Messanger pop ups, Grrrr

botheredbothered Manchester UK
edited October 2004 in Science & Tech
I have just installed Call of duty, Great game but whenever I play online I keep getting pop ups. One says most woman say their husbands penis isn't big enough another says "arn't pop ups irritating go to xxx to stop them" Yes they bloody well are. I am behind a NAT router and Zone Alarm pro and all the settings seem ok. I only get this with Call of Duty mp. Any ideas how to stop them?

bothered.

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Right click my computer --> manage --> services --> Messenger service. Stop the messenger service and disable it. You don't need it.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited November 2003
    Cheers Prime.
    I'll let you know how it goes but why should it only have started with COD? and doesn't seem to occure with anything else?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Spammers have your IP now. It is most likeley a coincidence that it's happening with CoD.

    Either that, or CoD is opening the messenger port to a spammer.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited November 2003
    Well bothered jnr has just had an hour and a half on it with no pop ups. Looks to be sorted, I was getting them every 15 mins or so.
    Thanks again Prime.
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited November 2003
    slightly off topic.

    I know how to send those mssages over a LOCAL network, but how is it done over the internet??? I would like to harass my friends with it. ;)
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited November 2003
    Bad boy croc, Bad boy.
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited November 2003
    bothered had this to say
    Bad boy croc, Bad boy.

    I am a good boy. I already harass my roommates GF with it. She was whoring all our bandwidth so I sent her this:


    "Message from: Microsoft" "Virus Detected, Please turn off all downloads and restart your computer"


    Then I hear: "Oh **** YUKIO (her BF, my roommate) YOU HAVE A VIRUS, WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?!"

    Good times. So anyone know? you can PM it to me I don't mind ;)
  • DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
    edited November 2003
    I've noticed these bastards when I set my DMZ. Suddenly ads appear in the middle of doing nothing.
  • CreepCreep Hell Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Let me know how to send them! I'll just start spamming how to shut off the service!
  • DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
    edited November 2003
    That's a great idea Creep.

    "To keep these from showing up, take these steps:"
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited November 2003
    yeah, ummm ... exactly what I meant to say ..... NOW COUGH IT UP!!! I know one of you has this knowledge, and you are KEEPING IT FROM US!!!!!!

    :P btw ... hows my new sig?
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited November 2003
    I used Shoot The Messenger to kill it off.
    Gibson Research always think of new things to patch.
    Shoot The Messenger

    Note ths will not effect msn messenger, only windows messenger.
    The one causing the pop-ups.

    Gibson has several other nifty utillities on the site.
    http://www.grc.com
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited November 2003
    All I'm going to say is.....here is where you can start looking:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/net_send.asp
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited November 2003
    yeah I know how to net send. I tried that ... grrr ..... maybe I am doing it wrong ... oh well.
  • SlickSlick Upstate New York
    edited November 2003
    I believe you use the IP as opposed to a local computers hostname.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited November 2003
    Net send, space, * , space, message. Sends to all
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I managed to trick a mate into sending "You're a Fag" to everyone on our subnet by telling him * sent it to the last person you sent it to, Very funny hearing every PC in the room bleep and knowing the other few hundred PC's on the floor all did too :)

    NS
  • hoojhooj Bournemouth, UK
    edited November 2003
    All you need to do is do a net send to a range of IP's.

    On a side note there a lovely little trick you can do that will allow you to shutdown or restart any computer you wish on a network. Just create a new shortcut and when it asks the location type in "shutdown -i" (without the quotes).

    Should give u hours of fun, pissing off roommates and anyone else
  • DenLan-24DenLan-24 England
    edited October 2004
    Hi
    I agree with MJO.
    I have shoot the messenger, and it works fine.
    I still use MSN messenger, and I don't seem to have problems.
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