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Title: messenger service problem
Post by: ritekdvd on September 15, 2005, 20:11

just reformated pc and think i've been hijacked?
keep getting messenger service keep popping up every 5 or 10 mins
with different messages about pc needing attention
sites are www.registryalert.com and fixregerror.com
any ideas please :?
cheers

Title: messenger service problem
Post by: Sandra on September 15, 2005, 23:46

Hi ritekdvd and :welcome:

It looks like somethings got in but hopefully its nothing thats too nasty, its just something pushing their programs for you to buy by the looks of it.

Have you installed and run adaware and similar programs to detect and delete whatevers sending the messages  :?:

Title: messenger service problem
Post by: Simon on September 16, 2005, 18:02

If you go to www.grc.com (http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm) there are some downloadable tools there to disable the messenger service.

Title: messenger service problem
Post by: ritekdvd on September 19, 2005, 21:38

nice 1 simon
worked a treat
 :D
ritekdvd

Title: messenger service problem
Post by: Simon on September 19, 2005, 22:02

:hatoff: