Help!

[Danielle V]

i get these god damn annoying popups that look like microsoft windows popping up all day... all night...
its called a "messanger service" and ever since i got high speed internet it never stops. (it used to just come up when i was logged onto aol)

it says to stop the ads i must go to www.destroyads.com and BUY this service. I don't want to spend money. I just want the shit to go away.
has this ever happened to anyone?
does anyone have any advice?

is this something i must live with forever?
its driving me nuts. i have to close like 15 of those windows before i can even do anything when i sit down to the computer.
-:kitty

[Preecha]

wth! Is that a virus of some sort ?

[MiQL]

Windows XP

1. Click Start->Control Panel
2. For Category View only (skip this step for Classic View), click Performance and Maintenance
3. Click Administrative Tools
4. Double-click Services
5. Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties
7. Click the STOP button.
8. Select Disabled or Manual on the Startup Type drop-down menu
9. Click OK

Windows 2000

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
2. Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
3. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
4. Click the STOP button.
5. Select Disabled or Manual on the Startup Type drop-down menu
6. Click OK

[Danielle V]

oh my god.
will you marry me?
-d

ps: thank you so much

[cpud]

nice one michael... those direct-to-IP popups are worse than sin itself :(

[Calbha]

heh messanger popups were horrific! good thing your not at a office where you need that crap enabled