trying to freak me out. I'm really suprised my
>firewall let this in, as it just poped up when the

system

>was idle on the desktop. Any thoughts?
>.
>

Kent W. England [MVP]

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Re: Strange popup ad!

Posted: 09-09-2003, 07:15 AM

If the firewall is working, then it is likely caused by adware type of
spyware. You have a program or IE extension that is popping up
unsolicited ads.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows

"Rex" <reply@newsgroup.com> wrote in
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> I have a Windows XP system with Norton Antivirus and
> firewall on a cable modem. The other day after leaving my
> machine on for a couple of hours a window titled "message-
> against fat" with advertising in the window for
> www.againstfat.com . Is this spam using a windows message
> service or is it an old friend of mine (cable tech
> support) trying to freak me out. I'm really suprised my
> firewall let this in, as it just poped up when the system
> was idle on the desktop. Any thoughts?

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