Messenger Service pop-ups and system hang

[MNDOUG]

Why do I get pop-ups from a "Messenger Service" saying I have problems like
buffer overrun and registry problems and that I should go to
www.patchupdate.info to download a patch. I get a series of about 6
different pop-ups and they come up with regularity while I am connected to
the internet. I have Firefox with the blocker on and I have run the Ashampoo
spyware removal. I also have a problem when my wife is on Yahoo! games that
the system stops responding after she has been playing for a while. The
system will respond again if left for a half hour or so. It will hang again
after she has played for a while again. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ANSWERS AS TO
THE CAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS?

[Malke]

MNDOUG wrote:

Yes. Clean up your computer because it obviously has malware. The
Messenger service popups also indicate that you are running an NT-based
system (probably XP) that has not got the latest Service Pack
installed, and you may not have a firewall either.

To clean up your computer:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

To see how to practice "Safe Hex":
ttp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
Infected Anyway?
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight

If you are running XP, do not install Service Pack 2 on an infested
machine. When the machine is completely clean, see these sites for
preliminary work that needs to be done:

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2? -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2
SP2 links to OEMs - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx
Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

And if this all seems too complex, take your machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA) and have
them fix it. There is no shame in doing this.

Malke
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My reply is at the bottom of your message :

"MNDOUG" wrote:

Just to add to Malke's good advise ,
make sure your Messenger service is disabled.
Start-Settings-Control Panel-Administrative tools-Services
now find Messenger and make sure it is set to off

Also uninstall Ashampoo.

and then perform the general instructions from Malke's site

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