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Originally Posted by Mike
Hi all
My friend has a PC which seems under constant attack from Spyware and Adware. When the PC is switched on he gets all sorts of messages poping up .....more than he has ever had before. His machine has just been rebuilt so he is really concermed. He had run adware and has a fire wall but it keeps coming through. NTL CS suggested he changes he IP address which seems a bit strange.
Any ideas or suggestion grarefully recieved.
Many thanks for your time.
Mike
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Assuming Windows XP:
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
Scroll down the list to "Messenger"
Check what it says in the "Status" column
If the Status is "Started" or "Automatic" right click on the line, select "Properties" and then change the Startup Type (drop down box on the general tab) to "Disabled".
Reboot machine